Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
As terrorist violence continues to exact a devastating toll across Africa, governments and international partners are relying increasingly on airstrikes to contain militant networks. While critics argue that aerial campaigns cannot dismantle
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Each year on 5 August, Pakistan observes Youm-e-Istehsal, a day of solidarity marking the anniversary of India’s 2019 decision to revoke Article 370 of its constitution, the clause that had granted Indian-administered
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In Part I we introduced the man and the five weapons of his analytical grammar — colonisability, the civilisational triad, globalism, the ideological struggle, and the pipeline of betrayal. In Part II
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Before the end of his term, President Maithripala Sirisena appointed a Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on 21 September 2019, headed by Supreme Court Justice Janak de Silva, following a request by
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This may seem like a slightly belated reaction to India’s President’s visit to Macedonia 20-23 July. Yet the event deserves a brief reflection through a gender lens. The real inspiration comes from my engagement
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Europe’s prolonged spell of extreme heat and drought is inflicting severe disruption across the continent as historically low water levels in the Danube and Rhine rivers undermine electricity generation, interrupt commercial transport
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On Angola’s South Atlantic coast, a new US$900 million Chinese-backed port project is reinforcing Beijing’s long-standing dominance in African infrastructure at a time when the United States is seeking to strengthen its
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The apparent start of China’s annual closed-door Beidaihe retreat has once again drawn attention to one of the country’s most secretive political traditions, as heightened security, an extended absence of senior leaders
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A reported internal email circulated by the US military seeking “new, creative and unconventional” ways to increase pressure on Iran has highlighted the mounting challenges facing Washington as its conflict with Tehran
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An apparent parcel bomb explosion at an upscale Moscow restaurant has reportedly targeted Lieutenant General Alexander Tschajko during celebrations marking his 55th birthday, in what would represent the latest in a series
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