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USA/India – When two democracies talk (ORF)

Harsh V. Pant writes: United States (US) Secretary of State, Antony Blinken’s visit to India ended on a high note, despite initial suggestions in...

India – Assam’s quest: En route to becoming one of the top five states in economic growth (ORF)

ROUHIN DEB writes: The largest state in the Northeast with an area of 78,438 square kilometre and a sizeable population of 3.2 crores, Assam...

USA/Afghanistan – The US has no feasible strategy to protect its diplomats in Afghanistan (Observer Research Foundation)

Saaransh Mishra writes: Most American combat troops have now left Afghanistan, with the remaining scheduled to depart by the end of August. Amongst a...

China/Afghanistan – China sees both an opportunity and a threat in Afghanistan (ORF)

KABIR TANEJA writes for ORF: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi recently hosted a delegation of the Taliban, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in...

Chechnya’s Veteran Fighters – Chechnya’s Veteran Fighters Have Their Backs to the Wall (The Jamestown Foundation)

Aslan Doukaev writes: In two battlegrounds 1,500 kilometers apart, veteran Chechen freelance fighters are being rebuked by those with whom they aligned against a...

Russia – Russian Communists Try to Control Popular Discontent (The Jamestown Foundation)

Kseniya Kirillova writes: In the run-up to September’s legislative elections to the State Duma (lower chamber of the Russian parliament), the Communist Party of...

Russia – Putin’s Paranoia, More Than Nuclear Weapons and Oil, Make Russia Dangerous (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel K. Baev writes: The remarks by United States President Joseph Biden at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence last week (July...

Russia – Russia restricts movement of key Navalny ally for 18 months (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A Russian court has sentenced a key ally of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny to 18 months of restricted movement after finding...

USA/Amazon – US labour official says Amazon union vote should be redone (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A US labour board official has recommended a rerun of a landmark Amazon.com Inc union election in Alabama where employees had voted...

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