Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
The emerging rapprochement among China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh has shifted the strategic equation in South Asia. This development is shocking to the international observers, as at the time of the ousted prime
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On December 23, 2025, at least five security personnel, including three Afghan nationals and two Tajikistan Border Guards, were killed in a cross-border armed clash along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, highlighting persistent instability
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On December 25, 2025, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ and ‘Central Committee Member (CCM)’ Ganesh Uike aka Rupa aka Rajesh Tiwari aka Chamu aka Pakka Hanumantu (69), who carried an INR 11 million bounty on his head, was among
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In the first 11 months of 2025, China’s trade surplus surpassed one trillion dollars, setting a new record in global trade history. This has baffled Western media: after years of trade wars, waves
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Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin by launching a large-scale drone attack on a state residence linked to him in the Novgorod region, Russian officials said overnight
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Ambassador Satish Chandra, a 1965-batch Indian Foreign Service officer and current Vice Chairman of the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi, belongs to a generation of diplomats whose professional lives unfolded alongside
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Elon Musk has alleged that taxpayer money is being routinely misused through so-called nonprofit organizations, claiming that politicians and bureaucrats are channeling public funds into entities that face little oversight and accountability.
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If there was a single theme tying American foreign policy together in 2025, it would be a decisive shift away from the rhetoric of ‘global leadership’ toward an unapologetic assertion of privilege within
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On December 26, 2025, the world witnessed a historic moment as UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Pakistan, marking a new chapter in the longstanding and fraternal relationship
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China has stepped up the modernization of its secret nuclear facilities, according to a report by The Washington Post citing satellite imagery and expert assessments. The upgrades are part of Beijing’s efforts
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The United States, Russia and China According to the Hub – a Canadian public policy and ideas platform – as the calendar turns toward 2026, the era in which the United States proclaimed itself
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The Pentagon has deployed special operations aircraft, troops and equipment to the Caribbean region near Venezuela, The Wall Street Journal and other media reported on December 23. A significant force amassed in
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On December 26, 2025, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir’s chief cleric and a long-standing moderate separatist leader, removed the designation “Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC)” from his social media profile following a
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by Durga Velayudham Reports of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland—whether already consummated or deliberately left in strategic ambiguity—should not be understood as a sudden diplomatic improvisation. Rather, they represent the possible public surfacing of
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The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses occupies a discreet position within Delhi’s top security institutions. Winter light lay flat and pale across the office passages, lending the space a
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