Some UAE companies pull out of Saudi defence show as Gulf rift spills into business
Once the twin pillars of regional security, the two Gulf heavyweights have seen their interests diverge on everything from oil quotas to geopolitics.
Year: 2026
Kazakhstan and Pakistan Elevate Relations to Strategic Partnership
In total, 19 documents were signed, with 18 additional agreements concluded during Tokayev’s state visit, marking one of the most substantive diplomatic engagements between Kazakhstan and Pakistan in recent years.
No Boat, No Mandate in Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina’s legitimacy does not rest on rhetoric alone; it rests on law, history, and the expressed will of the electorate. Until the people, through a free and fair vote, decide otherwise, any alternative claim to power remains provisional at best, illegitimate at worst.
China-India relations have improved steadily: Xu Wei
our shared heritage in Buddhism, Tagore, yoga, and tea continues to connect us
Kazakhstan to Adopt New “People-centric” Constitution
For the first time, the Constitution declares human rights and freedoms as the highest priority of the state, forming the guiding principle of the entire text.
Pakistani forces kill 177 Baloch militants in 48 hours; India denies involvement
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) termed the charges “baseless” and a familiar attempt to deflect attention from Islamabad’s internal security failures
“Tariffs are just one component of price. Reliability of supply chains, transportation efficiency, and delivery timelines- all of these matter: Abhijit Banerjee
Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee has described the recently concluded India–European Union FTA as a strategic move that signals to Washington that New Delhi and Brussels are not as dependent on the United States as it may assume, even as he cautioned that the deal alone will not guarantee economic gains.
India and EU Conclude “Mother of All Deals”
IAR Desk After nearly two decades of on-and-off talks, India and the European Union have
China’s Xi says India, China are ‘friends, partners’
President Xi referred to China and India as the “dragon and the elephant dancing together,” Xinhua said.
An Untethered Trump Is Expanding Xi’s Sphere of Influence
By hollowing out the rules-based order, the US president is pushing middle powers to hedge, and giving Beijing an opening it didn’t have before.