HARSH V. PANT It has been a calamitous start to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s third term, historic though it is. That Xi’s policies were facing a global pushback had been well accepted by Beij...
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HARSH V. PANT There has been growing anger in China over a lack of receptivity to concerns being expressed by ordinary citizens about President Xi Jinping’s strict ‘zero covid’ policy. But afte...
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Rana BanerjiLieutenant General Asim Munir Ahmed was appointed Pakistan’s new Army Chief on Nov 24. He will formally take over from Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa when the latter retires on Nov 29. Munir was th
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Atul Aneja The power struggle between former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa has intensified following a major financial scandal involving Pakistan’s military suprem...
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SHOBA SURI The largest food crisis in recent history is currently affecting the entire world. Unless immediate action is taken to address the drivers of this crisis such as the conflicts, clima...
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Ashok Sajjanhar India takes over the Presidency of the G20 (Group of 20) countries, one of the most consequential amongst current day multilateral bodies, on December 1. This decisively signals the em
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