Taliban Russian initiative John Cherian Even as the Taliban gains military and political momentum, serious efforts led by Russia ...
The Maldives A new beginning R.K. Radhakrishnan in Male The Maldives gets a new President from the coalition of parties that defeated Abdulla ...
Democracy in peril R.K. Radhakrishnan As Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brazen attempt to usurp power backfires, Sri Lanka is seeing a ...
United States Democrats’ dilemma Vijay Prashad In the recent midterm election, the Senate remained Republican and the House went to the ...
U.S. sanctions on Iran Arm-twisting tactics John Cherian The unilateral sanctions imposed against Iran by the United States kick in, but major ...
Brazil elections Brazil in the abyss John Cherian The extreme right-winger Jair Bolsonaro wins the presidential election in Brazil and has ...
Central America/U.S. March of migrants Vijay Prashad Thousands of migrants from Central America march towards the U.S. seeking a new life in ...
Saudi Arabia Riyadh's mea culpa John Cherian Saudi Arabia admits that Jamal Khashoggi was killed within the consulate’s premises, but ...
Regime-change in Sri Lanka Change that fuels fears JAYADEVA UYANGODA Sri Lanka has entered a hugely uncertain phase of its post-civil war politics in which the ...
Regime-change in Sri Lanka Constitutional coup R.K. Radhakrishnan The island nation passes through a political crisis as President Maithripala Sirisena ...
Bangladesh blast case Closure of sorts Haroon Habib in Dhaka The judgment in the August 2004 grenade attack case, in which 19 accused were sentenced to ...
India-Russia Strengthening old ties John Cherian India signs a crucial defence purchase deal with Russia despite warnings from the U.S., ...
Saudi journalist's murder Journalist silenced John Cherian The cold-blooded murder of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul turns ...
The Maldives Return of hope R.K. Radhakrishnan (recently in Colombo) Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wins a historic mandate in the presidential election, but managing a ...
United Nations The Iran obsession Vijay Prashad Donald Trump uses the U.S.’ presidency of the United Nations Security Council to launch a ...
India-Pakistan War of words JOHN CHERIAN India abruptly cancels the proposed Foreign Ministers’ meeting between India and Pakistan, ...
Syria The endgame? John Cherian The Syrian government claims that the conflict in the country is nearing an end as its ...
India-Nepal Falling out R.K. Radhakrishnan recently in Kathmandu The anti-India sentiment in Nepal, which heightened after the Madhesi blockade in 2015, is ...
Israel-Palestine Oslo Accord A born-dead accord John Cherian In the 25 years after the "historic" Oslo accord was signed under the aegis of the U.S., ...
U.S. meddling in Venezuela Venezuela next Vijay Prashad Reports that U.S. officials and Venezuelan commanders had conversations about regime ...
India-U.S. Tango with Trump John Cherian The two-plus-two talks held in New Delhi after India agreed to sign the Communications ...
Pakistan Tough test John Cherian Prime Minister Imran Khan’s promise of a “naya Pakistan” will have to be put on hold in ...
Diary from Trumpland New equations VIJAY PRASHAD As Trump, with an eye on the next presidential election, tries to renegotiate trade ...
U.S.-Turkey Trading blows John Cherian Even as bilateral tensions seem to be building up between Turkey and the U.S., many ...
