Even before the expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, there were problems aplenty, starting with the thinking that perhaps the international order was slowly slipping into anarchy, …
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Milano Cortina 2026 Day 7: Klaebo Ties Winter Olympic Gold Record, Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov Wins Gold
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readThe seventh day of competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics delivered drama across seven medal events, featuring record-equaling performances, breakthrough victories, and unexpected setbacks that reshaped the medal …
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Opinion: The Fascination with the Number 500
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIt is not an exaggeration to say that not all are math geniuses especially having moved from tens, hundreds and thousands to millions, billions, trillions and perhaps even zillions. In …
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Turkey’s Growing Engagement in Bangladesh Adds a New Layer to South Asia’s Strategic Balancing
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 4 minutes readTurkey’s quiet but accelerating outreach to Bangladesh is no longer a bilateral curiosity. It is emerging as a new variable in South Asia’s already crowded strategic equation. As Dhaka explores …
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Opinion: Resetting Ties is Now the Challenge
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readBetween a best deal and a sellout, people of India are a witness to an ongoing shouting match between the government and the opposition on what exactly the deliverables are …
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“Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agree than to disagree.” — Dean Acheson In early August last year, President Donald Trump, in his usual …
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Opinion: Uncertainty and Doubts of Direction
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readNo one was expecting quick fixes at the start of 2026. If anything, there was a conviction that the New Year was going to see the persistence of old conflicts …
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Sanctions at Sea: Marinera Seizure Erodes Maritime Freedom
by Utkarsh Yadav and Aviral Pratap Singh 4 minutes readOn January 7, 2026, U.S. forces seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera (formerly Bella-1), which was carrying Venezuela-linked oil cargoes. This happened after the vessel refused a U.S. Coast Guard boarding attempt in the …
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Opinion: Getting Real with the Board of Peace
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readIt is not as though the Board of Peace (BOP) is in tatters or on the verge of collapse except that many nations who have been invited to join the …
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BRICS 2026 – Implications for a Multipolar World
by Ambassador Anil Trigunayat 7 minutes readRecently the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Noel Barrot, while meeting the Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, made an interesting observation that France was heading …