In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
In the past two decades, the external debt of developing countries has quadrupled to $11.4 trillion (2023). It is important to understand that this money owed to foreign creditors is equivalent to 99% of
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The air is thick with the prognosis that a military confrontation between the US and Iran is now just a matter of time. Going by the pattern of such scare mongering in
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The Baloch separatist groups mark Kalat Accession Day on March 27 as a day to mourn which many people call Black Day. The historical legal and political circumstances that led Kalat to
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC If the latest U.S. intelligence assessment is to be believed, the American empire is teetering on the precipice of an era-defining geopolitical reckoning. The 2025 Annual
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The U.S. Intelligence Community has directly implicated both China and India in the synthetic opioid crisis that claimed more than 52,000 American lives in a single year. The 2025 Annual Threat Assessment
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Even as the world grapples with increasing geopolitical tension and the rise of tariffs, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s remarks resonate with a timeless wisdom rooted in pragmatic idealism. During his address
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In September 2024, a well-known media outlet from Albania reached out to me for my perspective on a recent €2.7 billion deal between France and Serbia, signed by Presidents Macron and Vučić, to provide
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India is exploring the possibility of strengthening trade relations with China as a strategic counterbalance to impending tariffs from the United States, according to a report by the Indian Express. The move
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In a quiet residential home in southern France, few of the elderly woman’s neighbours have any inkling of her remarkable past. Once a wealthy and highly skilled spy, she played a crucial
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As uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration continues, a growing number of wealthy Americans are seeking refuge for their assets in Switzerland. Private bankers, investment managers, and multi-family offices have reported a surge
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HSBC’s chair, Sir Mark Tucker, has raised concerns about the future of globalisation, suggesting that the current form of interconnected global trade may be nearing its end. In a speech at the
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Switzerland. ‘Fight to the last cartridge, then use your bayonets!’ Gen. Henri Gulsan So warned the retired US general Ben Hodges in an interview with the newspaper SonntagsBlick. Hodges was the former US
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On March 8, 2025, six members of the Ahmadi community were arrested by the Khawaja Ajmer Nagri Police Station in the Surjani Town of Karachi city, after being taken into “protective custody”
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Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the credit rating of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) but maintained a Negative Outlook, citing ongoing governance concerns and financial instability within the Adani Group.
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on the author’s regular talk on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. In this segment, the author offers in-depth analysis and commentary on various socio-economic and political
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