The past week in the Middle East has offered another masterclass in strategic ambiguity. As negotiators edge towards a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, fresh military exchanges and Israeli advances in Lebanon have underscored just how…
In a parliamentary vote on May 27th, Hungary’s lawmakers decided by a comfortable margin to keep the country inside the International Criminal Court. The move reverses a withdrawal process started last year by Viktor Orbán’s government, which had been set…
In a world increasingly defined by technological rivalry, supply-chain fragility and great-power competition, India and the Netherlands have chosen pragmatic alignment over lofty rhetoric. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to The Hague on 16-17 May 2026, the two countries…
As President Donald Trump dismisses the latest Iranian peace overtures and muses publicly about the option to “blast the hell out of them and finish them forever,” Washington finds itself at a perilous crossroads in the two-month-old conflict with Iran.…
Standing before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Tuesday, Charles III used a rare appearance by a British monarch to emphasise the enduring alliance between Britain and the United States, warning lawmakers that democratic nations face a…
Donald Trump has spent half a century turning setbacks into spectacles. From brash Manhattan developer to reality-TV ringmaster to twice-elected president, his career has been a masterclass in branding resilience. Yet the past three years have added a darker chapter:…
A gunman armed with a shotgun, a handgun and several knives stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night, triggering gunfire that sent President Donald Trump and hundreds of guests diving for cover before…
President Donald Trump has ordered the United States Navy to “shoot and kill” any small vessels seen laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating a months‑long standoff in one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors. In a…
The confrontation between Tehran and Washington has entered a precarious new phase, one unfolding not in the skies or on battlefields but along the narrow maritime corridor through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil passes. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard…
In the polished halls of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on 20 April 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung sat down with captains of industry from both nations for the India-Korea Business Leaders’ Dialogue. The…
The Strait of Hormuz, a channel barely three kilometres wide at its narrowest point, has once again demonstrated its power to unsettle the global economy. On April 18th, Iranian gunboats fired on a tanker in the waterway, and Tehran announced…
Two days after the collapse of direct negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, President Donald Trump held a nearly 40-minute telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14. The call, the third between the…
In the grand chamber of Punjab’s provincial assembly, a resolution tabled on Thursday has a distinctly ambitious ring. Rana Arshad, A lawmaker from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has proposed nominating Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Gen Asim…
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have entered the month-old Middle East conflict with missile launches towards Israel, raising the prospect of renewed attacks on commercial shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and compounding disruptions already caused by the effective closure…
The United States is deploying thousands more Marines and sailors to the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump indicated his administration is considering “winding down” military operations against Iran, highlighting the contradictory messages emanating from Washington as the conflict…
In a measured but significant step toward mending one of the most strained relationships among major democracies, India and Canada have agreed on a “shared work plan” for national security and law enforcement cooperation, including the deployment of dedicated liaison…
In a move that signals deepening middle-power collaboration in critical technologies, India and Malaysia on Sunday signed a framework agreement to strengthen cooperation in semiconductors, marking the most tangible outcome of a strategic partnership upgraded less than two years ago…
The Million-Man Lifeline: How India’s Workers Are Rewiring Russia and Rewriting Geopolitics As Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up his whirlwind two-day visit to India, the global spotlight fixated on defiant pledges of uninterrupted energy supplies and a bold roadmap…
In a move that underscores deepening fault lines in India’s fractious debate over religious freedom, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, a powerful Hindu saints’ body aligned with right-wing groups, filed an intervention petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking…
As Artificial Intelligence rapidly reshapes global industries, a sweeping wave of job cuts is disrupting lives and futures at a pace unseen since the dot‑com collapse and the 2008 financial meltdown. The very technology that promises efficiency and innovation is…
