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‘The world will be defined by a unique global legitimacy crisis in the coming years’
Maha Hosain Aziz is a professor, author and cartoonist specializing in global risk and prediction in the MA International Relations Program at NYU’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, New York
Huawei: Hesitations, Hiccups and Hoo-Ha
According to reliable sources, China has reportedly issued a possible demarche to the Indian government. The report is however unconfirmed. China has allegedly expressed its deep resentment over the manner in which Chinese telecom giant Huawei is being excluded from the upcoming 5G trials. Indians, Chinese believe, seem to be acquiescing to US pressure to stay away from their telecom giant. If India obliges President Donald Trump, then it could be saddled with delay in the 5G rollout and then get saddled with an expensive system that will have fewer takers in the world.
India's Karmapa Lama Dilemma
Indian government has agreed to grant visa to Karmapa Lama to visit the country, but is unsure about what his acceptance of Dominican nationality mean for exiled Tibetan Buddhist community
Solih government seeks Indian assistance to ascertain total Chinese debt on The Maldives
The government of President Ibrahim Solih does not want to go Sri Lanka’s way and forced to compromise its sovereignty under the weight of the huge Chinese debt. It needs India’s assistance to find out what is its quantum- $ 1.5 billion or $ 3.5 billion
How will the new government in Maldives rebalance its foreign policy?
The big challenge for the new government in Male is how to undo the policies of President Yameen
Sri Lanka: An insecure President Maithripala Sirisena destabilizes himself and the country
The creeping coup by President Maithripala Sirisena that saw the sacking of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremeshinghe and hasty swearing in of Mahinda Rajapakse began when it was alleged that R&AW was trying to assassinate him. Should India need to worry with the changes in Sri Lanka?
In a historic first. two Karmapa Lamas meet in Paris and promise to work together
The two Karmapa Lamas, competing heads of Tibetan Buddism's oldest and biggest sect, Karma Kagyu, , Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje met over the last few days in Paris. Besides knowing each other, they resolved to work together to promote the Karma Kagyu sect. What is not clear is who organised the meeting and its implications on Tibetan Buddhism in a post-Dalai Lama world.
In a historic first, two Karmapa Lamas meet in Paris and promise to work together
The two Karmapa Lamas, competing heads of Tibetan Buddism's oldest and biggest sect, Karma Kagyu, , Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje met over the last few days in Paris. Besides knowing each other, they resolved to work together to promote the Karma Kagyu sect. What is not clear is who organised the meeting and its implications on Tibetan Buddhism in a post-Dalai Lama world.
Will Karmapa Lama return to India after his historic France meeting with his competitor?
The extraordinary meeting between the two competing Karmapas in France lends a new spin to the upcoming Dharamshala Conference to choose the successor of Dalai Lama. What needs to be seen is will India allow Karmapa's return to India?