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China-Taiwan Seesaw: Taipei is looking at some tough options as Beijing moves to the extreme
May 15, 2019, 7:15 PM IST
A top Chinese official recently warned Taiwan that the US won’t be able to preserve the island state’s security and that time was on China’s side in cross-Taiwan Strait affairs. At the fourth annual gathering…
May 15, 2019, 7:15 PM IST
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Non-aligned Plus: India must engage with all without diffidence but not fall for camps
May 11, 2019, 6:13 PM IST
In signs that India is slowly feeling its way through on the issue of military presence in the South China Sea, Indian naval ships joined those from the US, Japan and the Philippines to conduct…
May 11, 2019, 6:13 PM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
‘US sanctions on Iran’s oil industry are harming global market stability … Iran has never left the negotiating table’
May 10, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
After the US ended sanction waivers for all importers of Iranian oil, Iran has now announced that it will partially withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington pulled out of last year. Iran’s…
May 10, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Iran’s Partial Pullout: Tehran is justified in asking to be shielded from unilateral US sanctions
May 9, 2019, 10:50 PM IST
Iran’s partial pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal isn’t surprising. Any country in Iran’s shoes would have taken this step. To be clear, Iran has said that it isn’t completely pulling out of the nuclear…
May 9, 2019, 10:50 PM IST
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No Untouchability In Global Healthcare: Taiwan’s participation in World Health Assembly must be supported
May 9, 2019, 1:52 PM IST
For the third year in a row, Taiwan has been denied an invitation to the World Health Assembly – the WHO’s decision-making body – due to China’s objection. The 72nd WHA is to slated to…
May 9, 2019, 1:52 PM IST
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Unmaking the world: Why Trump is pulling out of international obligations
May 8, 2019, 11:15 AM IST
In another clue as to why the Donald Trump administration in the US has been dismantling international treaties and pacts, the American President recently revealed that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin were discussing a…
May 8, 2019, 11:15 AM IST
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Moroccan Sahara Issue: Ethnicity should not be the only basis of nationhood
May 3, 2019, 8:09 PM IST
This past week, the UN Security Council voted to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Moroccan Sahara – called MINURSO – for another six months. It will be recalled that the…
May 3, 2019, 8:09 PM IST
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Bangladeshi politics: Opposition MPs joining Parliament is a good sign
May 1, 2019, 10:53 PM IST
In an interesting development, four members of Bangladesh’s opposition party BNP took oath as Members of Parliament in that country. This runs counter to what the BNP and its Jatiya Oikya Front alliance had stated…
May 1, 2019, 10:53 PM IST
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Buyers’ Bloc: India and China working together in energy will give Asian importers a huge fillip
April 30, 2019, 2:06 PM IST
In a significant move, India and China have decided to set up a joint working group on energy. The development is being seen as the first institutional step towards setting up a buyers’ bloc for…
April 30, 2019, 2:06 PM IST
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Kim-Putin Summit: Pyongyang shows off its diplomatic nimbleness
April 27, 2019, 7:23 PM IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin again demonstrates Pyongyang’s nimbleness on the nuclear issue. The Kim-Putin summit comes after the second Kim-Donald Trump summit bombed in Hanoi last February. There,…
April 27, 2019, 7:23 PM IST
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Stronger together: As Morocco and India share intelligence with Sri Lanka more is needed to stem transnational terrorism
April 24, 2019, 10:37 PM IST
Two days after the dastardly serial bombings in Sri Lanka that claimed 321 lives and injured over 500, the Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for the despicable act. In fact, the Sri…
April 24, 2019, 10:37 PM IST
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Iran Waivers Ending: But New Delhi has to find ways to keep dealing with Tehran
April 23, 2019, 11:13 PM IST
The US has decided to end sanction waivers for all countries importing Iranian oil. The decision comes as current waivers end on May 2, leaving countries like India that import significant quantities of Iranian oil…
April 23, 2019, 11:13 PM IST
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Sri Lanka Bombings: A crucial moment for South Asia
April 22, 2019, 8:56 AM IST
The horrific serial bombings in Sri Lanka that have claimed more than 200 lives and injured nearly 500 break a decade-long peace on the island nation. Churches and five-star hotels were targeted in what appears…
April 22, 2019, 8:56 AM IST
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Fake videos: In this age of digital propaganda, verifying content should be the mantra
April 20, 2019, 10:55 PM IST
Recently, after having dinner at a restaurant, I was waiting for my car at the parking lot. All of a sudden there was a commotion and I saw three people recording a video on a…
April 20, 2019, 10:55 PM IST
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Saving World’s Heritage: As we mourn the Notre-Dame disaster, let’s also spare a thought for Syrian and Iraqi sites destroyed by Islamic State
April 18, 2019, 4:55 PM IST
The massive damage to France’s iconic Notre-Dame cathedral due to what appears to be an accidental fire has shocked the world. Images of the fire have been circulated widely on the web and donations are…
April 18, 2019, 4:55 PM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
‘Developing AI is not an end in itself … we have to find ways to reconcile data protection and new technology’
April 17, 2019, 2:05 AM IST
With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming the buzzword in technology, India and Sweden are looking to collaborate to harness the full potential of this new field. Sweden’s ambassador to India, Klas Molin speaks to Rudroneel Ghosh…
April 17, 2019, 2:05 AM IST
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Select Entry: US emphasis on premium visas like EB-5 underlines a new take on migration
April 16, 2019, 3:41 PM IST
As the world goes through an anti-migration wave driven by slow overall global economic growth since 2008, the term foreigner has become extremely politically charged. This in turn is seeing countries revise their immigration policies…
April 16, 2019, 3:41 PM IST
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New Year Musings: Bangladesh asserts its secular tradition through Pohela Boishakh
April 15, 2019, 12:45 PM IST
Yesterday (April 14) the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi celebrated Pohela Boishakh to mark the first day of the new year according to the Bengali calendar. Pohela Boishakh is observed by Bengalis all across…
April 15, 2019, 12:45 PM IST
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Brexit Imbroglio: A second referendum with break the impasse, one way or another
April 13, 2019, 1:17 PM IST
With the EU deciding to extend the deadline for the UK to implement Brexit – the new D-Day is now October 31 – the British Parliament now has to figure out how to break the…
April 13, 2019, 1:17 PM IST
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Lok Sabha 2019: A complex, tricky election awaits us
April 10, 2019, 4:45 PM IST
As the first phase of the seven phase Lok Sabha election takes place tomorrow, a quick analysis of the lay of the land is in order. First, BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi remain in…
April 10, 2019, 4:45 PM IST
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