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World Affairs
UNITED STATES
How did the US economy do under Obama, Trump, and Biden?
No matter who was in the White House the past decade and a half, the American economy has mostly outshone its rivals.
Deutsche Welle
Diplomacy
India-Canada: Relations worsening with each passing day
Diplomatic war intensifies as both nations trade accusations of espionage and criminal activity, leading to expulsions and straining decades-old ties.
Amit Baruah
Israel-Hamas war
Israel says its military has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Sinwar, who was wanted by Israel in connection with the October 7 attack, was killed along with two others following an extended pursuit.
Frontline News Desk
West Asia
Lebanon under siege: Bombed but not broken
An exclusive first-hand account by a journalist on the relentless Israeli bombing and the people’s resilience.
Rawan Sayyed
EUROPESIDE—NOTES FROM A SMALL CONTINENT
Meet Europe’s new ‘emperor’, Ursula von der Leyen
How an unelected bureaucrat seized control of the European Union and now dictates the continent’s policy on everything from vaccines to war.
Susan Ram
Cross-border bonds
India-Pakistan and the bullet-proof bonds
A new era of virtual connections is seeing people-to-people relations between the two sparring neighbours flourish even as diplomatic ties falter.
Ashutosh Sharma
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US presidential race: The folly of lesser evilism
Donald Trump might be even more dreadful than Kamala Harris, but the latter stretches the notion of the lesser evil to its breaking point.
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Can Anura Kumara Dissanayake deliver on his promise of systemic change in Sri Lanka?
How will the government balance addressing the economic crisis, minority concerns, and demands for political reform while navigating IMF commitments?
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Why has literature Nobel winner Han Kang turned down celebratory events?
Han’s refusal stems from her conviction that writers must bear witness to global suffering, prioritising collective anguish over personal achievement.
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Salman Masood’s Fallout throws readers into the thick of Pakistan’s political turmoil
The book recaps the country’s past decade with a focus on the civil-military power struggle as manifested through Imran Khan.
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One year of Gaza War: Mental scars and a lifetime of invisible trauma
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Israel-Hamas war: One year after October 7
A curated collection of articles providing a broad perspective on the ongoing war, its origins, consequences, and potential future.
TEAM FRONTLINE
‘Genocide’ or ‘crimes against humanity’? How language shapes our view of conflict
From Orwell to modern geopolitics, terminology impacts perception. The Gaza crisis has revived the debate on language’s role in framing war.
Shashi Tharoor
Anura Dissanayake: The outsider with a difference
Dissanayake may not come across as a friend of Tamils, but being the practical politician that he is, he may still have some surprises.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
The Indus Waters Treaty faces a perfect storm
Having endured all ebbs and flows in the India-Pakistan relationship so far, the IWT must now find a way out of the existing politico-legal quagmire.
Bashir Ali Abbas
Dark tunnel, elusive light: India-Pakistan diplomacy locked in a strategic stasis
The countries are yet to resume diplomatic ties that were broken after Jammu and Kashmir’s status was changed in 2019. Islamabad may need to initiate.
Vivek Katju
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