Thursday, June 11, 2026

Washington Update: Congressional Briefing Highlights Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan congressional briefing was held in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building...

India’s Higher Education Crisis: Why Campuses are Disconnected from Reality

JAIPUR, India – Ramdaras ji was selling ‘Hisar Safeda’ guavas from his roadside cart on my way to an event...

Leveraged at Sea: The Supply-Chain Dependency Built into Pakistan’s Submarine Deal

NEW DELHI - Pakistan's $5 billion Hangor-class submarine program — the largest arms export contract in Chinese military history...

UN Report Warns Aid Cuts Threaten Efforts to End Violence Against Women

NEW YORK - Sweeping cuts in international aid are...

The Tragedy of Flight AI-171

The afternoon of June 12, 2025 ripped apart the...

The Quiet Shift: China as America’s “+1” in a Changing World Order

“Everything ever said to me by any Chinese of any station during any visit was part of an intricate...

From Schuman’s Post‑war Declaration to the EU Today, the Historical Archives Unpack How Europe Came Together

Dieter Schlenker, European University Institute The Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) in Florence is home to a wealth...

The Laws of War vs. Pakistan: Why Loopholes Don’t Exist in 2025

NEW DELHI - There is a particular kind of cruelty in breaking the rules that were written specifically to...

Remembering AI-171

PUNE, India - The Air India 171 disaster has...

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The Saffron Sunrise: Redefining Bengal’s Political Horizon

JAIPUR, India - The vast, fertile plains of West Bengal, situated at the edge...

US Issues 30-Day Russian Oil Waiver to India Amid Iran Energy Crisis

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners...

Mark Carney’s Davos Speech Marks a Major Departure from Canada’s Usual Approach to the U.S.

Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia It was a moment of global clarity. Prime Minister...

U.S. Law Makes History With First-Ever Provision on Southern Mongolia

WASHINGTON, DC - The Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC) has welcomed the...

Trump-Xi Talks Will Not Have Changed the Priorities of the Chinese Government

Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham China’s president, Xi Jinping, has met with his American...

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Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook Resigns After 15 Years. What’s Next for the Tech Giant?

Rajat Roy, Bond University Apple announced the tech company’s longtime...

With Middle East War Underway, Southern Gas Corridor Reinforces EU Energy Security

The European Union and Azerbaijan reconfirmed their strategic energy...