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Diplomacy

Zelenskyy Says Trump Could Convene Trilateral Peace Talks

United Nations, New York: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. President Donald Trump wants to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and could organize a trilateral meeting involving the leaders of the…

By T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman · September 23, 2026

Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Post-American Geopolitical Balancing Act

Five years after the Taliban took back Kabul, the situation in Afghanistan remains complicated. Although the long war has largely ended, the Taliban now controls nearly the entire country. There…

By Sanjay Upadhya · September 11, 2026

Diplomacy

Will the BRICS Summit Move Towards De-Dollarization?

As 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…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · September 9, 2026

Central Asia

What’s at Stake for India at the SCO Meet

All 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…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · September 1, 2026

Africa

BRICS in New Delhi: Can Expansion Deliver Power?

When India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, it will preside over a grouping that is simultaneously larger, more ambitious and, paradoxically, more difficult to…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 29, 2026

East Asia

Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine

No 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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 28, 2026

Diaspora

Nepal’s Floods Matter for Far-Away Brahmaputra

The deadly glacier burst in Tibet, which triggered a wall of water and mud to drown the narrow gorges of the Bhote Kosi River in neighboring Nepal, has intensified scrutiny…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · August 27, 2026

White House

Opinion: Tariffs And Sanctions All Over Again 

It is not easy to fight two different wars at the same time even if the two converge into a single canvas called economics. And it is certainly a challenge…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 26, 2026

Diplomacy

India in Moscow on Sunday, Beijing on Monday

There is a habit in commentary of treating every Indian visit abroad as a signal of which way Delhi is leaning. Lean west, lean east, lean north. The habit misses…

By Rahul Pawa · August 26, 2026