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Is it not fair to ask if PM Modi exists in a different reality to the one the rest of us in habit?
Is it just that sort of moment when Indian reality becomes so surreal that it is hard to see clearly what reality is any more. Through…
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Radicalization in Our Time
Fundamentalist thought often provides justification for violence that is anathema to modern states Radicalism, and the human behavior it evokes, in South Asia and the Middle…
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How to Safely Manage U.S.-Russian Great-Power Competition
This is not a call for a reset or a new partnership, but rather for a responsible, less hostile relationship between rivals bitterly divided by visions…
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2020, A Turning Point for European Populists?
December is always a good time to draw up year-end balance sheets. That is all the more true for this particular year, one of profound changes…
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China, not India, builds a bridge in Bangladesh, but Modigovt believes all is not lost yet
Sheikh Hasina will join Modi in a summit to mark Bangladesh's 50th independence anniversary, just when Dhaka has told Beijing to get lost or pay up…
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Brexit has some hard lessons for everyone
Britain is a great place but the laws of trade apply to it in any post-Brexit scenario Anyone watching the final days of the Brexit negotiations…
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The World Demands Courage Not Cowardice
The free world is looking to the United States with apprehension. Since Churchill handed the mantle to Roosevelt, the U.S. president has been the leader of…
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EU Leaders Must Hold the Green Line
The European Union has taken monumental steps this year to deepen the bloc's integration and solidarity in the face of not just the pandemic but also…
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Afghan antagonists inch closer to final peace
Country has been a battleground for warlords and politicians who have added to the mess After nearly three months of on and off talks the Taliban…
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Paris Agreement: five years on, it’s time to fix carbon trading
With the election of Joe Biden, the US is set to rejoin the Paris Agreement. The country’s commitment, made in 2015, to restrain temperature rises to…
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France’s Macron is Ramping up a Clash of Civilizations — But Will It Stop Terrorism?
With France on edge owing to a slew of terror attacks, Macron has arguably fanned, rather than quelled, the flames of unrest. IN RECENT YEARS, French…
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Trump’s lame-duck antics could keep Biden’s eyes off Asia
By pardoning himself, Trump would keep US focus inward Governments and businesses across Asia are watching for how the Joe Biden administration will address a critical…
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The US withdrawal from Afghanistan and its implications
There were muted celebrations on Dec. 3 when news emerged from Doha that the Afghan government and the Taliban had at last agreed the terms of…
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The EU must break the Brexit deadlock
An amicable agreement that can serve as solid foundation for EU-UK engagement essential This week, we will finally know whether a Brexit deal can be agreed.…
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The global economy is working against workers and the environment
As we rebuild our economies after the pandemic, our priority should be ensuring everyone’s wellbeing and providing people with meaningful pursuits in life. The COVID-19 pandemic…
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Indian farmers want parity, not charity. Modigovt would do well to not teach them agriculture
The Indian farm laws are as convoluted and ill-advised as the notebandi. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, renowned mathematician and statistician par excellence, in his book Skin in…