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Energy in transit: The politics of movement and control
April 13, 2026, 10:14 PM IST
The intervention in Venezuela by the United States did set the tone for this year. It was an episode that has not only become a threshold moment for energy markets and energy flow around the…
April 13, 2026, 10:14 PM IST
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Hezbollah and the limits of ceasefire diplomacy
April 13, 2026, 12:17 PM IST
Even as the United States and Iran clasp hands over a fragile ceasefire, Lebanon remains in strategic limbo, with continued Israeli strikes on Hezbollah underscoring that such truces manage symptoms, not causes. Often reduced to…
April 13, 2026, 12:17 PM IST
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Failed negotiations: The looming escalation
April 13, 2026, 11:21 AM IST
The Middle East has plunged into a significantly graver, more volatile situation following the collapse of high-stakes, 21-hour marathon talks in Islamabad on April 11-12, 2026. Designed to end the 2026 Iran-US war, the failed…
April 13, 2026, 11:21 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Two couldn’t tango, now what?
April 13, 2026, 9:20 AM IST
That the talks collapsed was predictable. Trump may go for a naval blockade of Iran. That’ll make Netanyahu happier. And Iran angrier. Expect renewed turbulence A breeze of cautious optimism had swept through various diplomatic…
April 13, 2026, 9:20 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Talk, don’t fight
April 13, 2026, 8:57 AM IST
That US, Iran met is a good beginning, even minus an agreement. Israel-Lebanon talks can offer an off-ramp to both Vance’s statement that US-Iran talks yielded no breakthrough, should not be a cause for quiet…
April 13, 2026, 8:57 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Peace, not war: Reconciliation is best
April 13, 2026, 8:47 AM IST
By Farida Khanam The month-long military confrontation involving US, Israel, and Iran, which began in late Feb, was suspended on March 25, 2026, under a temporary ceasefire. The conflict claimed nearly 5,000 lives, and left…
April 13, 2026, 8:47 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Why China chose to stay on the sidelines of the war in West Asia
April 12, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
Merely because the People’s Republic of China has been peripheral to the conflict in the Gulf should not be taken to mean that it does not have the capacity to get involved. Just as the…
April 12, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Democratic change instead of a new ‘great game’ in Iran
April 11, 2026, 3:02 PM IST
For 40 days, the world witnessed a large-scale war between the Israel–US coalition and Iran. Now, a temporary ceasefire has been announced which will give room for talks. This conflict is not just a simple…
April 11, 2026, 3:02 PM IST
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My Take 5 (Edition 65): The week that was in international affairs
April 10, 2026, 11:25 PM IST
After a short break, welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. This week, we are covering the scheduled Iran-US ceasefire talks in Pakistan, the Orthodox Easter…
April 10, 2026, 11:25 PM IST
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TOI BHARAT ABROAD: Canada plans Express Entry reset
April 10, 2026, 9:58 PM IST
Hello and welcome to TOI Bharat Abroad. Today’s edition tracks a major reset in Canada’s immigration system that could reshape pathways for Indian professionals, the growing influence of Indiaspora as it connects a global network…
April 10, 2026, 9:58 PM IST
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What energy wars are teaching about climate communication?
April 10, 2026, 2:21 PM IST
For decades, climate advocates, researchers and other stakeholders have struggled with one challenge: how to make people care about a problem that seems likely to affect someone else in 2050? It turns out that the…
April 10, 2026, 2:21 PM IST
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Vietnam’s diplomatic strategy in managing China
April 9, 2026, 2:52 PM IST
When the world is witnessing highly destructive wars to resolve differences, Vietnam’s dexterity in managing its differences with China without bloodshed offers an instructive model in diplomacy to deal with a powerful neighbour with an…
April 9, 2026, 2:52 PM IST
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From Greenland to the Gulf: Trump’s strategic doctrine and the reconfiguration of global order
April 9, 2026, 2:29 PM IST
Recent developments in United States foreign policy under Donald Trump indicate the emergence of a highly integrated geopolitical doctrine that links territorial ambition, alliance politics, and coercive military strategy. The convergence of multiple crises—including the…
April 9, 2026, 2:29 PM IST
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Why the US-Iran pause is already unravelling
April 9, 2026, 11:30 AM IST
A ceasefire announced in ambiguity, threatened in the same breath by its own architect, and brokered by a state that once hid Osama bin Laden next to its military academy. This is not peace — it…
April 9, 2026, 11:30 AM IST
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1,500 days since the full-scale invasion: When did Putin set in motion Russia’s biggest strategic failure?
April 7, 2026, 9:42 AM IST
As Ukraine marked 1,500 days of resilience against Russia’s full-scale invasion, one question continued to surface in political and media debate: when did Vladimir Putin actually decide on this war? Recently Ukraine also commemorated the…
April 7, 2026, 9:42 AM IST
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American, white, working class & anti-Trump
April 7, 2026, 7:33 AM IST
In Jan 2016, Trump famously boasted, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” For a decade, he was correct. Not only did voters not…
April 7, 2026, 7:33 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
No man left behind
April 7, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
All lives matter. So it’s good news that the US F-15 crew shot down over Iran last week has been rescued. Some people are talking about how much the rescue cost — maybe around $300…
April 7, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Profit, power and death: The humanitarian ledger of the Iran war
April 6, 2026, 11:11 PM IST
The US–Israel war on Iran is not a security operation but a structurally produced imperial conflict. Its humanitarian toll—mass civilian casualties, infrastructural collapse, economic strangulation, and regional destabilization—is neither accidental nor excessive; it is intrinsic…
April 6, 2026, 11:11 PM IST
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Navigating the track: Bangladesh foreign minister’s Delhi visit
April 6, 2026, 5:33 PM IST
Bangladesh’s foreign minister Khalilur Rahman is visiting Delhi on 7th April for his first high-level engagement with India. His visit could be considered as an agenda-setter for prospective official visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique…
April 6, 2026, 5:33 PM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Deadline here, now what?
April 6, 2026, 7:54 AM IST
War isn’t ending because both US and Iran want to claim victory. To win decisively, Trump needs boots on the ground, but that’s risky. Bombing Iran infra to bits won’t dismantle Iranian regime. Extending deadline…
April 6, 2026, 7:54 AM IST
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