Armenian voters have backed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, reinforcing the country's apparent shift toward closer ties with Europe. The outcome has drawn criticism from Moscow and intensified debate over Armenia's geopolitical future. This episode explores the election results, regional reactions, and the strategic implications for the South Caucasus.

Armenia Votes For Pro-EU Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Moscow Cries Foul 

A notion that relentlessly echoes in diplomatic circles is that India punches below its weight. While countries having lesser potential don’t hold back in the exhibition of their overtures aimed at hogging the limelight, India, contradictorily, has confined itself to its own affairs and avoids raising its voice over issues that can ‘potentially raise its standing’ in the world order.

Giving Indian foreign policy its due

Narendra Modi 3.0 is officially here. The Indian Prime Minister, along with 71 ministers took oath on Sunday (Jun 9) at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. With this, Modi became only the third prime minister in the history of the country to have secured a consecutive third term in office.

Five major global events that will require immediate attention of Modi 3.0 govt

Biden's handling of the israel-hamas war has met with criticism. Biden's strategy in the middle east crisis has definitely raised doubts on the white house role in handling peace in the region. However, this is not the first time his foreign policy has gone wrong. From Ukraine war to Afghanistan, what other policies and decisions have backfired against Biden?

Iran-Israel Clash: Biden's foreign policy failures

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pursuing an independent foreign policy, which is “not easy in today’s world”, and managing one of the highest rates of economic development.

Putin lauds India's independent Foreign Policy

Chinese media praises India's economic growth, foreign policy under PM Modi | WION

Chinese media praises India's economic growth, foreign policy under PM Modi

Following Moscow's refusal to intervene in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan labeled his nation's security accords with that country "ineffective" on Sunday, suggesting a possible break from Moscow.

Armenian PM signals foreign policy shift away from Russia

The BRICS nations consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are gathered in South Africa for a summit that carries the potential to define the bloc's future and its determination to challenge a world order it views as tilted in favour of the West.

Explained: Balancing act or anti-West pivot? India’s choices at the BRICS summit

In a high-profile summit held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, President Vladimir Putin and African leaders forged a strong alliance, vowing to advance a just and democratic multipolar world order.

Russia and African leaders forge alliance to promote multipolar order: Putin

China recently adopted a new law on foreign policy that came into effect on July 1. The law, which is aimed at overcoming several limitations of the existing foreign policy, will further cement President Xi Jinping’s position as the ‘Supreme leader’ of China.

New foreign policy law cements President Xi Jinping’s position as Chinese ‘Supreme Leader’

European Union ministers agreed on Friday (May 12) to decrease the bloc's financial dependence on China, but will now have to find out how to make that a reality, according to foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

Alleviating financial dependency on China is complex for EU. Know why

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (March 31) adopted a new foreign policy strategy which sets elimination of Western dominance in global politics as a priority.

Russia looks for ‘elimination’ of western ‘dominance’ as it adopts new foreign policy

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to approach Peru's Congress headquarters on Wednesday, as thousands took to the streets two weeks after a wave of deadly protests over the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo.

Peru Police use tear gas to disperse protesters

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Indian foreign policy was to serve the Indian people and he will do whatever it takes to discharge that responsibility. On purchasing Russian oil, he said the policy is to go where we get the best deal in the interest of the Indian people.

WION Dispatch: EAM Jaishankar defends India's stance on Russian oil in Parliament

An Australian journalist, who has been working extensively in Afghanistan for more than 20 years, was detained by the Taliban and was forced to write an apology tweet for writing on the militant groups’ atrocities.

'Taliban detained me for writing against them', Australian journalist details her ordeal to WION

South Korea's incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday named Choo Kyung-ho to be deputy prime minister and finance minister, as the country seeks to tackle surging inflation, household debt and demand for welfare.

South Korea's president-elect nominates conservative lawmaker as finance chief

After several delays, the voting on the no-confidence motion concluded in Pakistan. Imran Khan being voted out in the national assembly is bound to have ramifications worldwide especially in South Asia. New PM of the country will have to deal with a bruised foreign policy

Pak Political Chaos: New Prime Minster to deal with bruised foreign policy

Pak political powerplay: Imran Khan ousted, what it means for the world?

Pakistan PM in a rare feat heaped praises for India's foreign policy amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Khan said that India is neutral even as a QUAD member.

Under pressure to condemn Russian invasion, Pakistan PM Imran Khan praises India's foreign policy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday announced a "historic" shift in Germany's foreign and defence policy, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine forces Europe's biggest economy to ditch decades of reluctance in raising its military profile.

'A new era': Germany rewrites its defence, foreign policies

From Vietnam to Iraq, and now Afghanistan, Joe Biden's career is a series of foreign policy flops. The US President oversold the Afghan army and undersold the terror threat. Palki Sharma gets you the many mistakes of Joe Biden.

Gravitas: How Biden misled the world on Taliban

UK PM Boris Johnson has unveiled a blueprint for Britain's future. WION's Palki Sharma decodes the 4 areas of importance: 1: Countering Chinese aggression 2: Indo-pacific tilt in foreign policy 3: Nuclear stockpile upgrade 4: New law against protests

Gravitas: Boris Johnson's blueprint for Britain

US President Joe Biden made his first major international address on foreign policy at the Munich Security Conference. Biden said that traditional US allies should once again have confidence in Washington’s leadership.

US President Joe Biden delivers a powerful speech

As the drama surrounding US elections ebbs and flows and as the democratic ‘blue wave’ has not materialized, pundits and sober commentators are rightly pointing out that there will be governance dysfunction in the United States.

In a changing world, what should a Biden foreign policy look like?

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