The Lingering Impact Of Pakistan’s Floods
With a third of the country underwater, experts warn of spreading waterborne diseases and food shortages. Read More Here
US Trails China In Key Tech Areas, New Report Warns
China leads the United States in 5G, commercial drones, offensive hypersonic weapons, and lithium-battery production,” the report said, while the U.S. is ahead in biotech, quantum computing, cloud computing, commercial space technologies, and has a small lead in artificial intelligence. Read More Here
The Weakness Of Xi Jinping
Does hubris and paranoia threaten China’s future? Read More Here
India’s Long Infatuation With Russia Must End
Seven months after China and Russia announced their “no limits” partnership, the two countries seem closer than ever. In the face of growing Chinese belligerence, this augurs ill for India, which should urgently reconsider its long-standing diplomatic and strategic dependence on a weakening Russia. Read More Here
Queen Elizabeth II Wasn’t Innocent Of Her Empire’s Sins
The late queen incarnated and ably helped sell her nation and its system while never criticising or apologising for its past. Read More Here
Stronger Saudi-India Ties ‘Good For Us, Good For The World’, Says Indian Minister
Saudi Arabia and India are approaching their relationship keeping in mind the larger global context, Dr. S. Jaishankar told Arab News in an exclusive interview during his first official visit to the Kingdom as the external affairs minister of India. Read More Here
China’s Xi Prepares To Meet Russia’s Putin On First Overseas Trip Since Covid Outbreak
The meeting will indicate how close the two sides remain over Ukraine. Read More Here.
The Problems With Vietnam’s ‘Bamboo Diplomacy’
Is the phrase, increasingly prominent in government communications, anything more than an update to a discredited policy of neutrality? Read More Here
Gorbachev Never Realised What He Set In Motion
Almost nobody has ever had such a profound impact on an era, while understanding so little about it. Read More Here
Pakistan’s Ghosts Loom Over Imran Khan
Khan’s rhetoric resembles that of another former Pakistan Army protege: the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Read More Here
