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Turkey has steadily moved away from Ataturk’s secularism towards Islamist fundamentalism under President Erdogan: Read how this shift gradually took place during last 20...

Shraddha Pandey - 27 May, 2025

Under Erdogan, the education system of Turkey has been overhauled to emphasise Islamism. His government has been funding Islamic Imam Hatip schools, which used to train Islamic imams and preachers during Ottoman empire, at a large scale.

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It’s not like we will die of hunger if they refuse to negotiate with us: Iran dismisses US’s sanction threat, says it’s not worried

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2025

The discussions between Washington and Tehran seek to settle a longstanding conflict regarding Iran's nuclear aspirations.

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Donald Trump calls Vladimir Putin ‘absolutely crazy’ after realising Russia-Ukraine war is not in his control, massive air attacks continue

Shraddha Pandey - 26 May, 2025

Donald Trump’s frustration with Putin, however, is not limited to mere rhetoric; rather, the US President is contemplating imposing secondary sanctions against Russia.

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Despite opposition from political parties and army, Bangladesh govt to hand over Chittagong port operations to foreign company, over 41,000 containers stuck due to...

OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2025

Despite opposition from workers, political parties and even the army, the interim govt in Bangladesh intends to go ahead with handing over the operations of a new mooring container terminal at Chittagong port to Dubai based DP World

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India views China as its primary adversary, Pakistan as ancillary security problem, Pakistan regards India as existential threat: US Defence Intelligence Report

OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2025

The “2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment” report by the Defence Intelligence Agency states that India views China as its primary adversary.

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Elias Rodriguez, killer of 2 Israelis in USA, is linked to group that opposed PM Modi’s US visit and funded by Neville Roy Singham,...

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2025

Elias Rodriguez, the leftist Islamist terrorist who killed two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington DC on Wednesday (21st May), is linked with radical leftist groups funded by Chinese propagandist Neville Singham

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Harvard punished students for protesting against China and apologised to student who assaulted the protestors: US select committee reveals pro-CCP bias of the university

ANI - 24 May, 2025

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) revealed documents indicating that Harvard put anti-CCP demonstrators on disciplinary probation while failing to take any measures against the pro-CCP instigator who attacked them

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427 Rohingya Muslims fleeing refugee camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar’s Rakhine feared dead in two boat tragedies near Myanmar coast, says UNHCR

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2025

As many as 427 Rohingya are feared dead in twin boat tragedies two weeks ago near the Myanmar coast, as per The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Muhammad Yunus threatens to resign? How ‘chief advisor’ to Bangladesh interim govt, who came to power via regime change, is now left with no...

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2025

His reputation of being a 'Nobel laureate' and a champion of 'microfinance' gave hopes of 'renewed democracy' to the Bangladeshis. But the facade could only last 10 months. The growing discontentment, across all sections of society, against the interim government has now left Muhammad Yunus cornered.

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