CHRISTINITY: Obedience; Way to abide in Christ’s love

Obedience to Christ is like a compass—keeping...

Meena’s lawyer criticises police for not presenting him in court

New Delhi: An independent candidate from Rajasthan’s...

Bengal tab grant for students lands up in mule accounts

Students in Classes 11 and 12 in...

John Dobson

Europe is struggling with the problem of Islamist extremists

Extremists are a tiny number of the 26 million Muslims in Europe, but attract a disproportionate amount of publicity. The only way of moving...

2020 WAS THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE BULL(Y)

China’s continued attack on Australia is unprecedented, but Xi Jinping clearly sees the country as a soft target because of its economic dependence on China.

2020 WAS THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE BULL(Y)

China’s continued attack on Australia is unprecedented, but Xi Jinping clearly sees the country as a soft target because of its economic dependence on China.

2020 WAS THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE BULL(Y)

China’s continued attack on Australia is unprecedented, but Xi Jinping clearly sees the country as a soft target because of its economic dependence on China.

The genius of Donald Trump

Perhaps ‘Dodgy Donald’ will enter America’s lexicon, just as ‘Tricky Dicky’ did for President Richard Nixon after all the lies about the Watergate scandal...

How China spies

Intelligence agencies in most western nations continue to focus on the threat from Russia and have only recently begun to address concerns about China’s...

China and America go head to head over Portugal

An economic flash-point between the two superpowers is developing in the Portuguese port of Sines, which is the closest port in mainland Europe to...

Truth Decay can be painful and dangerous; it might even kill

People around the world no longer rely on facts and data as much as they used to. This is a problem at any time,...

With Biden and Magnitsky, US can lead world on human rights

Magnitsky awards are named after Moscow lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was tortured and beaten to death 11 years ago by Russian prison guards after...

Spare a thought for Donald

Trump presidency has so despoiled the office and undermined his country’s claim to the world’s respect that smirking authoritarians are pointing to its hideous...

Can the Disunited States of America survive this election?

The extraordinary idea of the break-up of America is receiving attention nowadays because of the dramatic Republican-Democrat divide in the country promoted by President...

Xi Jinping’s dystopian world is a danger to democracy

Xi is using the power of technology not only to repress the Chinese people, but to push his Marxist-Leninist mode of government to other...

Middle East is benefitting from China-U.S. tensions

All six GCC countries are playing a careful diplomatic game with the US and China, believing that they could be uniquely positioned to take...

Seventeen days to go: Vigilantes are loading their guns

Trump’s warnings that he could lose only if he were cheated out of the vote are taken by many as ‘dog whistles’ for vigilantes...

What’s the point of the Quad?

The risk is that if the Quad develops into a Nato-like alliance, it will create a self fulfilling prophesy in which the PRC responds...

Foreign policy blunders of Trump 1.0 could be dangerous for India

Because the US abrogated the JCPOA, it’s unlikely that the UN will re-establish global sanctions on Iran. America will pursue its own low-key measures,...

Czech out this pocket of resistance against China

In the eyes of many Czechs, as Chinese investment has increased, so has corruption. The new pro-China direction has sparked a backlash from Czech...

Sleepy Joe or Dodgy Donald, who would be most effective against China? President Biden, of course

One of the two elderly, flawed characters will be elected to be the most powerful person on the planet in November.   London: Forty-four days to...

Two reasons why Trump has a deferential relationship with Putin

London: When asked a question about the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week, President Donald Trump gave a rambling response mentioning China,...

Fifty-eight more days before America explodes

With 58 days to go, Joe Biden remains the firm favourite to win the presidency on 3 November.   “For the first time in my life,...

Is the ‘Abraham Accord’ already unravelling?

The UAE now joins Egypt and Jordan to make the third Arab state to recognise Israel.   This month’s announcement by President Donald Trump that diplomatic...

Zany conspiracists propel Trump’s Republican Party to a new low

Marjorie Greene does not only confine herself to rants and disparaging remarks against Jews, Blacks and Muslims, she is also an adherent of QAnon,...

The clock is ticking for TikTok

Being tough on China is a linchpin of Trump’s re-election campaign.   “Brazen hypocrisy” is perhaps not the most diplomatic phrase one could use to describe...

Why Putin will keep a watchful eye on elections in Belarus

This election comes when the love-fest between Russia and Belarus, which has blown hot and cold since 1995 when they agreed a Treaty of...

The Covid-19 vaccine conundrum

How will countries which produce a viable vaccine decide on global allocations of their vaccine? Could we be about to witness ‘vaccine nationalism’?   The virus...

