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An unusual level of secrecy surrounds the high-level meeting of Arab leaders who got together in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to move all Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip and let realtors do business on that strip of land. This was...

Germans have just voted the conservative opposition to power in a general election that was dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation in Europe’s largest economy and a growing sentiment against immigrants. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany/Christian-Social Union (CDU/CSU) alliance led by Friedrich Merz...

24 February marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Kremlin’s strategy for a swift victory has faltered badly, leading to a protracted conflict where neither side has achieved significant advances on the battlefield. The initial goals of Russia’s invasion were to quickly...

The Union government says that the “Indian Census is the largest single source of various statistical information on various characteristics of the people of India. With a history of more than 130 years, this reliable, time-tested exercise is bringing in a real insight into the...

With the AAP’s dramatic downfall and the BJP’s resounding victory, Delhi’s civil servants finally seem to be breathing easy. Having a ‘double-engine’ government—one that aligns both the Centre and Delhi—provides clarity in both means and objectives. Over the past decade, since AAP took charge in...

I was fortunate to participate in the recent AI Action Summit in Paris, where many discussions emphasized the need to steer AI in a more socially beneficial direction. At a time of increasingly loud calls for AI acceleration from Silicon Valley – and now from...

With only a few weeks to go before the federal election on 23 February, Germany experienced a political earthquake. For the first time, the main opposition party, the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), relied on the support of the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to...

As the impact of the recent Narendra Modi-Donald Trump meeting in the White House on India’s economy is being assessed, it is significant that hours before Prime Minister Modi’s visit, President Trump announced that the US would levy “reciprocal tariffs” on its trading partners. Sitting...

There is no reason to be overjoyed, as many in India feel, over US President Donald Trump’s remark during a joint Press conference he held with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he left the current state of affairs to be dealt with by the latter....

Afissure seems to have appeared in the decades-old alliance between Europe and the United States. This drifting apart is visible if developments of the past week are any indication. During the three-day Munich Security Conference, which wrapped up on 16 February, US Vice President JD...