Changed world will complicate Modi's third-term agenda
Abishur Prakash is the founder of The Geopolitical Business, a Toronto-based advisory firm, and author of "The World Is Vertical: How Technology Is Remaking Globalization."
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G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) -- A Group of Seven summit opened Thursday with agreement reached on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral, giving Kyiv a strong show of support even as Europe's political chessboard shifts to the right.
In India, Modi’s coalition allies lead calls to review ‘disappointing’ army hiring process
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India’s Modi unveils BJP-dominated cabinet. Will his allies demand more ministerial roles?
Modi has kept his team of Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar – all four ministers from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be part of the powerful Cabinet Committee on Security headed by the prime minister.
India election results point to need for domestic reconciliation
India's general election produced an unexpectedly narrow victory. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lost a large number of seats in the vote for the 543-member lower house of parliament. Still, the ruling coalition maintained its majority, and Modi remains in office.
India's Gandhi wins 'rebirth' after shock election comeback
NEW DELHI -- Rahul Gandhi's political career was on life support five years ago. The leader of India's opposition Congress party -- and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty -- had just suffered a thumping defeat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019 polls.
Under Modi 3.0, India’s China focus, Pakistan pressure, regional sway to persist
The two countries have fought over the disputed region, including in several wars, since their independence in 1947.
France’s Macron ‘suspends’ New Caledonia reform that sparked deadly riots after snap polls called
President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that a voting reform that triggered deadly riots in French Pacific territory New Caledonia would be “suspended” in light of snap parliamentary polls.