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A Shield in the Shadow of the Kaaba
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye’s new defence pact signals a multipolar Middle East—and leaves India watching carefully In the shadow of the Kaaba, three leaders of the Muslim world formalised a pact that may prove more consequential than its deliberately vague wording suggests. On 7 August, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in the holy city. Its core clause is stark: any armed attack on one shall be regarded as an attack on all. The arrangement builds upon a bilateral mutual-defence understanding struck between Riyadh and Islamabad in September 2025, and arrives amid the grinding attrition of a regional war that has drawn in America, Israel, Iran and an assortment of proxies. The…
The End of Safe Haven: Haitians Confront a Violent Homeland
After more than a decade of protection, hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States are losing their legal right to remain. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti ended on 27 July, following a Supreme Court ruling in June that gave the Trump administration the green light. More than 300,000 people now face the prospect of returning to a country torn apart by gang violence, weak government and deep poverty. The International Crisis Group has warned that this could make a bad situation even worse. TPS was designed as a short-term humanitarian tool. Created in 1990, it allows people already in America to stay and work if disaster, war or chaos makes home too dangerous. For Haitians, protection began after the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands…
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India’s private space odyssey arrives
On a cloudy Saturday in July, a rocket named after the father of India’s space programme lifted off from the…
Zelenskyy’s Surprise Move: Why Ukraine’s Prime Minister Svyrydenko Was Replaced Just After 1-Year in Office
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has resigned after just one year in the post. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the change…
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America’s quarter-millennium: fireworks over the fragility
The rockets’ red glare lit up Washington on July 4th 2026 with unusual ambition. Organisers promised—and duly delivered—what they called…
Iran’s Defiant Farewell
In the sweltering heat of a Tehran summer, hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners gathered this week at the Grand…
A Decade of Instability: How Brexit Fractured British Politics
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016, the country finds itself marking the…
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A Temple Tarnished: How a Scandal at Ayodhya Threatens the BJP’s Hold on Uttar Pradesh
In the sacred town of Ayodhya, where a grand temple to Lord Ram was inaugurated in January 2024 amid fervent celebration, an uncomfortable drama is…
Southern drawl in the courtroom
A federal court in Alabama delivered an unexpected rebuff to Republican mapmakers on Tuesday, blocking a congressional redistricting plan that would have pared back Black…
India’s Sacred Cows and Shifting Sensitivities
As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, a festival centred on sacrifice and submission to God, Muslim leaders in several Indian states have issued an unusual plea: forgo the…
End of an Era in Lutyens’ Delhi: Iconic Gymkhana Club Ordered to Vacate for Defence and Security Needs
In the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi, where power, history, and privilege have long intertwined, one of India’s most storied institutions faces an uncertain future. The…
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Ayodhya’s donation scandal tests Sangh Parivar’s most powerful symbol
The alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya has become more than a criminal investigation. It has evolved into a political and…
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View AllIndian authorities warn travellers of harsh new drug penalties in Maldives, including possible death sentence
India's Narcotics Control Bureau has issued a strong advisory cautioning citizens travelling to the Maldives that even small quantities of…
A bumpy ride ahead
As summer 2026 looms, the travel industry is confronting an uncomfortable truth. Jet-fuel prices in America averaged $8.63 a gallon…
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The End of Safe Haven: Haitians Confront a Violent Homeland
After more than a decade of protection, hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States are losing their legal right to remain. Temporary Protected…
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BJP will fight municipal polls from booth level, says Nitin Nabin in Hyderabad
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday called on party workers in Telangana to strengthen the organisation…
Saints of the flame: Rajasthan ascetics ready to renounce earthly life for a sacred grove
In the blistering heat of Rajasthan’s Dudu district, a group of Hindu seers have chosen fire and fasting over comfort.…
From Workshop to Encrypted Chat: How Four Ordinary Men Allegedly Built a Toy Car Bomb Plot Targeting India’s Heart
In the dim glow of a private automobile workshop on the outskirts of Thane, just north of Mumbai, Mosaib Ahmad…
India’s Digital Underworld: How Jailed Gangsters Run Transnational Crime Empires via WhatsApp and Instagram
In a brick-kiln office on the outskirts of Jind in Haryana, businessman Anup Chaudhary was reviewing accounts on the afternoon…
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The Quiet Battle for the Heart of India’s Greatest Business Empire
In the polished corridors of Mumbai’s legal and philanthropic world, a discreet but intense struggle is unfolding over one of India’s most storied institutions. On…
