The relationship between the European Union (EU) and China has long been characterized by a complex interdependence marked by both cooperation and competition. Trade has played a central role, with China becoming the EU’s largest trading partner in goods and a significant recipient of foreign direct investment. However, recent years have witnessed a growing strain in this relationship, owing to […]

On April 2, 2024, the Government extended the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the whole State of Manipur, except for 19 Police stations, for another six months with effect from April 1, 2024. The areas under the Police Stations excluded from AFSPA are Imphal, Lamphel, City, Singjamei, Sekmai, Lamsang, Patsoi, Wangoi, Porompat, Heingang, Lamlai, Irilbung, […]

On April 6, 2024, three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in the Karriguta Forests of Pujari Kanker in the Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh. SFs recovered one AK47 rifle, one Light Machine Gun (LMG) and explosives from the encounter spot. The identities of the slain Maoists are yet to […]

Relations with its strategic partner, the US, are under strain. And the neighbouring countries, always wary of India, are likely to feel apprehensive about the fate of agreements signed with India after Modi reopened the Katchatheevu issue. In the last five years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, incongruities have crept into India’s international relations. On the credit side, there […]

Among the world’s major powers, India perhaps is the least worried about the presidential rematch in the United States (US) between incumbent Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump. With Biden and Trump having won sufficient delegates to win the presidential nomination of their respective parties, the world’s chancelleries and corporations are focused on the global political and economic impact […]

A child born in Kerala in India’s south has a better chance of surviving to age five than in the US. In Uttar Pradesh in the north, the odds are worse than in Afghanistan. As India goes to polls in a couple of weeks to elect its next government, pundits’ focus will be on the Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra […]

That concept refers to the arbitrary implementation of double standards aimed at advancing Western interests at others’ expense, which in this context concerns their innuendo that India was violating international law even though it had the right to request the expulsion of over 40 Canadian diplomats. The UK and the US, which together can be described as the Anglo-American Axis […]

The administrative deputy prime minister of Afghanistan has called on the international community to officially recognize the Islamic Emirate. Abdulsalam Hanafi said Afghanistan’s diplomatic relations will expand this year and that some countries have shown interest in resuming relations. Hanafi meanwhile denied the presence of armed groups in the country and said in the past three years, Afghans played no […]

In his pre-recorded speech during Eid prayers in Kandahar, the leader of the Islamic Emirate once again emphasized the implementation of Islamic rules in the country and said that the IEA is ready to resolve problems with the world within the framework of Islam. Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada said those who criticize the IEA for implementing Islamic Sharia law in Afghanistan […]

Police on Monday arrested a Tajik national accused of being an active member of the Islamic State group after he landed at Rome’s international airport on a flight from the Netherlands, authorities said. An international arrest warrant accused the man, identified only as S.I., of having gone to Syria to fight for IS in 2014. The man was described as […]