US President inherited some difficult positions his country had adopted during ex-president Trump’s four years

A well-educated and healthier population grows more slowly than those that have high rates of mortality and illiteracy

The world became smaller, “flatter” as a result of instantaneous flow of information across international frontiers

Xenophobia in US can be traced back to Trump who made no secret of his worry that US would lose its white identity

If Beijing was hoping for a lighter touch in relations with America under President Biden, that is not happening

How would Afghanistan be affected once Americans pull their troops out from the country after a presence of 40 years?

Pompeo was constantly in search of ways to cast Iran as the primary source of problems in the Middle East

It is unlikely that President Biden would concern himself directly with Pakistan

Is it possible to reconcile ethnicity to nation-building?

Several India-watchers saw ominous signs in these developments