Today, the world is celebrating the International Day of Peace. It is inaugurated by ringing the United Nations Peace Bell at the UN Headquarters.

The changing world order is taking its toll on Salafist preacher Zakir Naik, who was otherwise not touched for decades.

China hosted the 11th G20 summit from September 4-5, 2016 at Hangzhou for the first time since the group formally started holding

There has been no respite for the major world economies from weak economic growth, a pushback against globalisation in the form of trade pacts such as TTIP and TPP, and spiralling commodities prices.

Is America Any Safer” is the cover story of this September's Atlantic magazine. CNN and other media outlets are also commemorating

Now that the dust has settled on the EU referendum results, we can take stock of the full extent of the damage. Not only has

Fifteen years ago today, the whole world's attention was drawn towards the United States of America and the scenes that were

In Lebanon today, all the symptoms of the Middle East's current turmoil are visible. Newly arrived refugees from Syria and Iraq

A few years ago when I persuaded Yasin Malik, the first militant in the valley of Kashmir, to give up his fast unto death, his

Trust deficit has been a major constraint in elevating Bangladesh-Myanmar relations. In fact, due to the trust deficit and lack of

Shashi Tharoor, my former boss at the United Nations, was - and perhaps still is - a fiery defender of the United Nations. He was once asked by a BBC interviewer how did the UN feel about the “i” word, i for irrelevant? Mr. Tharoor, without missing a heartbeat, replied, “Oh, I think the 'i' word for us is actually 'indispensable.'”

In peacekeeping missions around the world, we are asking more of our peacekeepers than ever before. We expect them to protect not only civilians, but also to make credible elections possible, help states restore the rule of law and crucially, to enable the safe passage of life-saving humanitarian aid.

As the world is now well aware, Syria has been consumed by violence for years now. What people are less aware of, however, is why it has been raging for so long.

John Kerry's visit accomplished pitifully little. Popular wisdom suggests that it symbolised much. Lacking both popularity and wisdom, I am not entirely convinced of that judgment.

The Strategic Community in India is strongly wedded to the concept of strategic autonomy in India's foreign policy. However, signing of the LEMOA and various terms and condition enshrined in it only upholds India's emphasis on strategic autonomy.