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Dark tunnel, elusive light: India-Pakistan diplomacy locked in a strategic stasis

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Bhutan was the first country Modi visited after becoming Prime Minister in 2014. Here, Modi greets Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Thimphu in June 2014.

With Modi leading a coalition government, what lies ahead for India’s tense neighbourhood?

Prime Minister Modi now confronts regional tensions, China’s assertiveness, and the need for a stable South Asian framework.
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Frontline On Air | India’s partnership with Israel: A tightrope between justice and self-interest

Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza poses a critical challenge to Modi’s diplomacy and pro-Israel stance.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme in Tel Aviv on July 5, 2017. 

India’s partnership with Israel: A tightrope between justice and self-interest

Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza poses a critical challenge to Modi’s diplomacy and pro-Israel stance.
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A pile of musical instruments and audio equipment set on fire by the Taliban on the outskirts of Herat. A photograph taken on July 29, 2023, and released by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

Coup, chaos, and Taliban: The turbulent history of modern Afghanistan

Half a century since a bloodless coup ousted King Zahir Shah, marking the start of unrelenting turmoil in Afghanistan. 
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