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Topic: Iran

Global Pulse: It looks like Berlusconi is going to be back in power in Italy

Ireland will hold a referendum on abortion in May, in which the people will be asked whether they want to repeal of retain the the ban on abortions.

Global Pulse: Press freedom is at stake in the Philippines

The Iranian regime acknowledging the protesters' demands is "new and significant because it signals a willingness to open up in order to stay in power."

Global Pulse: The ‘blurred’ lines between yes & no, free speech & hate speech, & Trump’s separate realities

Germany has long striven to be the land where the thin line between free speech and hate speech remains clear, but this line is now increasingly blurred.

Global Pulse: Iran needs to stop being destabilised, and the two Korean leaders could have a breakthrough

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in have the political acumen to succeed in clearing the Korean impasse—whether they succeed remains to be seen.

Global Pulse: Anti-government protests in Iran continue to rage, and Trump’s silence on Latin America might be a good sign

The uproar in Iran has not died down, and its extreme significance is very much in the global spotlight.

Global Pulse: From Iran to Cuba, a New Year fraught with protests

While there is no telling what course the protests in Iran will take, the mass demonstrations are being scrutinised by all major geopolitical players.

Global Pulse: Iran’s Dark Ages, the solution to North Korea, and America’s child marriages

At the start of 2018, two rivals continue to preoccupy American diplomats. While one should expect things for Iran to get much worse before they get better, a semblance of a solution with Pyongyang may finally be a possibility.

Global Pulse: Israel is plagued by corruption, and the Iran-Saudi rivalry is furthering feminism

While the rest of the world might be watching the Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry with bated breath, women have a reason to rejoice.

Global Pulse: The Brexit talks achieved merely “sufficient progress”

The global community tends to have a greater impact on domestic happenings than one would expect.

Global Pulse: Did Trump end up making Iran great again?

Five years ago, it would've been unimaginable to live in a world with a truly patriotic Iran and a deeply autocratic Poland.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.