Will India’s G20 presidency boost the South Asian region?
India, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, has finally been given the opportunity to implement its global vision and grand plan, and the South Asian region will gain from India’s…
Kinship Reimagined in Same-Sex Relationships
“We’ve already gotten married!” We are a family, our dogs are like our children…” is how Aakriti* answers, ever so tellingly, when asked if marriage is in store for her.…
China denies the UK description of the ‘provocation’ at the Manchester consulate
China has slammed Britain’s foreign secretary for providing an erroneous description of a confrontation outside the Chinese embassy in Manchester in October. Without giving evidence, China’s embassy in London stated…
India accused China of causing instability along the Himalayan border
Beijing has been accused of trying to “unilaterally” change the status quo on the disputed Himalayan boundary between India and China, according to a statement by India’s defense minister on…
According to a US official, China’s Xi is unwilling to accept Western vaccines
Despite the issues China is encountering with Covid-19, Chinese President Xi Jinping is refusing to adopt Western vaccinations, and recent demonstrations in China may have an impact on his personal…
Is Sri Lanka caught in a Chinese debt trap?
It is undeniable that China has been Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor stemming from the two countries’ economic relationship, which dates back 70 years to the Rice-Rubber Pact signed in…
The missile landing was not a Russian attack, according to Poland and NATO
Poland said Wednesday that there is “absolutely no indication” that a missile that landed in Polish farmland, killing two people, was an intentional attack on the NATO country, and that…
Missile attacks pound Ukrainian cities
Missile attacks targeted cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, causing widespread power outages only days after Russia’s humiliating retreat in the country’s south and in the midst of the G20 conference.…
The world’s population has surpassed 8 billion people
According to the United Nations, a baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world’s eighth billionth individual. “The milestone is an opportunity to celebrate diversity and progress while reflecting…
The United States cannot prevent Pakistan from purchasing Russian oil
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that Pakistan had overcome the United States’ resistance to buying Russian oil and that Islamabad aimed to engage into a petroleum import agreement…