In less than 30 days, an invisible lifeform has shaken the very foundations of human existence

The Taliban would need continuous financial aid to run the government, hence the leverage with the world

Together we can pull through this one and survive.

Straight talk is what we need rather than escapism in loops

There is growing realisation that the way forward is through unsubsidised renewable energy

Perhaps we could wriggle out of this financial quagmire by pursuing growth-friendly, politically-sustainable policies

The red dragons and sleeping giants of the Middle Kingdom have a long memory.

The pause in the Afghan peace process has had mixed results

Use of proxies abroad, affords Iran operational flexibility by retaliating against an adversary elsewhere

Military support is neither unlimited, nor unconditional and almost always sensitive to the deafening crescendo