Colombia has broken diplomatic relations with Iran, citing alleged links between the Islamic Republic’s government and international terrorist groups, human rights violations and concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The decision was formally
The Gwadar Port and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Baluchistan are two interrelated endeavors that have attracted considerable scholarly and public interest in recent times. The Gwadar Port and China-Pakistan Economic
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Political analyst Ashley J Tellis in a recent article in Foreign Affairs magazine (India as It Is Washington and New Delhi Share Interests, Not Values By Daniel Markey July/August 2023 Published on
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Editorial The just concluded Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, held on 22 and 23 June 2023 in France, provided a platform for leaders from around the world to address the
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Oh, how fortunate we are to witness the grand spectacle of a clown in the White House ruling over the so-called “free world.” In this remarkable theater,
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by Robert Lawrence Kuhn Other than global economic and social imbalances, and climate change, defining and protecting human rights is the most important challenge for the international community. “Whole-process people’s democracy” is
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A new mood of defiance in the Global South has generated bewilderment in the capitals of the Triad (the United States, Europe, and Japan), where officials are struggling to answer why governments in the
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In a strong rebuttal to recent claims by the US Secretary of State regarding the presence of a Chinese spy base in Cuba, the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla,
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On June 8, the U.S. media added to its long storybook of tales to scare people away from normal relations with Cuba. The Wall Street Journal published an article on that day claiming that
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Consisting of members of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Navy, Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Ansar, the Rapid Action Battalion, is an anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the
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The Chinese fishing boat “Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028” tragically capsized at the central part of the Indian Ocean on May 16, with 39 Chinese, Indonesian and Filipino crew members on board
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro, on May 30, announced the return of his country to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), a regional integration organization founded in May 2008. UNASUR was created
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America has found it more difficult than ever to cover up its hidden agenda when peddling the so-called “Indo-Pacific strategy” to Asia-Pacific countries at the just-concluded 20th Shangri-La Dialogue. While making high-sounding
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Nothing compares to the simple pleasures of a bike ride. John F. Kennedy The 3rd of June has been designated by the United Nations as World Bicycle Day. On 12 April 2018 the
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Editorial In the pursuit of progress and development, numerous Asian countries have long grappled with a persistent and destructive phenomenon: the grip of family politics. This deeply ingrained, yet nihilistic practice has
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The Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta carried a report on the eve of the China-Central Asia summit at Xi’an titled “China is changing the format of cooperation with Central Asia.” It anticipated that
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