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​Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin, China, on September 1, 2025.
Analysis

China’s plans for the new world order

The leaders of China, India, Russia, and over twenty countries from the “Global South” gathered in Beijing yesterday, marking another milestone away from the US-led global order. Several leaders will also attend a major Chinese military parade tomorrow.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ​Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Modi to meet Xi, European bigwigs set to reimpose Iran sanctions, Egypt cracks down on influencers, & More

A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal
What We're Watching

Devastation in Nepal and China after flash flood, Tanzania’s political infighting tests its political stability, French presidential candidates face off in first debate

A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.

Modi (not Xi) leads G-20 summit
Quick Take

Modi (not Xi) leads G-20 summit

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The G-20 summit coming up this weekend. Big news to start, Xi Jinping is not coming. Why not? One, the Indian government had been informed at least a month ago that Xi Jinping wasn't planning on attending. And secondly, the Americans have been working on a meeting with Xi Jinping and Biden for months now at APEC in San Francisco in November, and that was widely expected to be the next time the two men would be in the same place at the same time.

What We're Watching: Western "unity", Putin boosts ruble, China-India meeting
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What We're Watching: US-EU gas deal, Putin's ruble ruse, China-India meeting

NATO united but Europe less so on Russia, Putin's ruble ruse, China/India patching things up

announced, in Sadr City, in Baghdad People celebrate on the street after preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election were announced, in Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq October 11, 2021
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What We're Watching: Few Iraqis vote, Czech Republic in crisis, China-India talks crash again