Media Under Increasing Stress in South Asia
Last week’s youth revolt against a ban on social media in Nepal was a clarion call for freeing the media...
Social Media Ban Results in Ouster of Unpopular Nepalese PM
Nepal has been thrown into instability again, K.P. Sharma Oli’s ouster being the 13th change in 17 years. A sudden...
Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu From Unexpected Quarters
Even as the rest of the world is witnessing a realignment of forces due to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs,...
India, China Recognise Each Other’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’ at Tianjin Bilateral
The two countries pledge to view each other’s policies independently and not through the lens of third parties. Indian Prime...
Pakistan, Bangladesh Seek Salvation in the Revival of SAARC
Both see the geopolitical and economic usefulness of an organisation that was wilfully abandoned by India in pursuit of its...
Significance of 3 September Grand Military Parade in Beijing
The parade is a re-assertion of Chinese nationalism in a period when the world is still hostile to it. On...
Americans Say Aye to Trump’s Anti-Crime Drive but Nay to Draconian Anti-Immigrant Moves
The latest American opinion polls show that President Donald Trump’s tough steps against crime are appreciated, but support for his...
Frayed India-US Ties Likely to Be Restored
The apparent lurch towards China is only meant to put psychological pressure on Washington to respect India’s geopolitical sensitivities and...
US Racial Segregation Moves in Reverse
Previously, Blacks were segregated in ghettos; now Whites are segregating themselves from people of colour, immigrants and the poor. Historically,...
What Lies at the Root of Trump-Lula Spat?
It is not Brazil’s tariffs which irritate Trump. The US has a trade surplus with Brazil. The real issue is...
