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 United States has lobbied several European Union countries to oppose plans to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back a massive loan to Ukraine, according to European diplomats familiar with
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened summit talks in New Delhi on Friday, marking Putin’s first visit to India in four years and signalling a renewed push
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Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu on Friday, a rare show of personal diplomacy that underscored China’s focus on France as a central partner in its engagements
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In a recent discourse in New Delhi, respected author and journalist M. R. Narayan Swamy — widely recognized for his extensive work on the LTTE, including his biography of Velupillai Prabhakaran —
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The late-November 2025 incidents involving Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) exposed deep structural weaknesses within the United States’ (US) security and immigration systems. The attack by Rahmanullah Lakanwal – an evacuee who
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The government of the Maldives has confirmed that the planned visit of its President to Sri Lanka — originally slated for November 7–9 — has been postponed, in light of the ongoing
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Roman Gupman will become the next director of the Mossad has sent ripples across Israel’s political and security establishment. Gupman, who
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Bangladesh’s political landscape—already destabilised by the events following the political upheaval of August 2024 and the departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—has now been thrust into further controversy after an investigative
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Pakistan’s decision to restart the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) freight train on 31 December 2025 is not merely the reactivation of an old transport link,it is a landmark development that embodies a new era
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The year 2025 ends with devastating loss of lives and property, both private and public, as a result of floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah. Social media erupted over accusations that
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