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U.S.-India Ties Remain Fundamentally Fragile
For the United States, foreign policy has always been a mix of securing interests and promoting values, and India checks the box on multiple counts. Washington…
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Sri Lanka Hones Its Balancing Act
Colombo has demonstrated its own brand of strategic autonomy on issues from Russia’s war in Ukraine to China’s global footprint. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia…
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India Reacts Sharply to U.S. Criticism Over Democracy and Rights
After the Indian government last week arrested opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal in a case of alleged corruption just weeks before a national election, U.S. and German…
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Climate Crisis Should Be Topping The Global Electoral Agenda
The world faces two crucial tests this year. Both will impact large parts of the planet, if not the entire world, and also have the potential…
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Kashmiri Shawl, Indian Saree Face Boycott Calls In Bangladesh; PLA-N In India’s Backyard Worries Delhi?
The spike in anti-India sentiments in Bangladesh is unfolding with eerie similarity to that in Maldives. The incumbent Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, called out…
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UNSC Ceasefire Resolution in Gaza and What it Means
After five long months since the start of the war, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has finally reached a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire…
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Indo-Pacific Insights | April 01, 2024
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Who is Not Corrupt?
The 'Minimum policy priorities and common commitment' of the new five-party ruling alliance released last Tuesday, rather unconventionally, acknowledges the pervasive public perception that “everyone in…
Analysis
The Unconditional Release of All Myanmar Political Prisoners is Non-Negotiable
Since the 2021 coup, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has documented over 25,000 political prisoners jailed by Myanmar’s military regime. In the country’s long…
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Russia Is Back to the Stalinist Future
A collage illustration shows half of the face of Joseph Stalin and half of the face of a larger Vladimir Putin alongside a star with a…