Beyond the shaky US-Iran ceasefire: An expert expl…
Israeli military mobile artillery unit fires towards southern Lebanon from northern Israel, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo) In modern-day conflicts, ceasefire is more like a pause button and rarely the end point. The
Hell and Stone Age: As Iran war rhetoric intensifi…
Major conflicts begin either as skirmishes, including grey zone actions, escalating into full fledged war, or as a planned pre-emptive offensive gradually evolving into a prolonged grinding contest. The ongoing West Asia War might
How China’s ‘Two Sessions’ signal Beijing gearing …
Come March, the political spotlight in Beijing turns to the most significant meetings — the ‘Two Sessions’ (Liang Hui), the yearly gatherings of the ‘National People’s Congress’ (NPC), a rubber stamp parliamentary body, and
Dhaka’s dangerous drift: How Yunus’s power play ha…
Sheikh Hasina’s conviction and death sentence for crimes against humanity by Bangladesh’s ‘International Crimes Tribunal’ (ICT) marked yet another turning point in the nation’s five-and-a-half-decades-long chequered history, marred by coups and regime changes. The
CCP’s 4th Plenum: How China’s focus on self-relian…
he Fourth Plenary Session (Fourth Plenum) of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held from October 20 to 23, 2025, in Beijing, to review, deliberate, adopt policies and
Peace in Gaza requires harmonising Israel’s existe…
After two horrific years, the guns fell silent in Gaza when the first phase of the ceasefire came into effect on October 10, 2025. President Trump’s 20-point peace plan brokered under the new international