WORLD
Why Imran Khan is threatening to withdraw his party from all the Assemblies it controls
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party is in power in Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
WORLD
New Malay PM Ibrahim faces conservative challenge, confidence motion
Malaysia is a key trade partner and India will be closely watching this space. Indian PM Narendra Modi has wished Ibrahim and said he looked forward to strengthening their partnership.
WORLD
End of the road for Brazil's Bolsonaro as military refuses to back election fraud claims
The electoral court's rejection of Bolsonaro's challenge to the presidential election smoothens the path for Lula to take over as the new President of Brazil on January 1, 2023.
INDIA
Indian foreign secretary visits Myanmar as junta veers towards holding elections
Vinay Mohan Kwatra’s two-day visit to Myanmar comes at a time when the military regime is seeking to reassure the foreign audience that it is on the path to restoring democracy.
WORLD
Iranian football team’s silent song of protest scores one for the sisters, for now
Regardless of how the anti-hijab movement ends, the Islamic republic will have to initiate reforms and make itself relevant to its people, half of whom were born after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
WORLD
New irritant looms in Sino-US relations as Harris plans visit to island near disputed chain
Harris’s visit to Palawan Island on the edge of the South China Sea may revive strains the two countries are trying to resolve to put relations back on an even keel.
BUSINESS
G20 summit: Reading into the significance of the Modi-Xi handshake
India could take a lesson from the Biden-Xi meeting, which showed that despite differences on outstanding issues, one could find ways to engage with each other and not let the differences turn into a conflict. Even then, India would not lower its guard along the LAC.
WORLD
G20 Summit 2022 | India walks diplomatic tightrope on Russia-Ukraine conflict
India, which took over the G20 presidency from Indonesia and will host the 2023 summit of the grouping, wanted to ensure that it did not end up as a vertically split organisation on the Ukraine issue
POLITICS
US, China emphasise opposition to use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine
US, China emphasise opposition to use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine
WORLD
The G20 summit: Sniping on the beaches of beautiful Bali
There is rising tension among G20 members on the Ukraine issue, among others. The challenge for India, which takes over the Chair, will be to keep the flock together.
WORLD
Biden, Xi to meet in Bali on Monday; Taiwan to be top of agenda, not Ukraine
Earlier, this week, Biden emphasised that he wanted to draw “red lines” in the working relationship with China, evaluate the critical interests of the US and “determine whether they conflict with one another. And if they do, how to resolve it and how to work it out.”
WORLD
US Midterms | No red wave, but a hobbled presidency for the rest of Biden’s term seems certain
The Democrats had a wafer-thin majority in the upper chamber of the Congress—a 51-49 lead over the Republicans.
WORLD
Foreign Minister Jaishankar meets Russia’s Sergey Lavrov; urges negotiations to end war
While saying India was on the side of peace and support for the UN Charter, the FM justified India buying cheap Russian oil.
WORLD
The US mid-term polls explained
President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has a thin majority in the House of Representatives, with 220 members against 212 of the Republican Party. In the Senate too, the Democrats have a majority with 51 seats, to 49 seats of the Republicans. According to surveys, Democrats likely to lose the House and face an extremely tough fight in retaining their wafer-thin majority in the Senate.
WORLD
Imran Khan’s PTI starts course-correction towards Pakistani army
Pakistan is in for a long haul of instability that may prove to be beyond the all-powerful military’s control.
WORLD
Will America enter the Russia-Ukraine war if casualties rise?
If Russia were to use its air force fully, the costs for the Ukraine military and the civilian population would be overwhelming, putting pressure on the United States to join in a direct confrontation with Russia, say analysts
WORLD
Can Rishi Sunak tame recessions, rising rates, and political turmoil in the UK?
Britain’s new PM has not many choices. A prudent fiscal policy, spending cuts and tax hikes seem to be the way ahead. However, as the richest politician in the country, it will be no easy task for Sunak to tell people to tighten their belts even more and win their approval.
WORLD
Italy’s first woman PM has a battle on her hands on the economic front; her cabinet choices reassure US, NATO
As Italy’s first woman prime minister, Meloni may try to avoid the fate of the UK’s Liz Truss. But that would also depend largely on how her coalition partners choose their battle.
WORLD
Roar of protest as Chinese firm buys land near US air base, home to 'top secret drone tech'
The Chinese government has actively supported investment in foreign agriculture, aiming to control a greater piece of China’s food supply chain.
WORLD
‘US fears China could go for early annexation of Taiwan’
Secretary of state Blinken believes that the timeline has been accelerated under Xi’s leadership.
WORLD
India must prepare for more assertive China under Xi’s likely third term
At the party congress, the Chinese President spoke about intensifying troop training and combat preparedness, besides creating a strong system of “strategic deterrence.”
WORLD
'Chairman Xi' could still be a difficult title in China
The title of Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party is closely associated with Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, which he led from its establishment until his death in 1976
WORLD
China’s future direction depends on leaders to enter 7-member Standing Committee
Whether Xi Jinping runs China through his protégés and loyal leaders or accommodates those from other factions, will be clear from the team that emerges after the Congress
WORLD
Why the US views China as its biggest geopolitical rival
The US sees China as the only country with the intent as well as the economic, diplomatic, military and technological power to reshape the international order. As for Russia it has been viewed as a regional power by the US since the end of the Cold War.
