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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicBenjamin Nethenyahu

Topic: Benjamin Nethenyahu

Modi’s Israel visit & the air defence test: Global media tracks this week’s ‘big talking point’

From Israeli missile shields & billion-dollar defence talks to fraught US trade ties, global media tracks how Narendra Modi is recalibrating India’s strategic manoeuvres.

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Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

China absorbs more Russian crude as India recalibrates with a Middle East pivot

As discounted Russian barrels increasingly flow to China, Indian refiners lift more from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE, while also eyeing Venezuelan cargoes to diversify risk.

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.