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
In the present times, it appears that communist philosophy, as evolved and propagated by great thinkers like Karl Marx and other communist thought leaders over the decades, has lost its sheen. Discerning
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History glorifies leadership visions and sparkling skylines, but it seldom takes time to investigate the unseen building materials that bring aspirational statehood. The United Arab Emirates is rightfully considered to be a
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Sri Lanka entered 2026 with a security environment that remained broadly stable but layered with unresolved structural vulnerabilities rooted in post-war reconciliation failures, persistent diaspora activism, narcotics trafficking, and evolving regional security
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Fraud is no longer a peripheral crime affecting a careless few. It is now the most prevalent offence in the UK, eclipsing burglary, violent crime and car theft combined, and costing victims
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A packed global election calendar in 2026 is emerging as a fresh source of volatility for financial markets already unsettled by abrupt shifts in US policy and rising geopolitical tension. From Japan
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In 1935, in the midst of an era giving birth to the mass reproducibility of art, the German philosopher and literary critic Walter Benjamin writes that what “withers in the age of mechanical reproduction
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As soon as the television cameras were ushered out of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the carefully choreographed spectacle of diplomacy gave way to something more personal. Sitting across
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As an armada of US warships closes in on the waters surrounding Iran, a different battle is unfolding on land, largely hidden from view. Inside the country, the Iranian regime is engaged
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On January 29, 2026, direct flights between Bangladesh and Pakistan were reinstated after a 14-year break in a historic move that marked the renewal of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
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The Trump administration has fundamentally changed direction on Iran. US NATO Ambassador Matt Whitaker says the US will not try and force regime change in Iran, suggesting that “we don’t want another
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