South Asia’s geopolitical chessboard is once again shifting beneath uneasy skies. The reported arrival of the American Secretary of State in Kolkata after a long fourteen-year hiatus—while conspicuously bypassing Dhaka—has ignited fierce
China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation (Comac) is set to display its full product line, including its flagship narrowbody airliner, the C919, at the Singapore Airshow, which begins Tuesday and runs for six days.
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The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files has heightened concerns in Iran that the United States may be preparing for military action, according to Iranian political analyst Mohammad Marandi. He told the
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Japan has retrieved sediment containing rare earth elements from a depth of 6,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean, the government said Monday, in what it described as a world-first attempt to tap
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Japan’s reliance on foreign labor reached a historic milestone in 2025, as the number of overseas workers climbed to a record 2.57 million, highlighting how deeply the world’s fourth-largest economy is being
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Asia and the Pacific remained a central pillar of global trade and investment in 2025, but momentum slowed as geopolitical tensions, policy uncertainty and structural adjustments weighed on growth. According to the
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Japan has discreetly asked some of its fishermen to stay away from the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, reflecting growing concern in Tokyo that even minor maritime incidents could
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Saudi Arabia has ordered a major review of its flagship Neom development, signalling a significant retreat from one of the most ambitious urban projects ever conceived. The futuristic megacity on the Red
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Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party on Friday formally elected To Lam as its general secretary, cementing his position as the country’s most powerful leader and setting the stage for a major leadership transition
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The world’s most dangerous conflict equations are increasingly being drawn not between nuclear equals, but between nuclear-armed states and those without the bomb. Already, two such wars are ongoing: Russia versus Ukraine
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Mohammad Ghaderi is an Iranian journalist and international affairs analyst, known for his deep expertise in geopolitics, national security, and global strategic affairs. He holds a degree
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