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The Hocus Pocus about Quad and AUKUS
On one such occasion, before soup was served, the ambassador announced with considerable satisfaction that Pakistan's President Musharraf had decided to join the global war on terror as the frontline state.
Israel-Turkey ties exhibition of President Erdogan's hypocrisy
Erdogan inherited from Ottoman Sultans the skill of walking a diplomatic tightrope. For centuries, the Ottoman Empire perfected the political art of seeming to be on both sides of conflicting powers. The Sultans sided with France and England against Germany and with Germany against France and England. The same policy is being pursued now by Erdogan, appearing to be on the Palestinian side, while maintaining multi-faceted relations with Israel.
Strategy of the greats - Moving towards IR 5.0
The changeover started with the '100 year marathon' designed by Mao, who was the first great strategist during the last century. The Plan initially failed courtesy China's own methods of implementation with the indisciplined Red-guards and the new deal etc., leading to famines.
Cash-strapped Pakistan's bid for $1 bn IMF loan may face hurdles
Debt for nature swap essentially means that Pakistan would be exempt from repaying the amount but would have to commit to invest the money in conservation of environment and biodiversity. IMF, meanwhile, has appointed a new country head for Pakistan, "ahead of high-stake talks for the release of $1 billion loan tranche," the Express Tribune said.
After AUKUS, is Australia developing a US-backed Military Industrial Complex?
Full details have not been revealed, but the Financial Review, an Australian publication is reporting citing a former Defence Department official that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)is likely to build versions of the latest US or British submarines. These nuclear-powered subs will have better weapons and sensors than their Chinese counterparts, including torpedoes, mines and cruise missiles.
What Modi wants from Biden, in Year Zero of post-Covid era
Never before in human civilisation (yes, never before in human history) have the entire people of planet Earth stopped together at the same time, locked themselves in self-isolations, and retreated into their homes and caves - for 500 days! Due to the pandemic, and in this period, mindsets, priorities and many common assumptions have been disrupted or are newly forming.
CLOSE-IN: IPL 2021 is thankfully out of the starting blocks
The initial matches have shown that although the wicket seems to be playing in favour of the batter, the scores do not suggest it. This could be because the batsmen are still trying to understand the conditions, in this case the slow and spongy bounce of the wicket. This is precisely the reason why players who will be a part of their national side in the T20 World Cup, will have an edge over the players.
Valuations Matter: Mid-cap IT stocks perk-up on cost factor
The sector has emerged as one of the best performers during the pandemic period due to acceleration in adoption of digital solutions. Accordingly, large-cap IT companies retained the overall investor interest, thereby growing their large capital bases even larger. However, the demand for mid-cap segment firms' stocks outpaced those of the large-cap ones.
Is China blocking cabinet expansion under Deuba in Nepal?
On Wednesday, Deuba managed to add one more member in his cabinet-- Narayan Khadka who will be the country's foreign minister. Of the total of 21, Deuba is currently looking after over 15 ministries - effectively implying that the bureaucracy is running the show. While this is an internal problem of Nepal, India is watching the situation.
Why is Taliban's push to voice its agenda in UN likely to fail?
The bigger question has emerged - who would represent Afghanistan at the UNGA after the Taliban took over the country last month? On Monday the group appointed their spokesperson of Doha political office Suhail Shaheen as ambassador to represent Afghanistan. In a letter to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Amir Khan Muttaqi has requested that Shaheen should be allowed to speak.
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