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Qatar is trying to revive ties with Gulf states after over 2 years of hostility

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states cut diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar in 2017, accusing it of backing terror groups.

Global death toll from landmines doubled since 2013, says report

According to the Landmine Monitor report, 71 per cent of the casualties were civilians out of which half were children.

Why is Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party being accused of anti-Semitism?

Over the past three years, hundreds of complaints have been filed against party members for offensive, anti-Semitic comments.

How Indian manufactured auto-rickshaws became a symbol of Iraqi protests

Auto-rickshaws are providing essential emergency services in Iraq after the public works system broke down in the country due to protests.

Landslide victory for pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong district elections

A record 71 per cent people voted in the elections and the pro-democracy parties won a majority in 17 out of 18 councils.

Why is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being indicted by Israel’s Attorney General?

Netanyahu is facing three different corruption charges ranging from breach of trust and fraud to bribery.

US reverses its position on Israeli settlements in West Bank, says they are not ‘illegal’

In a recent press conference, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the West Bank issue should be negotiated by Israel and Palestine themselves.

Violent protests escalate in Hong Kong as Beijing sends in army troops

A stand-off between the police and protesters at the Polytechnic University over the weekend, left over 500 people trapped on campus.

How did the wealth tax become a central election issue in the US?

Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have proposed ambitious plans to tax the super rich to tackle rising income inequality.

Hong Kong on ‘brink of total breakdown’ due to protests, says city police

The pro-democracy protests entered its most violent phase after a 22-year-old protester died after the police used live fire against them.

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A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.