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TopicPeace Talks

Topic: Peace Talks

A Smart Cities Mission, outsmarted, and a Trump in dove’s clothing

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

World peace through self indulgence & hassle-free loans for terrorists

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Middle East is replacing Europe as neutral ground. Prisoner exchange to ceasefire deals

The choice of Oman for US-Iran talks highlights the growing trust in Middle Eastern nations to provide a neutral ground for contentious international negotiations.

‘A deal with a defanged tiger’? ULFA’s history & how peace pact could impact Paresh Baruah faction

An expert called the development a move by the ruling party for electoral gain, another said it's 'feather in the cap' for the Modi govt.

What’s in historic peace pact ULFA’s pro-talks faction has signed with Centre & Assam govt

The agreement, which has 12 main points, aims to safeguard the indigenous rights of Assam and provide development projects for the state.

Pakistan needs unity before talking peace. After Gen Bajwa, now Bilawal being pulled down

Journalists Hamid Mir and Nasim Zehra seem to have joined the bandwagon of the security hawks who pushed Gen Bajwa back on his initiative to broker peace with India.

Irengbam Chaoren, chief of Manipur armed rebel group RPF, believed ‘talks can’t win freedom’

RPF has been running a government-in-exile in Bangladesh. Revolutionary People's Front president Irengbam Chaoren died Friday after prolonged battle with terminal brain tumour.

Words, phrases don’t mean the same – Why peace talks with the Nagas have been stuck

Conflict resolution should ideally result in friendship, not rancour. But Naga peace talks are yet to reach there.

Why peace talks fail and other answers that explain slim chances of Russia-Ukraine war ending

How often do peace talks fail? Most of the time. Are they useful when parties are still warring? Very. An expert tells why.

Some wars end at the table. Russia-Ukraine talks offer that hope

A permanent ceasefire would only be decided once Zelenskyy and Putin are willing to meet, something that could take time.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.