As India hosted the 18th BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi from Sept 12-13, 2026. The grouping is riddled with paradoxes and duality of its purpose. Now is the time for …
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Modi-Xi in New Delhi: BRICS Creates a New Opening for India-China Relations
by Amit Deshmukh 9 minutes readWhen Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit, the symbolism was impossible to miss. After nearly seven years, China’s President was back in India. But …
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As a host of Global South leaders, ranging from Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping to Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto and Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed fly into a security gridlocked BRICS …
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BRICS Challenges U.S.-Led Economic Order, but Stops Short of Building a Rival System
by R. Suryamurthy 10 minutes readBRICS leaders on Saturday adopted a broad economic and political declaration challenging unilateral tariffs, sanctions and the governance structure of the global financial system, while stopping short of endorsing a …
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Is Canada going through one of the most difficult periods in its recent history? The question has become a subject of debate among business leaders, financial experts and ordinary Canadians …
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A rapid succession of U.S. immigration and visa policy changes is reshaping the landscape for Indian professionals, students and their families, raising the prospect of higher costs, tighter scrutiny and …
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Don’t Be Shy! Sees Alia Bhatt on the Other Side of the Camera as She Launches Four New Faces
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readBest Friends, breakups, and bad decisions: Prime Video’s Don’t Be Shy! promises a messy, funny, and heartfelt young adult rom-com, premiering September 25. The trailer was launched on September 11 at the …
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West Australian Indian Film Council Launches at Government House, a Century After Perth’s Fearless Nadia
by Pooja Bhardwaj 7 minutes readNearly a century after Perth’s Fearless Nadia, the West Australian Indian Film Council (WAIFC) launched at the Government House Ballroom in Perth on September 11, 2026, with her story providing …
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USCIS H-2B Cap Signals Tighter Race for Temporary Work Visas
by R. Suryamurthy 8 minutes readThe rapid exhaustion of the first-half H-2B visa quota for fiscal year 2027 is more than another routine immigration deadline. For foreign workers seeking one of the relatively few legal …
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Modi-Pezeshkian Meeting Raises Stakes for BRICS Declaration
by R. Suryamurthy 9 minutes readPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, coming barely a day before BRICS leaders are expected to negotiate a final summit declaration, has sharpened the central diplomatic …