Uganda Museveni declares victory over Bobi Wine and will be in power for another five yearsJohn CherianPresident Yoweri Museveni has declared himself victor in the recently concluded presidential election that was marked by the unparalleled use of stron
U.S.-Iran New regime, old games: U.S. goes slow on restoring nuclear treaty with IranJohn CherianThe Biden administration seems to be in no hurry to restore the nuclear treaty with Iran, which is increasingly losing patience, while Israel is busy
WIKILEAKS Julian Assange denied bail, but London court upholds U.S. government charges against himJohn CherianThe sitting judge in a London court refuses to extradite Julian Assange on the grounds of health risk but upholds the U.S. administration’s charges, i
The Trump administration classified the Houthi movement as a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’John CherianThe outgoing Trump administration classifies the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organisation, unmindful of the ramifications of this on a population
United States Joe Biden and Kamala Harris assume office in a smooth transition of power in the United StatesJohn CherianJoe Biden and Kamala Harris assume office in a smooth transition of power in the United States, which is still reverberating from the shocks of the vi
U.K. Brexit pains: Boris Johnson seals the United Kingdom's exit from the European UnionJohn CherianThe British parliament votes by a large majority to clear Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s exit deal with European Union negotiators, but there is resen
US war crimes in Iraq Trump's pardon of mercenaries guilty of massacre in Iraq leads to outrage worldwide John CherianTrump’s decision to pardon mercenaries guilty of massacring innocents in Baghdad evokes global outcry and consternation within the U.S.
Western Sahara Sahrawis betrayed again as Trump bats for MoroccoJohn CherianThe United States gets Morocco to establish diplomatic ties with Israel by recognising Western Sahara as part of the Kingdom of Morocco, plunging the
West Asia Donald Trump’s transactional politics on behalf of IsraelJohn CherianIt seems like there is almost nothing President Trump will not do, even in his last days in office, to please the Israeli leadership and the evangelic
West Asia Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan John CherianThe assassination of the Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was on the Israeli and U.S. hit list for some time, was apparently part of
Armenia&Azerbaijan Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement in November, bringing a tenuous peace to the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh regionJohn CherianThe Russia-brokered ceasefire agreement ends the bloody 49-day conflict. The war, which saw many casualties on both sides, resulted in Azerbaijan rega
Pakistan Pakistan under pressure to actJohn CherianPakistan, with a troubled economy, faces multiple challenges and the immediate one is to get off the “grey list” of the FATF, the Paris-based intergov
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.
