India is intensifying preparations for the BRICS Summit, scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2026, at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in New Delhi, as the expanded grouping prepares to address economic
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) has completed 13 months of his third term, by far the most successful in leading Nepal with the Maoist party with just 32 seats. A seasoned
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Following excerpts adapted from the author’s book, Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love, published by HarperCollins Publishers On the Indian side, my original counterpart was not an important
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The Nation Becomes a Victim of Futile Elections A nation already on the edge of socioeconomic and moral crises, and facing challenges to its political integrity, falls prey to authoritarian tyranny, political
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RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE The world is full of problems that engulf both the North and the South parts. In the North, the world is inflicted by the Russian imbroglio compounded by
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There couldn’t be a better metaphor than what a Chinese analyst used to characterise the NATO while commenting on its secretary general Jens Stoltenberg’s recent remark that the West does not seek war with
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The newly released Munich Security Report 2024 asserts that the world is descending into a “lose-lose situation.” Is this assessment accurate? And what kind of mentality of the West, Europe in particular,
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As Israel’s war on Gaza continues unabated, the United States, which holds great leverage over Israel’s conduct, is seemingly helpless in stopping the genocide of Palestinians from being carried out with U.S.-taxpayer-provided
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When I was a boy growing up in New York City I was taught – and re-taught – to always save half of my weekly allowance and never spend more than I
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Late 2023 marked a notable transformation in North Korea’s longstanding pursuit of peaceful reunification with South Korea after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un noted the failure of the policy in his end-of-year
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There are striking parallels between Israel’s offensive on Gaza starting October 7th, 2023, and the Sri Lankan government’s actions in the final stages of the war, where shelling by the government led
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