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India-Nepal tensions are unlikely to abate quickly

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INDIA/NEPAL

Delhi earlier this year irked Kathmandu by inaugurating a new road in the area. Although India has historically dominated Nepal’s politics and diplomacy, Delhi and Beijing now vie…

Speedy Mexico-EU trade deal promises risks and rewards

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MEXICO/EU

Mexico-EU trade talks

Singapore-US economic ties could suffer

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SINGAPORE/US

Singapore-US relations.

Trade and tech uncertainty will boost ‘safer’ assets

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INTERNATIONAL

US President Donald Trump’s decision last month to intensify the US-China conflict by raising the tariff rate and targeting Chinese tech firms is straining stock markets and…

Norway's government will seek to avoid EU debate

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NORWAY

The impact of Brexit on Norway.

NAFTA moves imply more US-China trade conflict

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INT

The US–Mexico Trade Agreement leaves the core NAFTA provisions intact but contains new provisions including on rules of origin for automobiles, intellectual property, digital…

Pakistani Taliban are a growing problem for Islamabad

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad said the strikes were aimed at anti-Pakistan militants, but the Taliban described the action as “reckless” and retaliated by firing at Pakistani troops along the border…

Normalising Syrian-Turkish relations faces challenges

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SYRIA/TURKEY

Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…

Azerbaijan advances while Russia struggles in Ukraine

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

Reports of shelling continue despite a relative lull. Azerbaijani attacks are inside Armenia rather than around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. This should have triggered a…

Malaysia will ride out Sulu controversy

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MALAYSIA

Part of the historical sultanate covered a large portion of what is today the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah. The Philippines has a long-standing claim to Sabah, derived from…