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Strategic Distance

The renewed war between the United States and Iran has again placed American and Israeli military interests on apparently common ground.

Reconciliation Gamble

The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending.

Evidence First

The latest developments in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case may not answer every question, but they fundamentally alter the debate.

AI and the contest of the century

The arrival of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and new technology has been heralded as a game-changer. But how will it unfold, and who will be able to take advantage of AI to win the Contest of the Century, US, China or some other country? Writing in Foreign Affairs (November 2023), James Manyika and Nobel Laureate economist Michael Spence argued that “by the beginning of the next decade, the shift to AI could become a leading driver of global prosperity.”

In Pakistan you get rewarded for promoting terrorism: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has sharply criticised Pakistan for its treatment of Dr. Shakil Afridi, the physician who helped the US locate and eliminate Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden responding to a post by US Congressman Brad Sherman who urged a visiting Pakistan to press for Dr. Afridi’s release.