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Topic: Kurds

What led Turkey to launch a military offensive against Kurds in Syria

Srijan Shukla -
The Kurds have been demanding an independent country since the end of World War I & this demand has sometimes taken the form of insurgencies, such as in Turkey.

Global Pulse: The ‘darkest day’ in Australian cricket history disgraces the sport globally

Vandana Menon -
Meanwhile,Turkey's President Erdogan celebrated the Turkish victory over Kurdish forces in Afrin in Syria by saying that he will advance across Syria.

Global Pulse: Surprise, surprise, Vladimir Putin is President of Russia again

Vandana Menon -
However, while Putin's victory was a foregone conclusion, the Kremlin was reportedly anxious about the voter turnout.

Global Pulse: Turkey and the Syrian Kurds are at war, opening up a new front

Vandana Menon -
Meanwhile, Aung San Suu Kyi could still help the persecuted Rohingyas.

Global Pulse: Warehousing refugees to make Italy great again, Trump’s effort to polarise

Sanya Dhingra -
Italy is off shoring its Mediterranean migration problem to a former colony, Libya, with the intention of preventing mostly sub-Saharan African migrants from leaving Libya’s shores for Europe.

On Camera

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Opinion

Labour Codes empowered gig workers. Strikes show they’re ready to use it

Nivedita Mookerji -
The gig economy was a centrepiece of the new labour Codes, with prominent mention in the Economic Survey 2025-26 and the Union Budget 2026-27.

RBI is buying time by not cutting the repo rate. Past policy needs a breather to work

Don’t compare India-US trade agreement with UK, EU. It’s a deal with the only superpower

Economy

Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Samah Qundeel -
Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

Defence

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

National Interest

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

Shekhar Gupta -
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.

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