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Tue, 29/09/2026 - 16:14
The recurring clashes represent the failure of months of diplomacy and external mediation. Where does the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship go from here?
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 15:30
To some, Trump's hospitality was “historic.” To others, it was an attempt to “lull China into a false sense of security.”
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:50
Why has India's manufacturing sector has remained stuck at around 15 percent of GDP despite decades of rapid growth?
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:46
Muizzu has promised to submit evidence supporting the Maldives’ claim to Chagos to relevant international bodies.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:30
A spate of Republican senators took umbrage at Trump's reception of “a brutal, unelected, and oppressive dictator.”
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:12
Islamabad cannot use its own people’s suffering to erase its record of supporting forces that have devastated lives in other countries.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 09:02
Airstrikes are no longer intermittent dangers as they were two years ago, but a constant hazard. They are part of the people’s daily lives, woven into their collective consciousness.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 07:19
Could the conventionally-powered KSS-III sub offer a more affordable and timely alternative to the planned nuclear-powered fleet?
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 06:41
Rights groups claim that Nguyen Duc Thuan and Tran Hiep were abducted in Cambodia, in line with a pattern of growing transnational repression by the Vietnamese state.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 06:31
Will the region's demand for artificial intelligence services justify the enormous outlays of money and resources?
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 04:28
The petition concerned the use of barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers, which some claimed could breach constitutional requirements for secret voting.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 21:22
Modernization has expanded women’s choices and made the traditional sequence of adulthood – marry, have children, settle near family – less inevitable.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 19:15
Whether he means to or not, the U.S. president is feeding China’s active disinformation campaigns – especially on Taiwan.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 18:40
The AUKUS partnership survived the Trump transition, and for Canberra it may be too big a deal to ever let fail.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 17:08
New Delhi’s difficult decision serves as a masterclass in how personal diplomacy can trap a major power.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 16:45
One important mantra for the RBAirF: Don’t try to run before you can walk.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 16:09
Decisions taken in Washington and Beijing increasingly shape European trade, technology, energy, and security.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 15:36
During a Lee-Trump meeting at the U.N. General Assembly, Seoul said the U.S. president reaffirmed his willingness to talk with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 14:45
Given what happened in May, Taiwanese may have been more nervous after the latest Trump-Xi summit ended.
Mon, 28/09/2026 - 14:41
Why did Pakistan declare “an open war” against its one-time protégé?
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