China’s expanding influence, and the US pushback against it, is increasingly influencing the policies of Balkan states, reveals a strategic update from LSE IDEAS, LSE’s foreign policy think tank.

New research by the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford shows Ukraine’s unique response to the Russian invasion has set a new blueprint for successfully protecting infrastructure during conflict and catastrophe.

With violence spiking in Afghanistan's all the warring sides have returned to the negotiation table, ending more than a month of delays amid hopes that the two sides can agree on a reduction of violence. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...

India and Bangladesh are enjoying increasingly close relations, ever since the formation of then East Pakistan to the People's Republic of Bangladesh. But the onset of this relationship cemented at the battleground of the 1971 war. To get full access to this story "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...

The Quad group comprising of India, USA, Japan, and Australia remained in abeyance for a decade after its inception in the year 2007 but it has again got a shot in the arm since the year 2017 as it emerges as a potent means to counterbalance Chinese dominance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Jo Biden had a telephone conversation to ensure a rules-based international order.

Until now, there’s been inadequate information about whether child marriage is a substantial problem in the United States, or whether it’s a problem at all. According to a new report by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, approximately 78,400 children in the US are or have been married. Although all states in the US set 18 as the legal age minimum for marriage, exceptions to the minimum can be granted in every state under varying conditions including parental consent and official approval.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of China Xi Jinping held their first Informal Summit in Wuhan on April 27-28, to exchange views on overarching issues of bilateral and global importance, and to elaborate their respective visions and priorities for national development in the context of the current and future international situation.

The struggle to get enough nutritious food could be far worse than previously understood, according to a new study examining the intersection between hunger and the types of foods found at nearby stores.

More than half of gun owners do not safely store all their guns, according to a new survey of 1,444 US gun owners conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.