21 Nov 2018; DW: President Xi Jinping has signed 29 bilateral deals with the Philippines on his landmark visit to Manila. But experts say his main agenda was to forge cooperation on the disputed South China Sea. Ana P. Santos reports.

Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a two-day visit to the Philippines on Wednesday after signing 29 bilateral agreements, including a memorandum of understanding with Manila on oil and gas development in the South China Sea (SCS).

21 Nov 2018; DW: Beijing has been making big steps recently toward solidifying a sphere of influence in the Asia-Pacific. Defending these interests will require a buildup of Chinese naval power that could heighten conflict with the US.

On November 17, the commander of US forces in the Indo-Pacific, Admiral Philip Davidson, told the Halifax International Security Forum that the US would protect the "viability" of a free and open "Indo-Pacific," a term used in the US for the region.

By Seema Khan

Institutional crises that has gripped the democratic institutions  under the BJP Government, has been systematically destroying every democratic institution such as Judiciary, CBI, the parliament, by passing the bills as money bills, educational institution etc., has made the RBI its latest target.

7 Nov 2018; DW: While Democrats fell short of an all-out "blue wave," their gains in the House could have a major impact on President Donald Trump's agenda. DW takes a look at how the results could hurt — or help — the US leader.

Tuesday's midterm elections in the United States saw mixed results for the two chambers of US Congress, in the first major electoral test of Donald Trump's presidency.

By AW Siddiqui

On 6 December 1992; a 500 years old mosque was demolished by Hindu fanatics. The demolition was planned and organised by fascist organisations called Vishwa Hindu Parishad, RSS and Bhartiya Janta Party.

Now let’s try to think of what could possibly have happened if this incident took place in a civilised part of the world?

GANASHAKTI: BJP President Amit Shah's speech in Kerala using, typical of his style, the language of a school bully, should be seen as a direct assault on the Supreme Court of India. He said that courts should not give orders which cannot be implemented. Although he was speaking on the Sabarimala judgement reversing the ban on women's entry into the temple, what he said has wider implications.

By Samuel Ramani

The writer is a DPhil candidate in International Relations at St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford. He is also a journalist who contributes regularly to The Washington Post and The Diplomat.

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Subhashini Ali

13 Oct 2018; DW: Turkey and the US reportedly have proof Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by the Saudi government. If that's true, his death would have far-reaching consequences for the entire Middle East, says journalist Rainer Hermann.

The disappearance and almost-certain murder of prominent Saudi Arabian dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi has the potential to inflame tensions in the Middle East, already one of the world's most unstable and conflict-ridden regions.

PODGORICA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- When news broke that construction of Montenegro's first highway would begin near his house, Vukasin Petrovic, a villager in Jelin Dub, about 14 km north of the capital Podgorica, was so excited that he joked he would jump off a planned bridge.

The dream of safe and fast travels was too distant to realize in this small and under-developed corner of the Balkans, until impressive piers, some as high as 160 meters, emerged on the horizon.

The highway is part of the project that cut through the country's undulating mountains.

Sitaram Yechury

1 Oct 2018; GANASHAKTI: Mr. Mohan Bhagwat’s three-day lecture outreach to dress up the RSS with a modern, inclusive and liberal image is an exercise displaying its characteristic duplicity.  This is akin to its attempt (familiar to my generation) to lure youth to join its `shakhas’ through `vyayamshalas’ (body building clubs).

Brinda Karat

GANASHAKTI: On this day, September 28, three years ago, Mohammad Akhlaq, a resident of the Bisada village in the Dadri area of western Uttar Pradesh, was brutally killed in his own home by a mob of men on the accusation of cow slaughter.

His younger son Danish was grievously injured. His mother was also badly hurt.