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Explained: Why is a Chinese ‘spy ship’ heading for a Sri Lankan port, and what does it mean for India?Subscriber Only
August 13, 2022 21:17 IST
India is closely monitoring the movement of a Chinese "spy ship", the 'Yuan Wang 5', that is on its way to Sri Lanka. What is this vessel, and why is it headed to Sri Lanka? Why is India concerned?
Explained: Could China invade Taiwan?Subscriber Only
August 4, 2022 12:07 IST
Under China’s leader, Xi Jinping, the People’s Liberation Army has upgraded to the point where a campaign to seize Taiwan seems increasingly plausible.
Explained: Who could succeed Al Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?
August 3, 2022 10:39 IST
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile in Kabul last weekend. Here are some top contenders to take over the militant organisation, according to experts.
Explained: India’s One-China stand and relations with TaiwanSubscriber Only
August 3, 2022 07:58 IST
India does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan yet, as it follows the One-China policy. However, during then Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to India in December 2010, India did not mention support for the One-China policy in the joint communique.
Explained: What is China’s problem with Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan?Subscriber Only
August 4, 2022 15:22 IST
Nancy Pelosi is a long-standing and vocal critic of China's policies with regard to a range of issues. Beijing is extremely touchy about Taiwan, and has objected strongly to her visit to the island.
Explained: In two major videos, Ayman al-Zawahiri’s India ‘project’Subscriber Only
August 2, 2022 11:17 IST
For the last more than 2 decades, Ayman al-Zawahiri has released videos and statements focused on Islam’s war against the West. Two of these videos were entirely about India: announcing the formation of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent and weighing in on the Karnataka hijab row
Ayman al-Zawahiri: from Cairo physician to al Qaeda leader
August 2, 2022 11:18 IST
Ayman al-Zawahiri, 71, was killed in a US drone strike, President Joe Biden announced on live television. US officials said the attack took place on Sunday in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Explained: Europe’s summer travel chaos
August 2, 2022 05:59 IST
Airlines have cancelled thousands of flights, causing hours-long queues at major airports, dashing hopes for a sizzling first summer following widespread COVID-linked lockdowns.
Explained: How Iraq’s competing Shia groups are pushing it towards a new conflict
August 1, 2022 21:10 IST
Iraq's longest post-election political deadlock has given way to demonstrations on both sides of a Shia divide, led by the mercurial cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on one side and a collection of mostly Iran-aligned groups on the other, known together as the Coordination Framework.
Explained: What’s driving the power struggle in Iraq?
July 31, 2022 20:07 IST
The tussle over who gets to form the next government has deepened a fissure in the Shi'ite community
Explained: Who were the Razakars, accused of horrific crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war?Subscriber Only
July 31, 2022 23:25 IST
Razakar means ‘volunteer’ or ‘helper’ in Persian and Urdu, but has come to mean ‘collaborator’ and is associated with betrayal in Bangladesh.
Explained: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and its history
July 30, 2022 19:11 IST
It was one of the first and most successful movements advocating Islam as a political programme in a modern context. Within 20 years, the movement had grown to more than 500,000 members, with branches in other Arab countries.
Explained: The violent conflict in the DRC, in which two BSF personnel were killedSubscriber Only
July 30, 2022 18:59 IST
Anti-UN protests had first begun in the city of Goma on Monday, before intensifying and spreading to Butempo the following day with multiple UN buildings targeted in both cities.
Explained: The $280 billion US CHIPS Bill for boosting semiconductor production to compete with ChinaSubscriber Only
July 30, 2022 16:36 IST
In a rare show of unity, the bill was passed with the help of some Republican lawmakers despite their party’s general position on subsidies. Many republicans opposed the bill on this principle while some democrats, like Bernie Sanders, opposed the extension of what he called “welfare” to corporations in a time of inflation.
Explained: Who is Victor Bout, the Russian arms dealer the US may swap for Brittney Griner? Subscriber Only
July 30, 2022 11:37 IST
Notorious for fuelling violence across the globe with his weapon supplies, Viktor Bout was for long considered a key figure in the shadowy world of illicit arms smuggling.
Explained: What is in Chile’s proposed new constitution?
July 30, 2022 08:09 IST
The proposed new text was written by a 154-member body elected through a popular vote, the first time in Chile's history a constitution was drafted democratically.
Explained: The tax evasion case against Shakira in Spain, for which she could face over 8 years in prisonSubscriber Only
July 30, 2022 08:39 IST
Spanish prosecutors have asked for a prison sentence of over eight years and a fine of more than €23 million for Shakira, whom they have accused of committing six cases of tax fraud. What is the case against her, and how has she responded?
Explained: Who is Muqtada al-Sadr, cleric who ordered protesters to breach Iraqi parliament?Subscriber Only
August 29, 2022 19:44 IST
An Iraqi Shia scholar, militia leader and the founder of the most powerful political faction in the country right now, Muqtada al-Sadr rose to prominence after the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein government.
Blood, treasure and chaos: the cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine
July 29, 2022 17:06 IST
Since February 24, one third of Ukrainians - which has a population of more than 41 million - has been forced from their homes, the largest current human displacement crisis in the world.
Explained: How Europe plans to use less gas this winter amid Russian supply uncertainty
July 29, 2022 17:06 IST
Moscow has slashed gas flows to Europe since the invasion in February and this week said it would cut them further, making it harder for EU states to fill their gas storage ahead of winter.
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