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Kanwal Sibal

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Kanwal Sibal is a retired Indian foreign secretary and a former Ambassador to Russia between 2004 and 2007. He also held ambassadorial positions in Turkey, Egypt, France and was Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington DC. In 2017, he received the Padma Shree — the fourth highest civilian award — from the President of India for public service. In the same year, he was decorated by the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for Contributions to International Cooperation.

Taliban’s ghost: Here is why Pakistan and Afghanistan can’t escape their shared war

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Ceasefire talks aim to calm tensions between the two South Asian nations, but longstanding mistrust lingers. The armed clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan in October...

Can India and China finally bridge their deep divides?

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The recent SCO summit made the West pay attention – because it showed that nations can try to work around their differences for a...

G7 still thinks it is running the world. The global majority has moved on

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As geopolitical rifts deepen, the group struggles to find common ground on Ukraine, Gaza, trade, and the climate – raising doubts about its role. The...

Vance’s India trip couldn’t have come at a stranger time

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The terrorist attack in Kashmir was conducted during the US vice president’s visit to India, serving as a reminder of the threat Islamist terrorism...

Free speech for terrorists: How Canada shields dangerous extremists

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The diplomatic standoff between New Delhi and Ottawa highlights the bias of Western powers, which advocate security cooperation globally while harboring elements that openly...

Weapon of mass distraction: Is the West scapegoating Islamic State over Moscow attack?

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ISIS claiming responsibility for the massacre doesn’t end matters, while Washington and Kiev’s reactions raise even more doubts. It is baffling why the powers that...

Every Middle East agenda has been derailed by the Israel-Hamas conflict

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The war in West Asia puts the participants and their supporters, including those not involved, in a very difficult situation. Israel has no doubt suffered...

The G7’s nuсlear-weapon-free world ‘vision’ is a farce

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The bloc has adopted a “Vision on Nuclear Disarmament” document, but it’s full of disingenuous virtue-signaling. The choice of Hiroshima as the venue of May’s...

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