Nigeria's Benin bronzes, Egypt's bust of Ramesses the Great, Mexico's double-headed serpent, India's Amravati Marbles and Greece's Parthenon sculptures. To view these pieces of history from different parts of the world, one must visit London's British Museum.

The Capitals: Athens renews campaign to get back stolen pieces of Greek history

Last week, we ended The Capitals on the note that the Qatar's Prime Minister in capital Doha told the world that they are nearing a deal to free over 240 people held hostage by Hams in Gaza.

The Capitals: Doha and Cairo's move towards ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Over the weekend as the Indian subcontinent, Australia and parts of Europe were spellbound by the blockbuster Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia, a ray of hope for the longest duration of pause of conflict in Gaza emerged.

The Capitals: Between killed and killers, Doha's vital role for peace in West Asia

When Saudi Arabia and Iran restored their diplomatic ties in Beijing in March 2023, the successful rapprochement had come after seven years of estrangement between the Sunni and Shia powerhouses of West Asia.

The Capitals: Riyadh's show of Islamic unity for Palestine amid Israel-Hamas war

The death toll due to the raging Israel-Hamas war is nearing 11,000 at the time of filing The Capitals this week, and is set to rise further with no ceasefire in sight.

The Capitals: Can Sheikh Hasina sail through stormy season of Dhaka politics?

On September 9, 2023, when India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the leaders of the world's biggest economies during New Delhi's stewardship of the G20 Leaders' Summit, the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) prompted The Capitals edition of that week to be headlined as follows: Delhi delivers as the leader of Global South.

The Capitals: Delhi's G20 delivery faces war-stocked West Asia wicket

The first week of the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7 had US Secretary of State Antony Blinken dominating the news cycle. Blinken's shuttle diplomacy consisted of 10 stops across multiple West Asian capitals during the course of five days after Israel's retaliatory offence against Hamas in Gaza Strip stoked a rare humanitarian crisis in the region with thousands of lives lost and lifelines — food, water, power and medical supplies — stopped.

The Capitals: Washington's waning political capital in West Asia delays aid into Gaza Strip

The contested peace between Israel and Palestine came to a fierce end over the weekend as Islamic Jihad and HAMAS — the latter is the most dominant Islamist militant group in control of Palestine since 2007 — launched the most ferocious attack on the Jewish state in over 50 years.

The Capitals: Jerusalem vows to change ground reality in Palestine 'for next 50 years'

In 1958, when the coastal city of Karachi was still Pakistan's capital, General Ayub Khan made the move to push the boundaries of country's administration inside military barracks as he staged Pakistan's first successful coup d'état.

The Capitals: Islamabad's game of thrones stacked against Imran Khan

New Delhi's longstanding foreign policy principle of strategic autonomy -- the pursuance of self-sufficient and independent strategic goals without an allegiance to a conventional "alliance" -- was vindicated by the state of affairs stoked by a geopolitical slapdash by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Capitals: For New Delhi, a silver-lining in Ottawa's assassination accusation

Diversity of viewpoints spurs innovation, a groundbreaking Harvard research in 2013 had concluded. Since then, reports as well as anecdotal insights have pointed out to a pattern of international investors rejecting the composition of proposed directors at shareholders' meetings that do not include women.

The Capitals: Tokyo and Tehran take women's rights in contrasting directions

The absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping from New Delhi's G20 summit was widely described as a sign of impending floundering of India's stewardship of one of the world's most important geo-economic forums.

The Capitals: Delhi delivers as the voice of Global South

The capital of the world's largest democracy will host the G20 summit this week. In the months before, New Delhi has worked hard to assert its presidency of the grouping as one of a geo-economic forum.

The Capitals: New Delhi's test to ace the G-20 exam

Last week, The Capitals told you that all eyes were on New Delhi after Moscow's failed attempt at repeating Soviet era triumph of its lunar mission. This week, with a big smile, a minimalistic grin, and a Faux pas, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended up at the center of India's lunar leap that closely mirrored New Delhi's diplomatic push to establish India as an ambitious power on the rise.

The Capitals: When New Delhi's Chandrayaan triumph took over BRICS leaders in Johannesburg

About 62 miles northwest of the US capital Washington DC, in Camp David, the presidential holiday retreat, Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol.

The Capitals: All eyes on New Delhi after Moscow fails to repeat Soviet-era triumph of its lunar mission

Hello and Welcome. This is The Capitals. Your weekly recap of some of the biggest stories from capitals all over the world. Within and beyond the corridors of power in New Delhi, the capital of the world's largest democracy, often, the dishonest characterisation of an individual has a number: 420.

The Capitals: New Delhi's bid to truly own its books of law

Hello and Welcome. This is The Capitals. In Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, the national security advisers and representatives of more than 30 countries met with a purported goal to end war in Ukraine.

The Capitals: Saudi Arabia's peace bid for Ukraine minus Moscow, Ottawa's 'cigarettes cause impotence' warning

Hello and Welcome. This is The Capitals. In Niger's capital Niamey, the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by his own presidential guards.

The Capitals: Coup in Niger capital Niamey, Baghdad's bid for peace with Kuwait city, and more

From the corridors of power in Madrid emerged the progressive discourse over gender parity that dominated weeks of election campaigns in Spain. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government has been seen progressive laws on abortion and transgender rights.

The Capitals: Madrid's tryst with women's rights, Pretoria avoids 'risking war' with Moscow

About 107 years ago in 1916, 15 years before New Delhi arrived on the global map as India's capital -- that too under British imperial rule -- the Indian troops marched down Champs-Elysee avenue in Paris after a decisive fight against German forces during the First World War.

The Capitals: Delhi's 'defence' march with Paris, Kyiv fails its NATO admission for now, and more

Hello and Welcome. This is The Capitals. In New Delhi, Tehran entered into Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Beijing-dominated and Moscow-fostered club of Central Asian 'stan' nations — at a summit that turned virtual for no specified reason.

The Capitals: New Delhi turns real SCO virtual, 'ghost' militia of Damascus, and more

Hello and welcome. This is The Capitals. The divisions of our diverse world were in full display in the capitals across the world. From two European capitals — Paris and Stockholm — the ripples of an act of police violence and a purported demonstration in the name of freedom of speech were felt worldwide.

The Capitals: Stockholm allows Quran burning, Julian Assange receives attention from Vatican

Hello and Welcome. This is The Capitals. In a relatively credible biographical account of Vladimir Putin's life, 'His Life and Times: Putin' by British journalist Philip Short, the Russian president has been described as ruthless, shockingly pragmatic and a leader with autocratic bend who hates historical amnesia — a loss of collective national memory about an event — a euphemism for present-day Russia's lost Soviet glory.

The Capitals: Moscow dodges mutiny bullet, Global South cements its rise in Washington and Paris

Hello and Welcome. This is The Capitals. This week, the African leaders spoke as the world listened. Led by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa in Kyiv and St.

The Capitals: Pretoria, New Delhi lead Africa's ascent in global diplomacy