The two central figures are Sudan army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan & Rapid Support Forces head Mohd Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemedti. Both started out together but fell out later.
Sudan’s war between the army and Rapid Support Forces has displaced millions and left western regions under RSF control, while funding cuts hinder vital humanitarian aid.
UAE is the foreign player most invested in the war. It views resource-rich, strategically located Sudan as an opportunity to expand its influence and control in the MENA region.
Paramilitary RSF, embroiled in bloody conflict with Sudanese Armed Forces, is advancing to capture El Fasher in Darfur. The war, raging for a year, has international implications too.
The RSF accused the army of targeting it along with other important buildings amid efforts to dislodge paramilitary fighters from positions they occupied across Khartoum.
Army and paramilitary force are fighting each other in Sudan for 10 weeks, displacing 2.5 million people, causing a humanitarian crisis and threatening to destabilize the region.
For decades, Hakki Pikkis have been going abroad to sell herbal medicine. But business has been hit hard in last few years and a mountain of debt now threatens to drown them.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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