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
Domestic legal systems differ, yet lawyers often assume that international law is universal…but my experiences as an international lawyer…have made me conscious of national differences in approaches to international law ~ Anthea
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“A war on Iraq is a good choice, the right choice…” ~ Benyamin Netanyahu (Testimony before the US Congress – 12.9.2002) “A forever war is beneficial to Netanyahu. People feel like they
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning today following reports of a United States military strike against Iran, describing the development as a “dangerous escalation” with potentially catastrophic consequences for the
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Iran has accused the United States and its allies of launching coordinated attacks on several of its nuclear sites, in what it described as a blatant violation
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The US President Donald Trump who sought President Vladimir Putin’s active help a fortnight ago to mediate in the negotiations over Iran nuclear issue has abruptly changed his mind. In retrospect, Putin
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by Huan Yuping Modernization is a shared aspiration of China and Central Asian countries. At a time when the century-defining transformation is accelerating across the globe, with multiple risks compounding one another,
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Editor’s Note:As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies and Trump escalates pressure, Chinese strategist Chen Jing goes bold: If Iran pulls through, China and Russia could back it—just like they did with Vietnam. Iran
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Iranian operatives have reportedly hijacked thousands of private security cameras across Israel, turning household surveillance devices into real-time intelligence tools — a move that has ignited public outrage and renewed fears over
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In a detailed analysis published by The Times UK, the world has been offered a glimpse into the potential steps and consequences of a U.S. military strike on Iran — an operation
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In Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, orangutans swing through the treetops, rhinos roam free, and elephants share the land with tigers. It is the last place on Earth where they still coexist in the
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Every morning, I open the newspapers (now on apps rather than print) and read about atrocities taking place across the world. There is an inflation of pain, from the genocide in Gaza
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The world is on edge as President Donald Trump edges closer to authorizing a direct U.S. military strike against Iran using a 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bomb —
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Donald Trump may be about to cross a line he drew less than a week ago. Barring an Iranian capitulation on nuclear enrichment that no one anticipates, the president is likely to
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President Donald Trump has said he wants Iran to accept “unconditional surrender.” It isn’t clear if this is actually his policy, or just a threat. But whatever it is, the policy of
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Benjamin Netanyahu is not merely a flawed leader; he is a walking catastrophe cloaked in the guise of statesmanship. At a time when Israel and the wider
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