Canada has announced a major diplomatic reshuffle, appointing four new consuls general to key postings across the United States, a move that comes as Ottawa seeks to strengthen ties with …
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Board of Peace Says it Would Assess Developments in Gaza Via Actions Post Hamas Govt. Resignation
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readThe Board of Peace said it would judge developments in Gaza “by actions, not promises” after Hamas announced the dissolution of its governing administration in the Strip ahead of a …
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Capital Latitude: India and Japan Have Tapped the Bridge Long Enough
by Rasita Vishnuram 7 minutes read“The Pacific and the Indian Oceans are now bringing about a dynamic coupling as seas of freedom and of prosperity,” Shinzo Abe, “Confluence of the Two Seas,” address to the …
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The Quiet Conquest: How Beijing Rewrote Bangladesh’s Economic Destiny Without Firing a Single Shot
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 8 minutes readThere is a particular kind of power that does not announce itself with fanfare. It arrives quietly through loan agreements, construction contracts, and factory floors and by the time the …
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‘Official’ India is exercising utmost restraint. But outside it, it is seething with anger at the way the Donald Trump-led United States is treating it. The pent-up frustration with the …
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Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal’s visit to China this week marks a crucial point in Nepal’s foreign policy. Coming soon after his trip to India, the visit highlights Kathmandu’s aim to …
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Opinion: Xi Visits A Changing North Korea
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThe visit of President Xi Jinping to North Korea has to be seen beyond a fact that it is taking place after seven years or in being the first overseas …
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“One tree alone cannot make a hill; three trees together make a high mountain.” – Vietnamese proverb Walk through Da Nang or Hanoi today, and it is not unusual to …
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India welcomed a rather unusual guest this week. Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s four-day visit began on May 30. It comes about two months after he successfully changed his military …
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India’s Nordic Turn and the Future of South Asia
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 8 minutes readIn global politics, there are moments when diplomacy ceases to be ceremonial and becomes transformational. India’s expanding engagement with the Nordic countries appears to be one of those moments. What …