Officially there may be a sense of shock and disbelief that the United States is going to scale down its joint military exercises with South Korea. But America’s allies in …
Middle East
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UN Deputy Chief to Discuss Sustainable Development During India Visit
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readUnited Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed will make a brief stop in New Delhi, where she is expected to meet senior Indian government officials to discuss UN-India cooperation and …
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United Nations Honors Baghdad Bombing Victims on World Humanitarian Day
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres marked World Humanitarian Day on August 19 by attending a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the bombing of …
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The Mecca Pact and the Promise of a New Middle East
by Sanjay Upadhya 6 minutes readAn exaggerated sense of finality surrounds some discussions of the defense accord signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in Mecca on August 7. The agreement does not abruptly dismantle …
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LNG Shift Adds New Dimension to India-US Trade Talks
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readThe United States has overtaken Qatar as India’s largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), marking one of the most significant shifts in India’s energy import strategy in decades and …
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Opinion: All Sides Looking For An Exit
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThe Middle East and the world have been apprehensive for the last few weeks. On the one hand, it was missiles, bombs and drones all over followed by the usual …
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UN Chief Warns Weak India Monsoon Signals Deepening Climate Crisis
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 6 minutes readSecretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres warned that India’s monsoon is already running well “below average,” with forecasts indicating worsening conditions across a subcontinent where more than a billion …
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Pakistan Says US-Iran Negotiations Ongoing Despite Renewed Military Hostilities
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readPakistan has said that negotiations between Iran and the US were continuing despite a renewed escalation in hostilities, as CENTCOM confirmed launching another wave of airstrikes on Iranian targets following …
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Opinion: Seeking a Friendly Shoulder, Two Leaders Visit Washington
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readLeaders come to Washington for different reasons. Some to renew friendships; a few of them for a political lift back home; and others still to implore the United States to …
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India Raises Safety Concerns for 10 Million Gulf Indians at UN Security Council
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readIndia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, has said that the safety and well-being of the nearly 10 million Indians living and working in the Gulf region …