Iran & China Iran signs 25-year, $400-billion strategic and economic partnership agreement with ChinaJohn CherianIran signs a historic economic and security cooperation agreement with China amid talks with the United States on the resumption of the nuclear deal.
WORLD AFFAIRS: Myanmar Rebels vs rulers after military coup in MyanmarJOHN CHERIANThe spectre of civil war looms large in Myanmar as opposition parties persist in a nationwide civil unrest even as 10 of the country’s major rebel gro
Cover story: COVID-19 Update In second COVID wave, Asia and Latin America suffer acute shortage of vaccines, health sectors overwhelmedJohn CherianAs the pandemic rages across the world and nations of the global South continue to face several hurdles, billionaires add to their wealth and military
Brazil Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil is cleared to contest the 2022 electionsJohn CherianThe recent rulings of Brazil’s Supreme Court annulling former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s conviction for corruption expose a corrupt nexus i
INDIA & UNITED STATES India now a major defence partner for the US as it gangs up on China John CherianThe U.S. recognises India as “a major defence partner” as it prepares for a confrontation with China. The special status gives India access to militar
Afghanistan U.S. troops withdrawal in Afghanistan: A long drawn-out endgameJohn CherianThe U.S. is supposed to withdraw its troops in Afghanistan by May 1, but the Biden administration is keen to involve neighbouring countries in a diplo
West Asia Biden bombs Syria, says it was in ‘self-defence’John CherianEven as U.S. forces routinely targeted militants in Yemen, Somalia and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, President Biden ordered a military strike in
U.S. & Saudi Arabia U.S. intelligence report states that MBS approved the 2018 operation in Istanbul to capture or kill Khashoggi John CherianThe Biden administration releases a U.S. intelligence report that spells out Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s role in the brutal killing of Jamal Kh
West Asia ICC to investigate Israeli war crimes in occupied Palestinian territoriesJohn Cherian The International Criminal Court has ruled that it has the jurisdiction to investigate all of Israel’s actions, including possible war crimes and buil
India & China Signs of a thaw between India and ChinaJohn CherianThe agreement between India and China to withdraw their troops deployed in the Pangong Tso area is a positive sign of the two sides returning to the p
Myanmar Myanmar returns to military rule after army stages a coup on February 1, the day the newly elected parliament was to conveneJohn CherianThe army in Myanmar stages a coup yet again, on the day the new parliament was to convene, but the people have come out on the streets defying curfews
Revisiting Pulwama Frosty relations with Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack John CherianPost Pulwama, India-Pakistan ties took a nosedive with the Modi government claiming that its hard-line tactics made Pakistan bend to its will when the
Can there be something such as an honest critic? The critic is a persona largely missing from India’s classical music and dance scene.
SlideshowOut at seaThe month-long fishing trips of migrant fishermen at Veraval port in Gujarat are the stuff of adventure, endurance, and life lessons.
