Oil rises amidst Iran tensions
Tehran said on Sunday it will soon boost its uranium enrichment above a limit set by a 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
China
Third Trump-Kim summit: a case of deflated ambitions
If anything these three Trump-Kim summits have seen President Trump turn Kim Jong-un from being a pariah ruler of his hermit kingdom to one who has had about a dozen summit meetings with world leaders in the last one year, something that puts Kim at the very center-stage of debates on international affairs.
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Modi in Osaka: Hosts Putin, Xi for RIC meeting
PM Modi discusses counter-terror, climate change with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
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India – Iran: Riding the crest of political commotion
Though the overall history of Indo-Iranian relationship is not dull and unsavoury yet there have been intermittent periods of closeness as well as of distancing from each other temporarily.
First overseas bilateral visits by PM Modi 2.0: Optics and strategic content
Both Sri Lanka and Maldives are the classical example of how small nations with limited resources can be victims of China’s “debt-trap policy” in their zeal to develop infrastructure in their respective countries
Bishkek SCO summit affirms cooperation in fighting terrorism, trade protectionism, calls for greater regional cooperation
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a mechanism for multilateral cooperation that plays an important role in maintaining regional peace and stability and in facilitating the prosperity and development of the Member States.
At SCO summit, Modi says countries sponsoring terrorism must be held accountable
The SCO is a China-led eight-member economic and security bloc with India and Pakistan being admitted to the grouping in 2017.
Why did Modi choose Maldives, Sri Lanka as destinations for his first overseas visits?
It is in this backdrop that Modi’s visits to Maldives and Sri Lanka – his first official overseas destinations in his second term as Prime Minister – is expected to herald the second chapter for Modi’s Neighbourhood First policy. Its second edition is expected to mark a shift from India’s immediate to extended neighbourhood and from disputed land borders to maritime expanse making Modi an Indo-Pacific Prime Minister.
Kyrgyzstan confers its highest award on President Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping, along with other leaders of the group including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is in the Kyrgyz capital to attend the two-day Summit beginning Thursday.
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Racial Overtones of Chinese Development in Kenya
It is dubious that the Belt and Road Initiative is healthy for Kenya’s long-term development. People should pay close attention to the debt relation between China and Kenya, and above all should prioritize the treatment and welfare of Kenyan workers who are most directly affected by the two countries’ growing relationship.
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