Driven by escalating Houthi threats and allied military restraint, Saudi Arabia and Israel might be inching towards a pragmatic “marriage of convenience” to safeguard their mutual survival. However, deep-seated public hostility and the unresolved Palestine issue will likely keep this strategic convergence tightly under wraps as an implicit, tactical arrangement rather than formal normalisation. The […]

Africa has every opportunity to use the ongoing changes in the international order to become a more influential global player. The African continent, which has nearly 20% of the world’s population and 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, continues to remain on the periphery of the global economy. It accounts for less than 3% of […]

As it concludes its successful and productive chairmanship of BRICS, India hosted the group’s traditional meeting of parliamentarians in its capital on October 26–27, 2026. Parliamentary diplomacy is a key component of the multifaceted and multilateral activities of BRICS, the largest grouping of nations representing the global majority, as convincingly demonstrated by the impressive results […]

Amid global geopolitical shifts, Russia is strengthening ties with African countries, and education is becoming the foundation of long-term partnership. How is the Russian school of engineering helping African states make the transition from a raw-materials model to technological sovereignty? And why has MISIS University’s century-long experience of integration with industry become for African colleagues […]