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Delhi’s spending will not ease Kashmir crisis

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INDIA

Legislation dividing it into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh -- was passed in early August, concurrently with the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special…

India eyes more foreign investment in space industry

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INDIA

In late August, they landed near the lunar south pole. India thereby became the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon, and the first to do so in the lunar south…

Revenue diversification would reduce African debt

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AFRICA

African debt burdens

Muslim radicals face crackdown in Azerbaijan

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AZERBAIJAN

The bill's declared purpose is to prevent the import of foreign ideologies and to give law enforcement wider authority, in particular for 'special' security operations, arrests…

South African polls could delay substantive reforms

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SOUTH AFRICA

Data released by Statistics South Africa last week also showed economic growth declining by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter, a reminder of the economy’s continued fragility. New President…

Gulf railway investment could promote more integration

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GULF STATES

Rail investment is growing across the GCC states, with the reinvigorated Gulf Railway aiming to link Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait…

Slowing economy will not limit China's military budget

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CHINA

It will almost certainly be the largest in the country's history, perhaps as high as 150 billion dollars. It is increasingly apparent that Chinese military expenditures are…

China's appetite for Taiwan war is lower than it seems

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CHINA

It serves Beijing's interests to exaggerate both. China is developing the capability to seize Taiwan by force, but it does not reveal the circumstances under which it would use it.

Russian arms procurement faces fiscal constraints

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RUSSIA

Russian defence spending and procurement.

Russian budget plans for both resilience and growth

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RUSSIA

The budget earmarks additional funding for a six-year 'national strategy' for growth and development, yet still envisages a surplus in each of the next three years and an…