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India China relations 2026 — Modi and Xi handshake with Himalayan border in background representing the diplomatic thaw that survived Operation Sindoor despite China backing Pakistan

India China relations 2026 is the most paradoxical bilateral relationship in the world right now. In the span of twelve

UAE Pakistan money 2026 — UAE asks Pakistan to return 3.45 billion dollars in deposits after seven years of automatic rollovers as Pakistan scrambles to pay using Saudi Arabia emergency support

April 29, 2026 Amit Mangal

UAE Pakistan Money 2026: $3.45 Billion Trouble for Pakistan

Something happened quietly in Pakistan’s banking system last week that has large implications not just for Pakistan’s economy, but for

India

April 28, 2026 Amit Mangal

India Economy Iran War: Rupee at Record Low, Sensex Down 10% How Bad Can It Get?

The India economy Iran war equation is the most important domestic economic story of 2026 that most Indian media is

India

April 27, 2026 Amit Mangal

India Defence Exports 2026: How India Crossed the $3 Billion Mark and What Comes Next

India has crossed a threshold it has been trying to reach for a decade. Defence exports in financial year 2025-26

Iran talks failed 2026 — empty negotiating table in Islamabad representing Araghchi departure without meeting US officials and Trump cancellation of Kushner Witkoff Pakistan trip April 26 2026

Geopolitics

April 26, 2026 Amit Mangal

Iran Talks Failed 2026: Araghchi Left Islamabad, Trump Cancelled the Mission What Now?

The Iran talks failed 2026 story has reached its most dangerous point yet. On Saturday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas

Trump China visit India 2026 — Air Force One flying to Beijing while India represented below as Trump skips Quad summit in New Delhi for Xi Jinping presidential summit May 2026

Uncategorized

April 25, 2026 Amit Mangal

Trump China Visit 2026: What Happens to India When the US Courts Beijing

The Trump China visit 2026 dynamic is the defining foreign policy geometry of 2026 and India is not at its

Quad alliance 2026 — empty US chair at diplomatic summit table representing Trump refusing to attend Quad leaders summit in India while planning China visit instead April 2026

Indo-Pacific

April 25, 2026 Amit Mangal

Quad Alliance 2026: Is Trump Killing the Indo-Pacific’s Most Important Security Group?

The Quad alliance 2026 is in the deepest crisis of its existence and the person responsible is the same person

$Iran ceasefire extended 2026 — Air Force Two on tarmac representing Vance cancelled trip to Islamabad as Trump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely citing fractured Iranian government April 21 2026$

Geopolitics India

April 24, 2026 Amit Mangal

Iran Ceasefire Extended 2026: Trump Buys Time, Vance Grounded, and a Gujarat Ship Was Attacked

The Iran ceasefire extended 2026 story reached its most dramatic moment on April 21 when President Trump who had spent

SCO summit India 2026 — India chairs the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation amid tensions between Russia China and Western bloc

Geopolitics

April 23, 2026 Amit Mangal

SCO Summit India 2026: India’s Awkward Chair Between Russia, China, and the West

India has been a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation since 2017. It has never been entirely comfortable with

India Pakistan 2026 one year after Pahalgam attack — black marble memorial at Lidder River Pahalgam representing anniversary of 26 victims killed April 22 2025 and India's Operation Sindoor response

India Indian Subcontinent

April 22, 2026 Amit Mangal

India Pakistan 2026: One Year After Pahalgam Everything Has Changed

A year ago today, five gunmen emerged from forests above Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir and opened