There are moments in the long march of international affairs when a summit, otherwise destined for the archives of routine diplomacy, acquires the resonance of a turning point. The BRICS Summit convened
The terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India, which killed 26 innocent tourists of the Hindu religion, sent shockwaves around the world. India has accused Pakistan of sending trained terrorists to
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Eighty years is a long time. Over such a span, the world changes almost beyond recognition, and events that once felt close fade into legend. Yet while history may become distant, its
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How I would like a Church which is poor and for the poor!” ~ Pope Francis Noster Novus Papa Pope Leo XIV—known in his secular identity as Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost—assumed the
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Indian defence companies have added more than $5 billion to their market value following a sharp rise in geopolitical tensions with neighbouring Pakistan, Bloomberg has reported. The surge comes as New Delhi
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Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have sharply escalated following India’s launch of a massive counter-terror operation, dubbed Operation Sindoor, targeting alleged terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Indian
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‘History repeats itself: first as tragedy, then as farce”–Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte From Tragedy to Farce, from Farce to Grotesque If Marx had lived to see the 21st
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Pakistan’s military has strongly condemned recent Indian airstrikes across several locations in the country, reporting the death of at least 26 civilians and injuries to 46 others. According to Lt General Ahmed
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Editorial What does it mean for a nation to call itself Vishwa Guru while celebrating fire, fury, and fatalism? The BJP has long exalted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the chosen helmsman
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Pakistan announced early Wednesday that it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in retaliation for India’s overnight airstrikes, which targeted six locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The tit-for-tat military actions
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Europe has become a lightning rod in the United States lately, particularly with regard to the U.S.’ desire to stop guaranteeing European security. It’s become vogue to ask how Europe will respond
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Vietnam has risen from the ashes of war to become one of Asia’s most dynamic and resilient economies. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka, despite similar beginnings, continues to face economic stagnation, fiscal distress, and
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Despite officially gaining independence from Soviet influence at the end of World War II, Finland remained under covert Russian sway for decades, according to a startling new book by a former Finnish
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Friedrich Merz has officially been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor after winning a second-round parliamentary vote, following an unprecedented failure to secure a majority in the initial ballot earlier in the day.
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The Indian government will carry out a massive nationwide civil defence drill on Wednesday, marking its most extensive preparedness exercise since the 1971 war with Pakistan, as military tensions reach alarming levels
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has dismissed a high-profile case brought by Sudan against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which sought to hold the UAE accountable for allegedly arming and financing
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