As India hosted the 18th BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi from Sept 12-13, 2026. The grouping is riddled with paradoxes and duality of its purpose. Now is the time for …
Defense
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Opinion: A Dangerous Twist to an Ongoing Mess
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThe last thing Republicans seeking re-election on November 3 needed was the Iran war extending indefinitely. And this is precisely what has happened as the Houthis of Yemen have started …
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India, Russia to Discuss SMRs, S-400 Delays, AI and Rare Earths
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readIndia and Russia are likely to discuss joint development of new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and a second Kudankulam-type nuclear power plant at another location in India, besides the status …
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India, Sri Lanka Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Security and People’s Welfare
by UNIby UNI 3 minutes readIndia’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh called on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on September 9 in Colombo, with the two leaders reviewing the broad spectrum of bilateral ties and …
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Will the BRICS Summit Move Towards De-Dollarization?
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 5 minutes readAs the BRICS summit approaches, all eyes, from stock market players across the world to heads of powerful central banks, will be on any moves that may crop up during …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to use bilateral talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 11 to …
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US Treasury Secretary Says Strait of Hormuz to Become Inconsequential Within Two Years
by UNIby UNI 4 minutes readUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on September 1 said that disruptions to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz will become inconsequential within the next two years as Gulf states …
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What’s at Stake for India at the SCO Meet
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readAll eyes are out on possible outcomes from meetings between the big three at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, that is, on China’s President Xi Jinping, Indian …
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Australia to Allocate Extra $2 Million to Those Affected by Floods in Nepal
by UNIby UNI 1 minutes readAustralia will allocate an additional 3 million dollars (about $2.1 million) to those affected by the floods on the border between Nepal and China, bringing the total amount of humanitarian …
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Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readNo one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care …