China gives “five differing explanations” for deploying large forces at LAC: Jaishankar
Britain signs free trade deal with Singapore
Oil rises on vaccine rollout, concern on Iraq oilfield attack
Russia accuses US-led West of attempting to ‘undermine’ its close relations with India
New global hub to study factors driving radicalization and violent extremism
Indians and Armenians were known to each other since at least the 4th century BC. In 149 BC two Indian princes migrated from Kanauj to Armenia where they set up a Hindu settlement
Almost 600,000 children, mostly under the age of five, risk death through malnutrition in Afghanistan
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif proposes connecting Pakistan’s Gwadar port to its “complementary” port Chabahar in southeastern Iran, during his visit to Islamabad
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The SCO members commit to jointly oppose any form of unilateralism and trade protectionism; all but India endorse China’s Belt and Road Initiative
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With BJP winning 303 seats and NDA picking up 350 of total 542 seats, it is the first back-to-back majority for a single party since 1984
Iraq needs support to leave violent past behind amidst constant ISIS threat
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UNSMIL Chief war that unless fighting around the capital Tripoli stops, Libya risks ‘descending into a civil war which could lead to the permanent division of the country’.
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ISIS’s reclusive leader has taken a rare risk at an unusual moment: in 2019 the “Caliphate” is gone and Baghdadi has to move around clandestinely in a hostile environment patrolled by the most powerful military in the world. It remains to be seen if the frequency of Baghdadi’s media appearances will change significantly in the future.
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The meeting comes against the backdrop of increasing Chinese influence in the region
Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of REpublic of Tajikistan
Vested interest groups in Arabic countries are not keen on opening up their borders to rival Arab businessmen. I would add that state actors in many Arab countries are also keen on monopolising transactions with the outside world, and specifically with the former colonial powers.
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