Washington, Apr 11 (UNI): US Navy warships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday for the first time since the war began, in a deliberate move to increase confidence among …
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Islamabad, April 11: US and Iranian negotiators have converged in Islamabad, Pakistan, where peace talks are expected to begin within hours, the next critical step in efforts to solidify a …
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Trump’s Iran Miscalculation: A Warning for a Fragile Global Order
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 3 minutes read“Wars may be started at will, but they are ended by necessity.” The old insight, often attributed to Machiavelli, has taken on renewed relevance in the unfolding crisis involving Donald …
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Capital Latitude: The Indo-Pacific Now Begins in the Gulf
by Rasita Vishnuram 5 minutes read“The rule of the sea is indeed a great matter.” – Thucydides For years, the Indo-Pacific was drawn as an eastern theater of power, with most attention fixed on the …
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Opinion: Messages, Negotiations, and Wishful Thinking
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThere is only thing that nearly everyone is sure of in the Middle East war with Iran: NOTHING. A conflict which is soon to enter the second month has seen …
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Gita Gopinath Flags Global Uncertainty, Geopolitical Shifts, and Supply Chain Challenges for India
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readProfessor of Economics at Harvard University, Gita Gopinath, who previously served as International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist, underscored the growing influence of geopolitics on the …
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Opinion: Moving From Madness To Insanity
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readWhat was seen as unthinkable during the heydays of the Cold War is now being talked about as if the nightmare is around the corner. Reports have it that officials …
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India Eyes Global Drone Hub Status as Rajnath Singh Pushes Indigenous Defence Manufacturing
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia must move in “mission mode” to become a global hub for drone manufacturing within the next few years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, underlining the strategic urgency …
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Whispers Before the Reset: Intelligence Diplomacy and the Fragile Recalibration of Bangladesh–India Relations
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 5 minutes readThe quiet visit of Bangladesh’s Director General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Major General Mohammad Kaysar Rashid Chowdhury, to New Delhi may appear routine within the world of security diplomacy. Yet …