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BRICS 2026: India hosts a defining summit for the Global South

Sheikh Nazir Mehdi                                                                                                                           The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on 12 and 13 September 2026, has given fresh importance to a grouping that has grown far beyond its original identity. Under India’s fourth chairship, leaders from 11 member
Sep. 16, 2026

Indus Water Treaty

Syed Showkat Indus Water Treaty was brokered by the World Bank in 1960 after years of negotiations.

An unwise move

Jammu and Kashmir is preparing for yet another round of unrest due to government’s illogical rather provocative move to hold Panchayat elections in the state. Even as the elections are scheduled to
Jan. 10, 2018

The Increasing Unfitness of Donald Trump

What made the Emperor Nero tick, Suetonius writes in “Lives of the Caesars,” was “a longing for immortality and undying fame, though it was ill-regulated.” Many Romans were convinced that Nero was
Jan. 10, 2018

Muslim women are not hapless victims

On September 9, 1937, Muhammad Ali Jinnah made a passionate speech in the central legislative assembly during the enactment of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act. The Act sought to replace
Jan. 10, 2018

Pakistan’s price of denial

Flawed policies and religious extremism The year, 2017, turned out to be quite tumultuous in terms of political events in Pakistan. The new year did not start on an encouraging note
Jan. 10, 2018

The ‘made in India’ bitcoins

Suspected fraudsters in India have come out with desi versions of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency used globally, and duped unsuspecting people of crores of rupees, police said. And, they are doing this in
Jan. 10, 2018

Need for a human face

That Kashmir is in a permanent state of emergency is in no way an overstatement. Besides overuse of force, an un-ending process of so-called legal and bureaucratic operations portrays a terrifying picture
Jan. 9, 2018

Dark clouds across Asia

What awaits the Asia-Pacific in 2018? Prospects appear, if anything, bleaker than was the case in 2017. More disorder, coming with increasing signs of a breakdown in inter and intra-state relations, is
Jan. 9, 2018

Time to lay down clear objectives

It’s a common lament among Army officers — they bring the security situation under control, but political steps aren’t taken to capitalise on it. In a press conference held in November, Lt.
Jan. 9, 2018
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