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Opinion | Can The Real BRICS+ Please Stand Up?
By 2050, BRICS+ economies are projected to control 50% of global wealth production. Yet, when the time comes to make bold moves, the grouping has been known to dither.
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Opinion | Thanks To Trump, Researchers May Soon Start Ditching US For China
The Trump administration, in its all-out assault on universities, has already slashed federal grants worth $800 million and $400 million for Johns Hopkins and Columbia, respectively. But this is just the beginning.
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Opinion | Universities Are Feeling The Pinch As Indian Students Ditch The 'Big Four'
Indian students are increasingly looking beyond the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. But why?
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Opinion | Church Of England Refuses To Learn From Its Abuse Scandals
In November, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (the Church's senior most figure), stepped down amid a damning report that found that he failed to act on allegations of child sexual abuse within the Church of England.
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Opinion | Is This The Birth Of A 'Post-Aid' World?
It seems like the era of generous, unquestioned aid flows from the West may well be coming to an end. What replaces it remains uncertain, but for those who rely on it, the stakes could not be higher.
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Opinion | How China Is Rushing To Fill The Gaps Trump Is Creating
With each withdrawalfrom WHO to climate agreements and beyondTrumps America retreats from leadership, leaving a power vacuum that Beijing is eager to exploit. Are we heading towards "America First" or "America Alone"?
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Opinion | The Death Of The 'Liberal Elite' Should Shock No One
After decades of steering the post-War system, liberals appear to have lost both their edge and the moral high ground.
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Opinion | The One Where Europe Gets Bullied
Europe faces a moment of reckoning. Should it play second fiddle to an increasingly assertive US under Trump?
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Opinion | How India Can Deal With Trump And His Tariffs 'Creatively'
If Trump has made "America First" his battle cry, India has long sworn by its own foreign policy doctrine: strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | Is Trump Serious About Annexing Canada? Or Is He Just Being Trump?
Canadas Constitution is as silent as a winter morning on how a provinceor the entire nation, for that mattercould secede and join another country.
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Opinion | How China Quietly Made New Friends To Prepare For Trump 2.0
Trump's stance on China is no longer a one-dimensional tale of bluster and bravado. His outreach to Xi - whether strategic, self-serving, or both - suggests he's playing a more complex game.
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Opinion | US Ban On TikTok Could Be Devastating
For the first time in American tech history, the US has passed a law targeting a major Chinese tech giant. If the ban kicks in on Sunday, what lies ahead for the app and its millions of users?
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Opinion | Trump's 'Monaco' Vision For Gaza Is As Tone-Deaf As It Can Get
United Nations agencies have repeatedly warned that rebuilding Gaza after Israel's offensive against Hamas-one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns since World War II-could take decades.
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Opinion | Musk Is Becoming A Menace For Europe
Musks political mischief isnt confined to Germany or the UK. Hes been rubbing shoulders with other European far-right figures, including Italys Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, raising eyebrows among Europes left-of-centre leaders.
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Opinion | Trump Is Back. Does That Mean A Saudi-Israel 'Deal'?
Five years ago, the Abraham Accords were hailed as a game-changer, promising a new era of diplomacy and cooperation in West Asia. Unfortunately, the shine seems to have worn off.
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Opinion | Why India Should Get Behind Space Mining
It is clear that as demand for minerals surges due to green energy transition, asteroids could offer a virtually limitless supply.
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Opinion | War Or Peace: What Will Become Of Middle East In 2025?
West Asia in 2024 stands at a crossroads. While the region faces numerous challengesfrom political instability to economic dependence on oil there are also opportunities for transformation.
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Opinion | West Is Gushing Over al Jolani. Has It Forgotten About Laden?
From $10 million bounties to "productive discussions"al-Jolanis journey has been fascinating. But whats been even more telling is the trajectory of US foreign policy. Lessons from the past, tragically, are being ignored.
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Opinion | Syria: Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?
Why is the Arab world perpetually at war with itself? Why does it spawn so many extremist groups? Why has it been trapped in cycles of violence and instability for decades?
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Opinion | Tabish Khair, Literature, And What It Means To Be A 'Bihari'
In Literature Against Fundamentalism, his latest nonfiction work, Tabish Khair boldly makes the case that literature is the ultimate counterweight to fundamentalist thinking.
