New Delhi is poised to become the diplomatic center of gravity of the Global South on September 12 and 13 as India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, …
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From Maruti to Microchips: Japan’s India Investment Story Enters a New Era
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readJapanese companies are preparing to deepen their presence in India, but the next wave of investment is likely to look markedly different from the one that brought automobiles, industrial plants …
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Afghanistan’s Post-American Geopolitical Balancing Act
by Sanjay Upadhya 6 minutes readFive 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 …
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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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A Chinese national has been rescued alive from inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal, while a 60-year-old woman was pulled out alive from under debris …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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Dalai Lama Succession Emerges as New Test for US-India Strategic Coordination on China
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 7 minutes readA new U.S. congressional research report is urging Washington and New Delhi to treat the succession of the Dalai Lama not simply as a question of religious freedom, but as …
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Nepal’s Floods Matter for Far-Away Brahmaputra
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readThe 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 …