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Over 20,000 gather in Moscow to protest disqualification of opposition candidates

The elections for Moscow City Duma, the legislative body that passes laws and agrees on the budget for the Russian capital, will be held on 8 September.

Long-range missiles, military pact and a tweet: South China Sea’s new strategic reality

China carries out anti-ship ballistic missile tests, as Philippines asks US for help against growing Chinese naval aggression in the disputed waters.

Saudi Arabia plans to lift curbs on women travel as Crown Prince carries on with ‘reforms’

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has enacted a series of reforms aimed at better women’s rights as he looks to build his Saudi Vision 2030.

How European powers are trying to save the dying Iran nuclear deal

A meeting between France, Germany and the UK concluded that Iran’s uranium cap breach was not significant enough to initiate the non-compliance clause.

Congresswomen hit back at Trump for racist attack, call it attempt to ‘silence’ them

World leaders decry Trump's attack, Nancy Pelosi says US president wants to 'make America white again'.

Protests in Pakistan after govt adopts new austerity measures over IMF bailout

The government has adopted new austerity measures and increased taxes in response to the $6 billion IMF bailout package.

Hong Kong, once a symbol of wealth & prosperity, is now fighting income inequality

China’s economy has grown substantially while income inequality has grown in Hong Kong, reaching a 45-year high in 2016.

Trump on Twitter rant against British ambassador to the US

US president calls ambassador Sir Kim Darroch 'a very stupid guy' after leaked files show that Darroch had termed.

Turkey’s shift towards authoritarianism, economic slowdown under President Erdogan

In 2016, a section of the army saw as its duty to unseat Erdogan and 'save the republic' which led to a failed coup.

International community silent on Uighur abuses to ‘protect’ trade relations with China

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman defended China’s right to conduct ‘anti-terrorism’ and US yet to impose sanctions.

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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.