Canada successfully defended its women’s team pursuit title in speed skating on Day 11 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, while Norway strengthened its position at the top of …
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Experts Tell Congress U.S.-India Partnership Key to Countering China
by Khushboo Razdan 4 minutes readSenior experts told a U.S. congressional commission on February 17, that the United States and India increasingly view their partnership as critical to balancing China’s rise, despite recent diplomatic tensions …
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Bangladesh at a Crossroads: New Leadership, Old Fault Lines—and a Narrow Window for Renewal
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readThe swearing-in of Tarique Rahman as prime minister on February 17 marks far more than a routine transfer of power in Bangladesh. It closes a turbulent chapter opened by the …
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Inside India’s Big AI Moment: Power, Purpose, and a Bid to Shape the Future
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe buzz inside Bharat Mandapam this week wasn’t just about algorithms and compute power. It was about ambition. About who builds the future of artificial intelligence—and who merely rents it. …
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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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Exclusive: United Nations Leadership to Join India-AI Impact Summit 2026 as Global South Shapes AI Governance Dialogue
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 9 minutes readAs the global conversation on artificial intelligence intensifies within multilateral forums, the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 emerges as a defining moment for the Global South. With the United Nations Secretary-General …
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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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Norway Leads Medal Table as Seoul Sister Choi Gaon, and Lollobrigida Headline Day 6 at Milano Cortina 2026
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readThe Olympic Games once again delivered high-stakes competition on Day 6, with nine finals contested across seven sports in one of the busiest schedules so far at the Olympic Winter …
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Bangladesh’s Post-Uprising Verdict: Reform Mandate or Repackaged Majoritarianism?
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readDhaka has spoken — loudly, decisively, and yet not without ambiguity. The 13th Jatiya Sangsad election has handed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies between 209 and 213 …
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Reintroduces Bipartisan ‘No Funds for Forced Labor Act’ Targeting IFI Projects Linked to Xinjiang
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readCongressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) has reintroduced the “No Funds for Forced Labor Act” (H.R. 7516), a bipartisan, bicameral measure aimed at preventing international financial institutions from “providing support to any …