India is deeply entwined with the Gulf. Its abstention from the latest UNGA vote on Gaza ceasefire speaks volumes: Neutrality, in this case, is not indecision, but the safest strategy.
Canada’s invitation to PM Modi is driven by economic and geopolitical necessities, not a resolution of bilateral tensions. The room for morality or “feelings” is limited.
Sonam Raghuvanshi from Indore, accused of murdering her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, couldn’t marry the man of her choice–seemingly because her lover Raj was from the Kushwaha community.
The Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads over illegal immigration, and the ICE action in LA is being seen as a curtain raiser to Trump’s ‘biggest deportation operation’.
TV reporters asked Raja’s family, “What punishment do you want for Sonam?” and by Wednesday, his mother and brother were calling for the death penalty.
For the common Bangladeshi, it is neither the election date nor the new currency notes that has been the biggest cause for concern after the fall of the Hasina government.
Beijing is content to avoid resolution, distract with historical revisionism, and provoke through offensive rhetoric. This is hardly the posture of a country seeking peace.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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