India’s freedom struggle produced many extraordinary leaders, but few combined intellectual brilliance, political courage, spiritual depth and an unwavering commitment to Hindu-Muslim unity as profoundly as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. A freedom
This may well be the longest period in which the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has functioned without an accredited American ambassador. The appointment of Eric Meyer, nominated by Donald Trump as
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When a government cannot silence its critics at home, it follows them abroad. That is the defining logic of transnational repression: the use of state power to intimidate, surveil, harass, or eliminate
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Maj. Gen. (retd.) K.B. Egodawele believes the ban on import of chemical fertilisers and agrochemicals, in April/May 2021, that led to staggering drop in crop yields, and countrywide protests, had been a
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Water, in contemporary international relations, is far more than a natural resource; it is a strategic asset that shapes national power, environmental security, and state resilience. For Pakistan, a state of over
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Turkey’s secretive HAVA SOJ airborne electronic warfare aircraft has appeared in its clearest imagery to date, offering the strongest indication yet that the long-running program is approaching a more advanced stage of
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After months of mediation drama and so-called shuttle diplomacy by Field Marshal Asim Munir, there was a desperate attempt to secure strategic depth in the Middle East and rebuild ties with the
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Bangladesh is accelerating a major shift in its approach to water management and regional diplomacy, moving closer to China as decades of unresolved water-sharing disputes with India continue to fuel environmental, economic,
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The European Union has taken a decisive step toward a far more restrictive migration regime, agreeing on a new returns regulation that aims to accelerate deportations and expand the bloc’s capacity to
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Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), has warned that the island must avoid becoming “the next Ukraine” as she defends a controversial strategy of renewed engagement with Beijing.
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The Israeli writer Etgar Keret has long built his literary reputation on blending the absurd with the intimate, but in his latest reflections he describes a country where reality itself seems to
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The joint statement issued after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s May 23-26 visit to China was not merely another ceremonial reaffirmation of friendship between Islamabad and Beijing. It reflected something deeper: the steady evolution of
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China’s deepening demographic crisis has become one of the most pressing challenges facing President Xi Jinping’s government. Yet despite a decade of increasingly generous incentives, policy reversals, and official campaigns encouraging marriage
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The latest issue of China Leadership Monitor has cast new light on the inner workings of Chinese politics, offering a striking reinterpretation of the growing number of purges that have shaken the
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On May 24, 2026, at least 30 people were killed and 50 were injured after a blast caused by a vehicle-borne suicide bombing tore through a shuttle train near Chaman Phatak in
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The results of Punjab’s Municipal Corporation (MC), Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections, declared on May 29, 2026, delivered a decisive victory to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), reinforcing its dominance
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