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The US election results are good news for those of us who want world peace. It is bad news for the Ukrainian regime—and possibly also for other unelected, or sort-of elected, or once thumpingly elected, regimes elsewhere. Almost in tandem with the results, Yemen’s hitherto sabre-rattling Houthis declared an immediate ceasefire, and Israel’s Prime Minister […]

Instead of dealing with this as a European problem and looking at ways to mitigate the same, the EU has clubbed the environmental issues facing European farmers as Global Warming.

NEW DELHI: In a defiant display of discontent, French farmers have blockaded major highways leading to Paris, bringing attention to a myriad of issues that have fuelled their frustrations. Despite recent government measures, the agricultural producers are resolute in their demands for fair compensation and relief from what they perceive as stifling environmental regulations. As […]

NEW DELHI: Amid the global gaze fixated on conflicts like the war in Gaza, a brewing storm in the Horn of Africa demands a closer look. Recent developments have heightened tensions in this region known for its political instability, specifically stemming from Somalia’s abrupt cancellation of a pact with Ethiopia, on January 6, signed just […]

The European Union is launching an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter.

Vaqif Sadıqov, has refused to remove a tweet threatening an EU delegation visiting the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region on Azerbaijan border

In this interview, Editor-in-Chief Aarti Tikoo and Melissa Levaillant, Foreign Policy Expert discuss the foreign policy of India, and examine contemporary issues from the standpoint of both Indian and European Union. Their discussion touches upon the perception of India in European nations, as well as China’s expansionist tendencies in the Indo-Pacific Region and India’s increasing […]

The US Ambassador to Georgia has been trying hard to drag Georgia into the Ukrainian crisis to take the West’s side. This has been under two assumptions: 1. Georgia does not enjoy a good relationship with Russia post 2008 Georgian War; and 2. The EU had promised Georgia candidate status in the Union. One naturally […]

NEW DELHI: Despite the European Union (EU) asking energy companies not to comply with Russia’s demand to be paid in rubles for its natural gas, four European gas buyers have reportedly paid in rubles as President Vladimir Putin demanded. In a report published in Bloomberg, a person close to Russian gas giant Gazprom had opined […]

  NEW DELHI: The European Union (EU) considers “Russian aggression” as a direct threat to its security, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen said here on Monday as she asked the international community to unite against Moscow. “The core principles that underpin the peace and security across the world are at stake – […]