History will record that the great dealmaker came to Islamabad, saw, and somehow still managed to tweet about it as a tremendous success. Donald Trump’s much-vaunted diplomatic foray into brokering peace between America and Iran has ended, as so many…
The collapse of direct talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad marks a sobering setback for efforts to stabilise a region already strained by six weeks of conflict. After 21 hours of negotiations, which began on April 11…
More than three million enumerators fanned out across India this week to begin the monumental task of counting the country’s roughly 1.4 billion people, launching a yearlong exercise that for the first time in nearly a century will systematically record…
Voters in India turned out in record numbers Thursday in Assam, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry, kicking off a sprawling set of state assembly elections that will shape the country’s political landscape heading into the next national vote…
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…
As of early April 2026, a two-week truce between Washington and Tehran has brought a momentary halt to direct hostilities. Yet the agreement already looks precarious, tested by continuing violence elsewhere and profound disagreements over its terms. A two-week ceasefire…
As Donald Trump’s 8pm Washington deadline looms on Tuesday, the world is confronting not just another flashpoint in the Middle East but a stark moral and diplomatic reckoning: almost every major voice on the international stage — from the United…
In an era defined by overlapping global crises—volatile oil prices, energy insecurity, and economic uncertainty—India stands at a critical juncture. As one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies and the third-largest energy consumer, the country faces a unique challenge: sustaining…
India’s economic story in recent years has stood out as a rare bright spot in an otherwise fragile global landscape. While advanced economies grapple with stagnation and slowing trade, India continues to post robust growth numbers. Yet beneath this resilience…
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…
Spanning more than 2,500 years of recorded history and roots stretching back millennia further, Iran stands today as one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations, its people and institutions having navigated conquests, dynastic shifts, foreign invasions and internal upheavals while…
When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in New Delhi in February 2024, accompanied by one of the largest Brazilian business delegations in recent history, the visit transcended the standard ceremonial reaffirmation of bilateral ties. It signaled a tectonic shift…
For decades, the narrative of Indian manufacturing followed a predictable, albeit limited, script. We were the “back office of the world” for services, but in the realm of physical goods, we were often seen as a final-mile assembly hub. In…
Where the world economies are struggling with declining birth rates, tight labour markets and an ageing population, India is standing at the cusp of an unprecedented opportunity—all thanks to its demography. With the world’s largest youth population with the median…
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…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s high-profile visit to India this week, culminating in 16 agreements and a ambitious roadmap to $100 billion in bilateral trade by 2030, has thrust the enduring India-Russia partnership into the global spotlight amid escalating U.S. tariffs…
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…
G20 Johannesburg 2025: Leaders Sign 122-Point Declaration While Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and Congo Burn – The Summit That Chose Trade Deals Over Human Lives They flew in on private jets, smiled for the cameras, shook hands beneath a backdrop blaring…
India Accelerates Drone Warfare Push with $140m Autonomous Combat Hub in Andhra Pradesh In a move underscoring New Delhi’s fervent drive towards technological sovereignty in military hardware, the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has inked a landmark memorandum of…
