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A new AI order, an oil warning and unrest next door

New Delhi, July 18 -- This week a look at Chinese President Xi Jinping spotlighting his country as the champion of a new global AI order, promoting open-source technology. It was also a week that saw... Read More


America at 250: A superpower at another turning point

New Delhi, July 4 -- America turned 250 on Saturday, 4 July, marking a quarter millennium since the Declaration of Independence proclaimed the break of 13 colonies from British rule. Yet, as the US c... Read More


India-Japan expected to announce plans to deepen cooperation in AI, semiconductor

New Delhi, July 1 -- India and Japan are expected to announce plans to deepen cooperation in AI and semiconductors, while reinforcing defence and strategic ties, during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae T... Read More


UK awaits new PM as US and Iran seek a breakthrough

New Delhi, June 27 -- Another British prime minister has resigned. Sir Keir Starmer is the sixth to quit since 2016 and the fifth to stay less than five years at No. 10 Downing Street, the official re... Read More


A deal, a summit and a reality check for India

New Delhi, June 20 -- So we have a deal. The US and Iran have finally sealed one-much to the chagrin (or is it shock, dismay?) of Israel, given all the statements from President Donald Trump and Vice... Read More


The week that tested strategic partnerships and global power plays

New Delhi, June 13 -- This was a grim week for Indian seafarers. Three sailors were killed when US forces fired on the Palau-flagged vessel Settebello, which was manned largely by an Indian crew. This... Read More


Trump's 'moderate shooting' ceasefire and other signs of a fracturing world

New Delhi, June 6 -- There was at least one furious, expletive-laden exchange between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while some noteworthy visitors came calli... Read More


Hormuz, Ukraine and Japan: Three stories that mattered this week

New Delhi, May 30 -- This week, yet again, the focus is on Iran and whether a deal is finally within reach. A lot rides on the answer. Fuel prices are the most immediate concern. Across the world, in... Read More


Great power games, oil wars and India's uneasy balancing act

New Delhi, May 23 -- Lots of headlines jostling for attention this week. Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing came days after US President Donald Trump's China trip, which many analyst... Read More


How China framed Donald Trump through the Thucydides Trap

New Delhi, May 16 -- US President Donald Trump's description of his China visit as "very successful" and "unforgettable" may be as self-congratulatory as his claims of victory over Iran. Trump, in hi... Read More