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.
Years of American sanctions were meant to keep Huawei out of cutting-edge phones. Instead, they got a five-year head start on the one design Apple hadn’t cracked.
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Putin cautioned that any European troop deployment to Ukraine would mean direct war with Russia. He also denied the idea that Moscow poses any threat to the continent.
Behind the ambassador’s expulsion lies a decades-old rivalry over Western Sahara, billions in Gulf investment, and two starkly different visions of Arab foreign policy.
From Murdoch to Gaza to Putin’s Russia, this year’s line-up put power on trial – but critics say the reckoning didn’t go far enough.
Pezeshkian’s Delhi meeting with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince marks the first direct contact since Tehran’s war-time missile strikes on Emirati soil – though a trade freeze stays in place.
Years of American sanctions were meant to keep Huawei out of cutting-edge phones. Instead, they got a five-year head start on the one design Apple hadn’t cracked. ...
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Putin cautioned that any European troop deployment to Ukraine would mean direct war with Russia. He also denied the idea that Moscow poses any threat to the continent. ...
Behind the ambassador’s expulsion lies a decades-old rivalry over Western Sahara, billions in Gulf investment, and two starkly different visions of Arab foreign policy. ...
From Murdoch to Gaza to Putin’s Russia, this year’s line-up put power on trial – but critics say the reckoning didn’t go far enough....
Pezeshkian’s Delhi meeting with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince marks the first direct contact since Tehran’s war-time missile strikes on Emirati soil – though a trade freeze stays in place. ...
As India hosts the 18th BRICS summit, an economist’s viral breakdown of World Bank income data adds fuel to his separate call for New Delhi to look West instead....
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.
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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