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Nepal’s political shift opens a strategic window for India

March 24, 2026 admin

Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and the prime ministerial candidate for Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), greets his supporters as he celebrates after winning the election, in Damak, Jhapa district, Nepal, March 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The election results in Nepal have been described as a political earthquake. This is not an exaggeration. There has…

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Path ahead for Nepal’s new leadership

March 24, 2026 admin

In the noisy, crowded landscape of Nepali politics, the meteoric rise of Prime Minister-designate Balendra Shah and his party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), represents a rare political anomaly. While veterans of the 2008 republic traded barbs, the rapper-engineer-turned-mayor bypassed traditional campaigning for a “monastic” silence. His victory in Nepal’s post-Gen Z parliamentary election on…

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Watch: Marco Rubio declares ‘old world is gone,’ calls for rebuilding western order

February 26, 2026 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has declared that “the old world is gone,” signalling a major shift in American foreign policy. Speaking in Washington and at the Munich Security Conference, Rubio called for rebuilding international institutions, criticised mass migration and free trade policies, and urged a renewed Western civilisational alliance. Source link

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India was fortunate to have a steady growth in this transformative period, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

August 5, 2025 admin

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw | Photo Credit: ANI Geopolitics, geoeconomics and geotechnology are all changing the world order and hugely impacting businesses and economies globally, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railway, Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, in Bengaluru on Tuesday (August 5, 2025). During this transformative period, India was fortunate…

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Watch: What’s strategic autonomy and why is it important for India?

July 27, 2024 admin

Watch: What’s strategic autonomy and why is it important for India? In this episode of Realpolitik, Stanly Johny explores the complexities of India’s foreign policy and its balancing act between the U.S. and Russia. Since independence, all Indian governments have adhered to strategic autonomy in various forms—non-alignment, multi-alignment, multi-engagement, or multi-directional foreign policy. Today, the…

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China’s Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France’s Macron

May 7, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the troops, on May 7, 2024 at the Tarbes airport, southwestern France. | Photo Credit: AP France’s President is hosting China’s Leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on May 7 for private meetings after a high-stakes state visit in Paris dominated by…

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Russian troops enter base housing U.S. military in Niger, U.S. official says

May 3, 2024 admin

File picture of Nigeriens gathering in a street to protest against the U.S. military presence, in Niamey, Niger April 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta…

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Colombia’s President says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza

May 2, 2024 admin

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro gives a speech as part of the 2024 International Workers Day in Bogota, Colombia, on May 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Colombian President Gustavo Petro on May 1 announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective May 2 in the latest escalation of tensions between the…

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U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at the United Nations

April 19, 2024 admin

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley vetos an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S….

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