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S. Jaishankar to Attend G7 Niagara Meet as India-Canada Relations Thaw
by Prabhjot Singh 3 minutes readIndia and Canada appear to be on the threshold of restoring normal, cordial diplomatic relations after more than two years of strained ties. The first significant step came when the …
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D.C. Dispatch: Arctic Fault Lines Linking Climate Commerce and Security from Polar Ice to South Asian Shores
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 5 minutes readIn this exclusive conversation with D.C. Dispatch, South Asian Herald’s special podcast, Sian Prior, Ph.D., shipping policy director at the Brussels-based advocacy group Seas at Risk, said the Arctic has moved from …
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Opinion: A New Dangerous Race in The Making
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes read“I hated to do it, but had no choice! Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an …
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Opinion: Another Set of Sanctions on Russia
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readMiffed that Russia refuses to cease fighting along the current front lines, which would facilitate a ceasefire of sorts as a starting point, President Donald Trump has imposed tough sanctions …
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Landmark Critical Minerals Framework and AUKUS Commitments Anchor Albanese’s Visit to Washington
by Pooja Bhardwaj 5 minutes readAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the White House on October 20, 2025, in a high-profile meeting with US President Donald Trump, highlighting a shared focus on defense cooperation, trade, …
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China’s WTO Salvo Tests India’s ‘Make in India’ Firewall
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe electric vehicle wars have gone multilateral. China has dragged India to the World Trade Organization (WTO), alleging that New Delhi’s flagship industrial policies — designed to wean the country …
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Nepal’s Envoy to UN Highlights Democratic Transition, Gen Z Protests, and Global Crises at UNGA 80
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 6 minutes readNepal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa, declared that Nepal stands at a “historical crossroads,” stressing that the “only viable road ahead of us is that …
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From Lab to Coastline: Can IISc’s Siphon Desalination Really Quench India’s Thirst?
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia’s chronic water crisis has long been a paradox: surrounded by seas yet struggling to provide clean drinking water to millions. Now, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) …
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Resetting India–US Relations: A Strategic Arctic Opportunity
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 6 minutes readWhen India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands with China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, the headlines wrote themselves: India …