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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper after the 2019 U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at the State Department in Washington on December 18.

U.S. & India: Strengthening ties

The second ministerial-level meeting between the U.S. and India underlines the growing strategic closeness of the two countries.

NATO leaders, including Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the U.K.’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Donald Trump, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in London on December 4.

NATO: Losing relevance

The London meeting of NATO leaders, meant to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the organisation, ended up showcasing the differences a

Prime Minister Imran Khan at the inauguration of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur on November 9.

Imran Khan on the back foot

A host of economic and political challenges force Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to be on the defensive.

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Big win for Boris Johnson in British elections

The ruling Conservatives registered a big victory in the snap mid-term elections they had called under the leadership of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Julian Assange shortly after being sentenced to 50 weeks in Belmarsh prison on May 1.

Assange languishes in jail

The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in need of urgent medical attention, continues to be in prison despite the dropping of all charges against him.

By John Cherian

President Evo Morales during a television interview in Mexico City on November 18.

Racist coup in Bolivia

Right-wing forces effect a violent regime change in Bolivia forcing Evo Morales to quit as President and seek asylum in Mexico.

Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia after their talks in Sochi, Russia, on October 22.

Syria: Russian helping hand

Trump claims victory for the withdrawal of Syrian Kurdish forces from the border with Turkey, but Moscow apparently guaranteed their withdrawal follow

Lula with supporters in Sao Paulo on November 9.

Brazil: Lula da Silva back for battle

After 19 months in prison, former President Lula is free and determined to take on Jair Bolsonaro and his government.

Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against President Sebastian Pinera’s policies in Santiago, Chile, on October 28.

Youths all over the world stand up to power

Youths rise in protest in Chile, Ecuador, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt against elitist rulers, neoliberal policies, unemployment and poverty, whereas in Bo

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, chief of the Islamic State, who is believed to have been killed in a U.S. military raid in Syria’s Idlib region.

Death blow to Islamic State

The U.S. President’s self-congratulation over the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was a product of the radicalisation that followed the U.S. inva

TUrkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters heading towards the Syrian town of Tal Abyad from the Turkish border town of Akcakale on October 10.

Turkish misadventure in Syria

Turkey launches a military offensive in northern Syria, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “green light”, to eliminate the “Kurdish terror threat”, bu

BY John Cherian

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram on October 11.

India & China: Resetting relations

The informal meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram presents an occasion to understand the two

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