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BRICS is bigger and more powerful. But what does the grouping actually want?

The BRICS summit offers India a moment in the geopolitical limelight. For New Delhi, the main challenge will be to bring its two bilateral partners...

12.09.2026 20

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Keshav Padmanabhan

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

18.04.2026 50

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The world’s issues took a back seat at Davos. WEF was all about satiating Trump

The main draw at this year’s summit was Trump’s appearance, his first since 2018. The US President spent an hour attacking and defending Europe in...

24.01.2026 40

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Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’, the Western Hemisphere, and unravelling of the global order

The end of the Cold War in the 1990s brought an end to the ideological spheres of influence that had defined the post-World War II period, envisioned...

10.01.2026 40

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Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Donald Trump, who has nurtured the MAGA movement for the last decade, has been perceived to have lost control over the movement, particularly with the...

22.11.2025 40

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Keshav Padmanabhan

Zohran Mamdani and Abigail Spanberger’s victory shows Democrats’ internal battle

The stage is set for the Democrats’ internal reckoning as the Republican Party, led by Trump, processes its losses and turns its eyes toward the...

08.11.2025 40

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Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

It's a wolf pack unleashed on India, and Peter Navarro is leading it. The week gone by has been critical for Indian diplomacy amid the tensions with...

06.09.2025 40

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Beijing to Moscow—How Delhi’s multi-capital diplomacy put Washington on notice

All of a sudden, the great game of diplomacy has taken a modified path for India. The burden to put the pressure back on Washington has fallen on New...

23.08.2025 40

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Keshav Padmanabhan