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Prabhu Dayal is a retired officer of the Indian Foreign Service (1976 batch). He served as India’s Ambassador to Kuwait and Morocco, and as Consul General in Dubai and New York. He also held the position of Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Offices in Geneva. Less
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In a stunning display of diplomatic efficiency, the second round of high-stakes peace talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad failed to take place on Monday, 20 April 2026, marking an unprecedented breakthrough…
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The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit China on May 14–15, 2026 for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. This will be Trump’s first visit…
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The Middle East has plunged into a significantly graver, more volatile situation following the collapse of high-stakes, 21-hour marathon talks in Islamabad on April 11-12, 2026. Designed to end the 2026 Iran-US war, the failed…
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Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman’s visit to India, starting April 7, 2026, marks a pivotal effort to reset bilateral ties following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) victory under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. This is the…
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In his primetime address on April 1, 2026 , President Donald Trump delivered a high-stakes update on the ongoing military conflict with Iran, characterized by a mix of triumph, combative rhetoric, and claims of imminent…
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The US-Israeli strike on February 28, 2026, that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is heavily debated internationally, including in India. While proponents argue it was a justified act of self-defence to prevent regional…
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On October 30, President Trump posted on social media that he had instructed the Department of Defense to immediately restart the process for testing US nuclear weapons. He stated that the U.S. needs to test…
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US tariffs under President Donald Trump are significantly impacting the Indian economy by depressing exports in key sectors, weakening the rupee, and slowing overall GDP growth. The tariffs are a result of trade disputes and…
October 21, 2025, 10:17 PM IST
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Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are on the boil following a major military escalation involving cross-border airstrikes and heavy clashes leading to casualties on both sides and the closure of key border crossings. Pakistan has…
October 17, 2025, 11:12 PM IST
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Following a period of strained ties under the Biden administration, relations between the United States and Pakistan are experiencing a significant thaw during Trump’s second term. This shift was cemented by a recent high-profile meeting…
October 3, 2025, 8:02 PM IST
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Picture credit: Associated Press Donald Trump’s September 23, 2025 address to the UN General Assembly highlighted and intensified existing global tumult by rejecting multilateralism, antagonising allies, misrepresenting facts, and asserting an “America first” unilateralism. Rather…
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