Missed signals, lost deal: How India-US trade talks collapsed
India believed that after visits by Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal to Washington and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance to Delhi, it had made a series of deal-clinching concessions.
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Syria is secretly reshaping its economy. The president’s brother is in charge.
A Reuters investigation has found the new president’s brother, Hazem al-Sharaa, along with a sanctioned Australian are in charge of untangling corruption. But to do so, they’re making deals with businessmen many Syrians associate with years of ill-gotten gains.
President Murmu Undertakes Successful Visit to Portugal: First ever Visit by an Indian President
President addresses the members of the Indian community in Portugal at a community reception
The Mahalla System: Uzbekistan’s Unique Experience with Self-governance
The mahalla has become a place where citizens can address questions, suggestions and problems. Its activities include mobilizing the population to participate in reforms, developing entrepreneurship, creating jobs and providing social support.
EU 4 Gender Equality partners with the private sector for family-friendly and gender-equitable workplaces
Participants from Armenian private companies engaged in a workshop on gender equality and family-friendly policies. Photo: UNFPA Armenia/Mari Mkhitaryan.
In both Europe and Central Asia, as well as globally, women remain the primary caregivers. Employment levels for women in the region vary, but on average, there is a 25 per cent gap in labour force participation between men and women
Tectonic Shifts in Syria: What Can be expected Next?
If we look at the current situation from a panoramic perspective, then the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is highly likely to lead to serious geopolitical shifts in the Greater Middle East region, especially in its western and central sectors.
Security Threats Emanating from Afghanistan: The View from Kazakhstan
The Taliban’s statement about security guarantees for neighboring countries, the pursuit of a “neutral” foreign policy and its “economic orientation” has made it possible to establish official contacts with all neighboring states except Tajikistan,
Unpacking India’s fuming response at COP29: What really transpired?
Delivering India’s statement, Chandni Raina, Adviser at the Department of Economic Affairs, described the manner in which the deal was adopted as “unfair” and “stage-managed”.
Armenian-Indian Relations: On the Way to a Strategic Partnership
Armenia’s diversification policies following the 2020 Karabakh war have made India, along with France, its new most important security partner. A new era in Armenian-Indian relations began with the visit of Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to Armenia in October 2021.
Operation Herof: The changing landscape of Baloch resistance
In Balochistan, Operation Herof was a series of coordinated attacks, that has the potential to reshape, modernize, and introduce new perspectives in the Baloch Liberation movement.