Russia has wrapped up large-scale nuclear forces exercises involving land, sea and air components, conducted in coordination with its ally Belarus, as both countries signal resolve in the face of ongoing conflict with Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv. The…
The images from the Great Hall of the People were unmistakable in their symmetry: military honours, cheering children, and two leaders projecting steadfast friendship. Just days after hosting Donald Trump, Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin for a state visit timed…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sweden has elevated bilateral relations to a full Strategic Partnership, underpinned by an ambitious Joint Action Plan for 2026–2030. This upgrade reflects a maturing alignment between the world’s fastest-growing major economy and one of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway has marked a significant upgrade in bilateral relations, with both countries formalising a Green Strategic Partnership focused on clean energy, climate resilience, the blue economy, and sustainable technologies. The move comes at a…
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…
The World Health Organization’s declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May 2026 has thrust a familiar enemy back into the spotlight — but on markedly different and more difficult terms. For the first time in…
When President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on May 14, 2026, the choreography felt deliberately familiar: the honor guard at the Great Hall of the People, the state banquet, and warm personal tributes, with Trump once again calling Xi Jinping…
The BRICS grouping’s foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi concluded on Friday without a joint statement, exposing sharp divisions over the escalating crisis in West Asia. As Iran traded accusations with the United Arab Emirates, India found itself navigating a…
As foreign ministers from an expanded BRICS gathered in India’s capital this week, the gathering carried the weight of a world in flux. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, chairing the sessions, did not mince words. “Peace cannot be piecemeal”, he…
In the early hours of 7 May 2025, the Indian Air Force executed a highly precise military operation that lasted exactly 23 minutes. Indian forces struck nine targets across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir using precision munitions, satellite-guided weapons, and loitering…
In the pantheon of diplomatic upgrades, “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” sounds like typical bureaucratic inflation. Yet the elevation of ties between India and Vietnam on May 6th carries more substance than the label suggests. As both countries mark the tenth…
India and Vietnam elevated their bilateral ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on Wednesday and set an ambitious target of $25 billion in annual trade by 2030, as Vietnamese President To Lam held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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.…
The global economy today stands at a critical inflection point. Geopolitical tensions, particularly in key energy-producing regions, have once again exposed the fragility of global supply chains and the deep interlinkages between politics and economics. Oil prices remain volatile—hovering in…
The Pentagon this week deepened its embrace of commercial artificial intelligence. Agreements with seven big technology firms—Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX—will embed their models into classified American military systems. The aim is to give commanders…
In the bustling neighbourhoods of Jakarta, where smartphones light up family living rooms late into the night, a significant shift in how young Indonesians experience the online world is quietly unfolding. On 28 March 2026, Indonesia began enforcing one of…
The Hajj is meant to be a profoundly spiritual affair: a once-in-a-lifetime submission to the divine, stripped of worldly vanities. This year, however, the path to Mecca has acquired an unwelcome material edge. A sharp surge in aviation fuel prices,…
Far from any coastline, in the punishing emptiness of West Antarctica, a small team of scientists huddles against the wind. The temperature hovers at -30°C, the light is perpetual and flat, and beneath their boots lies more than half a…
Two Jewish men were stabbed Wednesday morning in Golders Green, a north London neighborhood known for its large Orthodox Jewish population, in an attack that police have formally declared a terrorist incident.The victims, aged 76 and 34, suffered stab wounds…
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…
