The World This Week
19 March 2023
Saudi Arabia - Iran rapprochement, the AUKUS deal and China's 14th National Party Congress
5 March 2023
Macron's Africa visit, Suspension of the START treaty and the return of COVID origin debate
15 January 2023
North American Leaders Summit, US-Japan 2+2 dialogue and the World Banks' prospects for 2023
23 October 2022
China's 20th Party Congress and Former Prime Minister Liz Truss' resignation in the UK
9 October 2022
The US easing sanctions on Venezuela, OPEC's production cut, and the WTO report on global trade
11 September 2022
Military exercises in Russia’s Far East, Eastern Economic Forum summit, and India-Bangladesh relations
7 August 2022
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Sri Lanka's appeal to the IMF and Amnesty's report on Ukraine's Human Rights Violation
10 July 2022
Boris Johnson's resignation in UK, Shinzo Abe assassination in Japan, and the G-20 meeting in Bali
13 March 2022
EU’s Versailles Declaration on Ukraine, China’s National Peoples Congress meeting, and South Korea’s Presidential elections
15 January 2022
India-China military-level talks, Russia-West negotiations on Ukraine, Russian and Chinese approaches to Kazakhstan, and Tensions in Mali
14 November 2021
The Coal compromise in COP 26, Xi’s power consolidation in China, and a Migrant Crisis in Europe
26 September 2021
The Quad reinvigoration, UN General Assembly meeting, Elections in Russia and Canada, and another political turmoil in Tunisia
19 September 2021
The AUKUS pact, North Korea's New Missile Test, New SpaceX Mission, and the State of EU address
1 August 2021
Olympics in Japan, Six months of military rule in Myanmar, and a political opening in Lebanon
25 July 2021
Nord Stream-2, Floods in India and China, Peru election results, and another COVID origin probe
18 July 2021
Europe's floods and EU's Climate package, SCO meet on Afghanistan, and Political crises in Lebanon and Nepal
23 May 2021
EU's China investment freeze, Arctic Council meeting, Cryptocurrency crash, and a BBC apology
25 April 2021
Biden's climate summit, Putin's new redlines, China's media clampdown in Hong Kong, and India's alarming COVID case
11 April 2021
Return of the Iran nuclear talks, Pak-Russia rapprochement, Greenland elections, and Russia-Ukraine tensions
28 March 2021
Fifty years of India-Bangladesh relations, Israel's elections and North Korea's new missile tests
28 February 2021
India-Pakistan Ceasefire, US-Saudi Arabia reset, Afghan dialogue in Doha, and the Australian new media law on Facebook/Google
14 February 2021
India-China border disengagement, Senate acquittal of Donald Trump, UAE’s Mars mission success, and the WHO’s findings on the COVID
7 February 2021
Biden's new US foreign policy priorities, Russia-EU tensions over Navalny, and China's redline on Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan
9 January 2021
Disorderly transition in the US, Breakthrough over Qatar, Enrichment in Iran and Arrests in Hong Kong
13 December 2020
Morocco recognizes Israel, Maduro consolidates in Venezuela and No-deal Brexit gets reals
15 November 2020
Impending catastrophe in Yemen, Elections in Myanmar, and another crisis in Hong Kong
8 November 2020
Joe Biden as the new American President, Pan-European measures against Islamic Extremism, and Civil-Military tussle in Myanmar elections
1 November 2020
A new India-US defence agreement, another terrorist attack in France, and a looming Russia-Turkey Cold War
18 October 2020
Anti-government movement in Pakistan, Emergency in Thailand, and new Israeli settlements in the West Bank
11 October 2020
The Quad summit in Japan, the World Bank report on South Asia and the European Parliament on Saudi Arabia
4 October 2020
An ugly Presidential debate in the US, a new bill to prevent Islamic separatism in France, and new EU sanctions against Turkey
19 September 2020
The Abraham Accords in the Middle East, a new PM in Japan, and a TikTok deal in the US
12 September 2020
The new Brexit crisis, India, China and the SCO meeting in Moscow, and the Wildfires in the US
5 September 2020
India-China Border Standoff, Second Wave in South Korea, and Russia-Europe tensions over Navalny poisoning
16 August 2020
Selecting Kamala Harris in the US, Arresting Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong and Facing the Second Wave in Europe
9 August 2020
Sri Lanka's election brings Mahinda Rajapaksa back, while India and Pakistan respond differently to J&K
18 July 2020
China's Economic Recovery, India-China Disengagement, India-Iran Chabahar Challenge and the UK's Huawei ban
13 June 2020
Global Coalition on China, North Korea-US tensions, UAE's jibe at Israel and the COVID Peak in Brazil
25 April 2020
Iran’s Military Satellite, Tensions in the South China Sea and Israel’s New Government
29 February 2020
US-Taliban deal in Afghanistan, a new PM in Malaysia, CoronaVirus outside China, Trump in India and and a new crisis in the UK-EU trade negotiations
1 February 2020
Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan, WHO's emergency declaration on the Coronavirus, Europe’s soft strategy towards Huawei, and BREXIT finally
25 January 2020
World Economic Forum, Wuhan Coronavirus, China-Myanmar MoUs, and a new government in Lebanon
11 January 2020
Iran's lowkey response to the killing of Gen Soleimani, Iraq's resolution against the US troops and Iran's request to India to mediate
4 January 2020
US-Iran Tensions in the Middle East, 6G in China, Fires in Australia, and a New Nuclear declaration in North Korea
21 December 2019
Impeachment in the US, Brexit Vote in the UK, an Islamic Summit in Malaysia and a Death Sentence in Pakistan
9 November 2019
US-China Tariffs, Beijing's support for Carrie Lam, India's RCEP exit, Iran's nuclear enrichment, and Russia's new Arctic endeavours
2 November 2019
Protests in Lebanon, ISIS post-Baghdadi, UK Elections, Afghan QCG meet in Moscow and human trafficking across Europe
26 October 2019
The new Turkey-Russia axis in the Middle East, Trump Impeachment inquiry, Protests in Latin America and the Oil spill in Brazil
12 October 2019
Turkey-Syria border tensions, Modi-Xi summit, Ecuador Protests and the Impeachment Inquiry against Trump
5 October 2019
70 years Celebrations in China, Tipping Point in Hong Kong, a Brexit Roadmap, Protests in Iraq, and Khashoggi's death anniversary
28 September 2019
Afghan Elections, UNGA Meetings, Climate Change Summit, Impeachment inquiry against Trump, US-Japan Trade agreement and the Brexit troubles in UK Parliament
10 August 2019
J&K Special Status, Afghan Violence, Beijing's Hong Kong Warning, North Korea's Cyber Theft, EU's New Satellite and Yuan Devaluation
28 April 2019
Elections in Spain, BRI Summit 2.0, Kim's Russia visit and Terror attacks in Sri Lanka
18 March 2019
The New Zealand Massacre, The JeM discussion in the UN, The Brexit rejection, US-Taliban peace talks and Climate protests
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