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December'20

Adieu 2020, Welcome 2021

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 185 total views 2020 set many new paradigms, which may be the norm in the coming years, too. Perhaps the humans have awaited no other year’s end so eagerly across the world as that of 2020. Similarly, no other event in the recent history has had such a far-reaching impact as that of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

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December'20

Global Britain

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 189 total views Global Britain is the new strategy, through which UK aspires to re-emerge as a key player at the global stage. The question is whether it will be able to? The recent bonhomie between India and the UK, during the continuing Covid pandemic indeed comes as a real surprise. The Indo-UK bilateral ties during […]

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December'20

People’s movements symbolise people’s power

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 211 total views Arab Spring and Shaheen Bagh sit-out and the recent farmers protests emerge as examples of popular and strong people movements in the recent history. The past week marked the tenth and first anniversary of two different events, both starting off as a protest against the ruling regime and in turn snowballing into massive […]

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Jan

Qatar-Saudi accord: New era of Arab ties

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 171 total views The recent rapprochement between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and other GCC members may have positive fallout on the regional relations and balance of power. With Saudi Arabia and Qatar signing a friendly bond that ended the three-year long economic blockade, which Riyadh had imposed on its tiny Gulf neighbour, regional […]

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December'20

Changing Dynamics Of The Palestine-Arab Relationship

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 207 total views Many Arab countries, and Saudi Arab in particular are having a rethink on their relationship with the Palestinians. Many recent developments in the Arab world and the change of guard in the USA, has led to many new permutations and combinations on the relationship front amongst western and the Arab world. One such […]

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December'20

Reckless British Behaviour

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 180 total views For once maverick Boris Johnson seems to have taken a correct step, but he faced public and his partymen’s ire over the decision. To counter the Corona pandemic, different countries adopted different strategies and took different safety measures, almost everywhere these steps were supported and adhered to willingly by their citizens. However, the […]

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November'20

Post-pandemic economic growth dominates G-20 Summit

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 192 total views The Riyadh Summit focussed both on handling the pandemic and the global economic recovery. The virtual G20 Summit in Riyadh, which was organised under the direct supervision of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS), was indeed able to showcase the leadership capability of the Kingdom on the global stage. As expected […]