by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS leaders and other delegates attending the Summit in New Delhi
A preliminary examination of India’s strategic messaging and the spin offs during Operation Sindoor which would require a detailed study to provide lessons for strategic communication during wars in the future. “All
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The Pentagon has taken a step back from supporting research and development of robotic land vehicles. The goal was to be able to move firepower on the front lines without risking the
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The atomic bomb has been humanity’s most dangerous creation; that the United States government used the atom bomb twice against Japan’s civilians in August 1945 can neither be forgiven nor forgotten. It
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The post-Cold War order is unravelling. The global trading system and the multilateral order, painstakingly built after the Second World War, have been torn apart. What once stood as a framework for
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As global trade dynamics shift and U.S. tariff threats grow increasingly unpredictable, China is strengthening its economic monitoring systems to guard against potential worst-case scenarios and guide long-term strategic planning. The National
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When Chinese startup DeepSeek unveiled its open-source foundation model DeepSeek-R1 earlier this year, it sent shockwaves across the AI world—and a wake-up call through India’s tech community. The model, developed with significantly
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Samsung Electronics has stunned investors with a forecast of a 56% drop in second-quarter operating profit, as ongoing U.S. export restrictions on China and setbacks in supplying advanced AI memory chips to
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The Iranian province of Sistan-o-Balochistan, historically marked by marginalization and sporadic insurgency, is once again witnessing waves of unrest. Recent developments suggest that this unrest is neither spontaneous nor entirely local in
More Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for threatening punitive tariffs on Brics nations, calling the move irresponsible and disrespectful. Speaking at the close of
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On June 27, 2025, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar stated that all Islamic forces in the country will soon arrive at unity, ahead of the forthcoming national election. Parwar
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On July 4, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a key accused, Abdul Rahaman, on his arrival from Qatar at Kannur International Airport in the Kannur District of Kerala, in connection
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor We must, without doubt, congratulate another gathering of BRICS 2025, but this polished ceremony of rhetorical commitment masks a disquieting duplicity—a theatre of solidarity that often performs
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On July 5, 2025, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed the opening of the BRICS Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro, setting a confident and ambitious tone ahead of the ongoing
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This Fourth of July felt different. There were fireworks, grilling, and laughter. But beneath it all, a quiet dread — like we’re celebrating freedom and we’re no longer sure it will endure.
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Editor’s note: This essay is based on excerpts from the full academic paper “The Latent Maritime Potential of BRICS+: A Time for Realignment” by the suthor, published in the Strategic Review for
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