The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
There is only one treaty in the world that, despite its limitations, binds nations together: the United Nations Charter. Representatives of fifty nations wrote and ratified the UN Charter in 1945, with
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Editor’s Note: This article was first published in Sunday Morning, the Colombo-based weekly. We are on the cusp of a remarkable fortnight in Asian geopolitics. By the time this column reaches readers,
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The partition of British India in India in 1947 formed the two nations of India and Pakistan, Pakistan being split into two geographically and cultural distinct wings: East Pakistan and West Pakistan.
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On August 21, 2025, more than 30 militants were killed in a powerful explosion inside a mosque in the remote Hilki area near the Afghan border in the Charmang tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur
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On August 30, 2025, three persons – Neeraj Kumar (26), Jyoti Kumari (25) and Hashna Begum (26) – were arrested at the Agartala Railway Station in West Tripura District of Tripura after
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Many opinion makers argue that in international relations, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends. In support of this view, they point to the current strain in India–US relations, while
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Reports that former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has held private talks in Washington with Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner over the “day after” future of Gaza have reignited debate
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Editorial Note: This article is adapted from The Conversation, where it was originally published. It highlights the existential threats that small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives, and the Marshall
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Protests erupted across multiple Indonesian cities overnight, far beyond the capital, Jakarta, as demonstrators ignored President Prabowo Subianto’s call for calm, Bloomberg reports. The unrest was particularly severe in the eastern city
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President Vladimir Putin has outlined the deepening alliance between Russia and China, highlighting their shared historical legacy and common vision for a multipolar global order, in a written interview with Xinhua News
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen escalated her rhetoric against Russia on Friday, describing President Vladimir Putin as a “predator” and invoking NATO’s warnings about a Russian threat to justify the
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In recent days, a Track-II academic dialogue meditated so-called Towards Unity and Trust has become the centre of a brouhaha with former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad misunderstanding the scholarly exercise as a
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts from an in-depth interview conducted by Christian Smith with George Friedman, chairman and founder of Geopolitical Futures. The interview explores the geopolitical implications
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The Chairman of the State Bank of India recently stated that the corporate sector in India now holds significant cash balances. He further noted that internal estimates of the State Bank of
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Editor’s note: The following excerpts are taken from a longer article originally published on the author’s official LinkedIn page. Since 7 October 2023, a brutal war between Israel and Hamas, initiated by
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