When 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 …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed the expanding economic and strategic relationship between their countries on Friday, while also discussing conflicts in West Asia and the …