The world is undergoing a profound change. Many call this a “time of transition,” while others label it as a “crisis of the Western-led international order.”. What is clear is that the global system, long dominated by western powers, especially the United States, now faces serious challenges. We see blatant violations of international law, the […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI: More than 100 Indian jewelers traveled to Jeddah this week to participate in the inaugural Saudi Arabia Jewelry Exposition (SAJEX), as the industry looks to diversify export markets in response to US President Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs on goods from India. As part of his ongoing global trade war, Trump doubled the total […]
Read MoreBASKING RIDGE: President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50 percent to 100 percent for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Trump posted on his social media site that NATO’S commitment to winning the war “has […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: US officials held talks on Saturday with the authorities in Kabul over Americans held in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration’s foreign ministry said. Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s special envoy for hostage response, and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US special envoy for Afghanistan, met with the Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. “Both parties emphasized […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Saturday that more than 250,000 people have left Gaza City for other parts of the territory over the past few weeks, since it intensified its assault on Gaza’s largest urban centre. “According to IDF (military) estimates, more than a quarter of a million residents of Gaza City have moved out […]
Read MoreThe Arakan Army said Saturday (13 September) that a junta air strike killed at least 19 students, including children, in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. The Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is engaged in a fierce fight with Myanmar’s ruling military for control of Rakhine, where it has seized swaths of territory in the past year. […]
Read MoreBy Tom Hussain Two years ago, it was unveiled with much fanfare as a grand riposte to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Today, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is being steadily eclipsed by regional hostilities and global disinterest. The architects of the US-backed IMEC, envisaged as a bridge linking India to Europe via the Gulf […]
Read MoreBy Aidan Jones In Thailand, elections do not necessarily decide who governs. Over the past few weeks, that paradox has played out once more, with a prime minister ousted, the country’s best-known political dynasty sidelined and a new leader taking the reins. For young Thai activist Aitarnik Chitwiset, the endless chaos feels like it has […]
Read MoreSushila Karki, Nepal’s first female Prime Minister and a former Chief Justice, is married to politician Durga Prasad Subedi, who was involved in a 1973 plane hijacking. At the time a youth leader in the Nepali Congress, Subedi, along with Nagendra Dhungel and Basanta Bhattarai, hijacked a 19-seater plane from Biratnagar to Kathmandu, carrying Rs30 […]
Read MoreNepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday named former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country’s interim prime minister, marking the first time a woman has led the nation’s government. The appointment followed widespread unrest that led to the downfall of the previous administration. Acting on Karki’s recommendation, the president also dissolved the […]
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