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Effectively silent in the face of the Gaza war, the Palestinian Authority becomes increasingly irrelevant and complicit in the occupation of its people.

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Navies with no sailors? Not so fast

Reports of the demise of crewed naval vessels have been greatly exaggerated.

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Future warfare, same but different

Armies are getting smaller, weapons technology is getting more powerful and geopolitical tensions are all over the place.

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Can the Agnipath scheme fix India’s army?

The attempt to repair the defence budget with a short-term troop intake largely backfired, but it can still be made to work.

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Aid for Ukraine held hostage by US politics

The possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House and enacting his ‘America First’ policy could be ‘catastrophic’ for Ukraine.

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Rigged or not, polls the only option for Pakistan

While there are allegations of it being fixed, as a constitutional exercise it is preferable compared to the alternative which is martial law.

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Beleaguered parties and strategic voters

While more and more of the country’s voters now live in urban areas, the bulk is still in the countryside. Does this effect voting behaviour?

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Could the Israel-Hamas war benefit Russia and China?

As lines of division around the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza become more pronounced, questions arise about where big powers may position themselves.

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Explainer: Could Israel’s war in Gaza reshape the Middle East?

Geopolitics in the Middle East are clearly being reshaped by Israel’s war in Gaza but how still remains unclear.

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Why Delhi and Washington need each other

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Russia and Ukraine have a common enemy – time

War’s most inflexible factor is time. How Ukraine and Russia’s clocks tick down will decide who wins this war.

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

How the Palestinian Authority is failing its people

Navies with no sailors? Not so fast

Future warfare, same but different

Can the Agnipath scheme fix India’s army?

Aid for Ukraine held hostage by US politics

Rigged or not, polls the only option for Pakistan

Beleaguered parties and strategic voters

Could the Israel-Hamas war benefit Russia and China?

Explainer: Could Israel’s war in Gaza reshape the Middle East?

Why Delhi and Washington need each other

Russia and Ukraine have a common enemy – time

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