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Associated Press BENGALURU, India — At first glance, the photograph of two fighter jets —
Year: 2025
As US-China Trade War Intensifies China looks to Central Asia
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India opens air show with eye on boosting defence manufacturing and exports
Two Russian and U.S. fifth-generation advanced stealth fighter jets will also be displayed at the event – the Russian Su-57 and Lockheed Martin’s (LMT.N), opens new tab F-35 Lightning II,
PM Modi departs for France, US
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Parliamentary delegation from Russia calls on President Murmu
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Turkiye and Qatar are in the driver’s seat in Syria
As usually happens, the overthrow of the Bashar Al Assad regime in Syria is seeing a jostling between regional powers for influence in that country. The Assads had always prided themselves on their pan-Arabism. Ironically, the powers jostling for influence there are all non-Arab ones: Israel, Turkiye, and Iran. Of these Turkiye is in a more dominant position given its proximity and support to the Syrian rebels
India has no alternative but to engage with the Taliban
Undoubtedly, the fissures between Pakistan and Afghanistan make the case for greater Indian engagement with the Taliban but it would be shortsighted to attribute such engagement as being solely contongent on Pak-Afghan relations. Regional security, trade and real politik demand that India engages with the Taliban. And India has quietly been doing that for awhile now.