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NIGHTMARE ON GAZAN STREETS

A major military operation in Gaza has become an annual event leaving little space for reconciliation.

THE DICHOTOMY OF GLOBAL DOMINATION

Can China assume primacy on the Global Stage for the betterment of the world?

HOSTAGE DIPLOMACY???

While the proposed exchange may give an inclination of the direction that global politics are headed towards

RIDING THE K- WAVE

South Korean music and drama has been sweeping the world, successfully competing against decades of American cultural dominance.

BAITING THE DRAGON!

Amidst rising unpredictability in global geopolitics, one thing remains constant: the game of power and influence.

THE FOOD CORRIDOR FOR THE WORLD

The Black Sea is an important route for global commerce, and five months of fighting has almost closed it for all merchant shipping

PAK ECONOMY INCREASING DISTRESS?

A worsening global economy is denying Pakistan any green shoots of recovery, while Sri Lanka’s situation sends shivers down its collective spine.

RUSSIAN OUTREACH IN THE MIDDLE EAST

In his second foreign visit outside Russia, President Putin met President Erdogan and the Iranian President Raisi in Tehran.

AN ENDURING LEGACY!!!

A Pivotal Chapter in India-Japan Relations comes to an end with India losing its most ardent advocate in Japan.

REVIVING SRI LANKA

The successors to the Rajapaksa family coterie will have their work cut out as they try to match expenditure to revenue

HOTTER SUMMERS & COLDER WINTERS

The realities of climate change are finally dawning on the global North as they face unusual equatorial temperatures in their temperate latitudes.

RUSSIAN SANCTIONS THROUGH CHINESE PRISM

The BRICS provided China and Russia and ideal platform to cajole fellow members to unite against unilateral western sanctions.

RISE OF THE YUAN?

Concealed by the din of the Russian- West confrontation over Ukraine has been the slow but steady climb of the Chinese Yuan as an attractive alternative to the all-mighty dollar.

A PRAGMATIC APPROACH

Impelled by the Ukraine Crisis to take its eyes off other global areas of contestation, the Biden Administration is refocussing on the Middle for its own and its allies’ energy security.

DECLINING GOALS OF HUMAN WELLNESS

Once touted as the path to universal human wellbeing, the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goals are slipping in many critical areas, indicating a worsening of the lot of the poor.

HITS & MISSES AT SCHLOSS ELMAU

While the G7 unambiguously manifested unity against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood apart, calling for dialogue and diplomacy to restore sanity and peace.

GII VERSUS BRI

The Group of seven-member inter-governmental political forums (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and the USA) held its 48th global summit at Schloss Elmau in Southern Germany from 26th-28th…

THE éIRE IS RISING!

Tweaking the terms of the NI Protocol has raised more questions than answers provided.

A LOST GENERATION

The incessant internal conflicts and the repressions of a military junta have raised serious concerns about the future of Myanmar’s future generations.

STANDING TALL AT BRICS

Faced with the choice between the Devil and the Deep, India opted to maintain its neutral stance during the recently concluded BRICS.