Peak India will happen in 2048

The world’s population at the end of the century is confidently predicted to be 8.8bn, but the population will peak at 9.7bn in 2064.   In...

Ignore the financials, China’s Belt and Debt Initiative is paying dividends

BRI is not globalisation but Chinese dominance, control, penetration and resource extraction.   London: Seduction is a powerful weapon and nothing seduces governments more than...

The curious incident of Putin’s assassination Unit 29155

Recently, a retired GRU officer with knowledge of Unit 29155 confirmed that it specialised in preparing for ‘diversionary’ missions, ‘in groups or individually—bombings, murders,...

Apartheid or war? Dangerous times in the Levant

Annexation would create an explosion of resentment among the Palestinian population, leading to revenge attacks on Israel and possibly even war.   Will there be another...

A dangerous time to be a journalist

The Philippines, where hundreds of journalists have been murdered since the fall of the Marcos regime, has become the deadliest country in Asia for...

Is America descending into a failed state?

Francis Fukuyama claimed, ‘America’s political rot is infecting the world order. This could be as big as the Soviet collapse.’   LONDON: Social media erupted last...

Has Xi shot himself in the foot on Hong Kong?

With no recognised rule of law, Hong Kong will become a high risk environment.   LONDON: Once again our screens are full of pictures of tear...

Has Xi shot himself in the foot on Hong Kong?

With no recognised rule of law, Hong Kong will become a high risk environment.   LONDON: Once again our screens are full of pictures of tear...

Has Xi shot himself in the foot on Hong Kong?

With no recognised rule of law, Hong Kong will become a high risk environment.   LONDON: Once again our screens are full of pictures of tear...

Covid-19 is accelerating the New Normal

Whether or not a successful vaccine is introduced, it will take years or decades for the significance of 2020 to be fully understood.   In a...

Can a Cold War between US and China be avoided?

One of the characteristics of the current pandemic is that it has magnified many existing geopolitical issues.   LONDON: Seven years ago, more than 16,000 dead...

Can a Cold War between US and China be avoided?

One of the characteristics of the current pandemic is that it has magnified many existing geopolitical issues.   LONDON: Seven years ago, more than 16,000 dead...

Can a Cold War between US and China be avoided?

One of the characteristics of the current pandemic is that it has magnified many existing geopolitical issues.   LONDON: Seven years ago, more than 16,000 dead...

Will Covid-19 ruin the reign of Tsar Vladimir?

LONDON: It was all looking good and going to plan. A deferential Duma had passed the legislation and a compliant Constitutional Court had approved...

Will Covid-19 ruin the reign of Tsar Vladimir?

LONDON: It was all looking good and going to plan. A deferential Duma had passed the legislation and a compliant Constitutional Court had approved...

Will Covid-19 ruin the reign of Tsar Vladimir?

LONDON: It was all looking good and going to plan. A deferential Duma had passed the legislation and a compliant Constitutional Court had approved...

Covid-19 unveils serious racism in China

African ambassadors in Beijing have complained to the Chinese government about the discrimination being faced by Africans in China. Imagine this TV advert for washing powder....

China will exploit Covid pandemic cynically

China is now the great predator with deep pockets. LONDON: “Never let a serious crisis go to waste”, said the Italian father of political philosophy,...

China will exploit Covid pandemic cynically

China is now the great predator with deep pockets. LONDON: “Never let a serious crisis go to waste”, said the Italian father of political philosophy,...

China will exploit Covid pandemic cynically

China is now the great predator with deep pockets. LONDON: “Never let a serious crisis go to waste”, said the Italian father of political philosophy,...

An exit strategy from this nightmare

Two British academics propose a highly controlled return to normality by allowing a gradual increase of economic activity, while keeping the virus reproduction rate...

Coronavirus: Women are stronger than men

Geneticists who specialise in studying the immune response difference between the sexes believe that women have protective powers against superbugs and infections. At a time...

Russia’s disinformation about Covid-19 is itself a dangerous virus

In a world struggling to survive the onslaught of the invisible enemy, the Kremlin is pumping up its disinformation, inspired by coronavirus. In a...

Russia’s Deep State changed Putin’s mind

When Putin became President, the Deep State expanded into politics and economics, both on a governmental level and into state-related companies.   What precisely does President...

Russia’s Deep State changed Putin’s mind

When Putin became President, the Deep State expanded into politics and economics, both on a governmental level and into state-related companies.   What precisely does President...

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