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A map to expansion: Understanding China’s ‘cartographic aggression’

As China’s territorial ambitions grow, its use of maps to stake claims is becoming increasingly provocative. This must be countered.
Anand V.
G20 Summit

How the Global South seized the spotlight at G20 summit in New Delhi

The summit scored its greatest win by placing concerns of developing and poor countries front and centre, challenging the dominance of Western powers.
Pranay Sharma
Maldives

Maldivian presidential election heads for a crucial runoff 

Former President Mohamed Nasheed emerges as kingmaker after first-round surprises.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Maldives

Maldives Chief Elections Commissioner Fuwad Thowfeek: ‘People think that if it is electronic, it can be manipulated’

Thowfeek, who oversaw presidential elections in the country except for 2018 when he was in exile, talks about the upcoming presidential election.
R.K. Radhakrishnan

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A roadside billboard shows President Ibu Solih (left) and his running mate at an intersection in Hulhumale island. The Maldives presidential election is slated to be held on September 9.

Maldives presidential election 2023: Debt, India’s military presence major concerns

The election is unlike any other in the country’s history, with no clear frontrunner and multiple issues vying for voters’ attention.
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Mohammed bin Salman speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh on October 24, 2018. Saudi Arabia is possibly the biggest investor in global football today.

For Saudi Arabia, sport is the new oil

Turning the country into a global sporting hub, Mohammed bin Salman aims to diversify its economy and divert attention from its human rights record.
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An Indian Army convoy carrying reinforcements and supplies travels towards Leh through Zoji La, a high mountain pass bordering China, in June 2021.

Why India’s response to the China challenge in Ladakh is so lopsided

If New Delhi seems to be floundering without a clear policy, it is because it lacks a history of hard-nosed China policy formulation.
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Sinamale Bridge, formerly known as the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, in Male.

Sinamale Bridge: A symbol of transformation in the Maldives

The very bridge that nearly plunged the nation into a financial abyss has become a symbol of progress now. 
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In the MDP primary to pick a presidential candidate, Mohamed Nasheed (left) lost to Ibu Solih, who polled 60 per cent of the votes. Nasheed then left the party.

Can Maldivian President Ibu Solih defy the odds and secure a second term?

The election comes at a time when Solih’s Maldivian Democratic Party, once a formidable force, has been fractured by a major split.
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A mural dedicated to the first Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin on a residential building in Kharkiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine (photograph taken on August 9). Alongside its military push, Ukrainians are waging a cultural counteroffensive, renaming hundreds of Soviet-era streets, dismantling statues, and removing Russian literature from bookshelves.

By shunning Russian symbols, Ukraine embarks on cultural counteroffensive

Ukrainians are renaming hundreds of Soviet-era streets, dismantling statues, and removing Russian literature from bookshelves.
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Experts say the BRICS has been held back by the often diverging and competing interests of its members.

BRICS: Why Saudi Arabia, Iran, and others want to be part of it

Some see the five-member club as a counterweight to traditional Western-led forums and institutions. But what exactly is BRICS and why does it matter?
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At a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on August 11, 2023

If Sheikh Hasina loses January election, Bangladesh could face prolonged political and economic instability

Departure of Awami League from power would not only worry India but also raise concerns about regional unrest and violence in South Asia.
Pranay Sharma
For the first time in six decades, Hollywood writers and actors are on strike at the same time.

Hollywood strike: Why some productions are continuing anyway   

Strikes by actors and screenwriters have brought Hollywood to a halt. Some productions are still going ahead — but there are no scabs at work. What is
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The allied fear of a Nazi “super weapon” spurred on the Manhattan Project. How close were German scientists to creating nuclear weapons?

Why didn’t the Nazis beat Oppenheimer to the nuclear bomb?

Fear of a German nuclear bomb spurred the Manhattan Project. But how far behind were the Nazis?   
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Greece has vigorously clamped down on irregular migration from Turkey.

The EU’s migration dilemma: Is sealing borders really the solution?

For years, EU states aimed to secure external borders, increase deportations, and deter migrants. How successful are these efforts?
Deutsche Welle
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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