Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
The year 2025 ended marked by bloody conflicts between countries and groups, with the United Nations Organisation appearing to be an ineffective body and an inconsequential debate forum, and with little significant
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on the author’s detailed analysis originally published in CIC Sentinel, a monthly publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. It has been adapted
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The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF)’s belated official recognition by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Veterans Day, January 14, is welcome. He scored a political point without naming the Congress government which
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US President Donald Trump has reportedly delivered an ultimatum to a group of European countries: accept the sale of Greenland to the United States, or face additional trade tariffs. This is not
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As Bangladesh approaches the scheduled national election of 12 February 2026—if it is indeed held—an old and painful anxiety once again grips the national conscience. Elections, which ought to be the grandest
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Every time the Chinese New Year approaches, I find myself paying closer attention to the animal of the year. Not just the symbolism, but the stories behind it, where those meanings came
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2025 recorded an unprecedented purge of China’s top military and political leadership, that continued up to the penultimate day of the year, December 30, taking the tally up to “65 tigers” –
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Prospects of US military action against Iran have drawn widespread international attention. At present, the US is weighing the costs and benefits of using force against Iran. While its position appears increasingly
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On January 15, 2026, Senior leader Gagan Kumar Thapa was elected President of the Nepali Congress (NC) unopposed during the party’s second Special General Convention (SGC) held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu. The
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Anyone from the former Yugoslavia will immediately understand the title. Mujo is a legendary (though fictional) Bosnian character, the protagonist (together with his inseparable friend Haso) of countless jokes that generations of
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