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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The EU dropped a proposal to grant Canada “associate member” status, opting instead to pursue closer ties. Photo: European Commission.

EU Drops “Associate Member” Status for Canada, Pledges Closer Ties

EU governments have dropped the term “associate member” from the declaration to be issued at the EU-Canada summit in Montreal, rejecting von der Leyen’s proposal as legally baseless and politically confusing. The text now pledges “closer ties” without membership.

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Sanjaya Baru

Sanjaya Baru edited leading Indian dailies The Financial Express and Business Standard before serving as Media Advisor, spokesperson and speechwriter to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2009. A prolific author, his books include The Accidental Prime Minister (2014) and 1991: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Made History (2016).

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From Nehru to Modi: Old Crises, New Risks

From Nehru’s food and foreign exchange crises to Modi’s energy and critical mineral vulnerabilities, India’s pursuit of self-reliance has evolved, but its strategic dependencies endure.

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

Managing Editor, NWS

Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta is Managing Editor at NWS. He has spent nearly two decades chronicling the fault lines of Indian democracy — federal politics, the communal cauldron, and the shifting tides of caste and community in India's electoral landscape. Rising from reporter to editor, he led politics coverage as Political Editor at The Wire until recently, steering teams and shaping story packages. A 2024 Asia Journalism Fellow in Singapore, he continues to write with the rigour of an archivist and the instincts of a reporter who has seen the country up close.

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Narendra Modi’s Farakka dilemma: Placate Dhaka or Patna?

As the 1996 Ganga Water Treaty expires in December, Bangladesh wants a guaranteed minimum flow while Modi’s ally JD(U) wants no renewal, leaving the BJP to balance a foreign-policy reset against coalition politics in Bihar.

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John Cherian

John Cherian was formerly bureau chief at Frontline and has spent decades covering international affairs. With a PhD from New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, he has been a leading journalistic voice from the global South.

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Delhi’s BRICS Consensus Papers Over a Bloc Divided by Trump’s Tariff War

Xi’s charm offensive, Putin’s grain diplomacy and a declaration that dares not name Washington – the New Delhi summit shows how far the bloc will bend to keep the Global South united.

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