The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has become a new dividing line in the US-led Western bloc. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has become a new dividing line in the US-led Western bloc, … Read More
In the Middle East, the Houthis of Yemen, the world’s poorest nation, have blockaded the Red Sea to protest Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip and challenged US power in the region. Seemingly unrelated events signal an irrevocable restructuring of the post-World War II order. In the Middle East, … Read More
Yemen, an unexpected outlier in the current conflict in Gaza, has intervened in the war between a pygmy Hamas and mighty Israel, by shutting down the Suez Canal, throwing international shipping out of gear. Yemen, an unexpected outlier in the current conflict in Gaza, has intervened in the war … Read More
Bangladesh is caught in a cleft between Washington’s escalating rivalry with Beijing in South Asia. Bangladesh is caught in a cleft between Washington’s escalating rivalry with Beijing in South Asia. The United States is monitoring nations that joined China’s ambitious Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), namely, Sri Lanka that has … Read More
African nations are increasingly turning towards Russia and China for complementary skills and services, in lieu of the European nations and the United States, a development that could potentially inaugurate a new chapter for African nations. Showcasing its new-found autonomy after July’s military coup which led to a tense … Read More
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will include a rail line that, upon completion, will provide a reliable and cost effective cross-border ship-to-rail transit network to supplement existing multi-modal transport routes for transit of goods and services between South East Asia through India to West Asia / Middle East and Europe. … Read More
What gives BRICS an edge over the West and its institutions is that fact that is embraces the diversity of its members and does not seek to impose any political or economic model upon the world * The Global South intensified its quest for more egalitarian and responsive international institutions … Read More
Polish leaders are keen for a coalition under the NATO umbrella to intervene in the Ukraine conflict The looming defeat of Ukraine is likely to trigger a new crisis in Europe, as an agitated Poland may attack Belarus in a desperate move to pull NATO into the conflict. Former CIA … Read More
Zelensky is caught between the devil and the deep sea South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kyiv on June 16, 2023, to discuss his country’s peace proposals with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ramaphosa then proceeded to St. Petersburg for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The African diplomatic initiative, … Read More
The past nine years have seen formidable progress on several fronts. Taking seriously the challenges facing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to the general elections in 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a four-hour long meeting with the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-ruled states … Read More
