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BRICS Joint Declaration 2026 Iran and UAE consensus explained

BRICS Joint Declaration 2026: How Iran and UAE Reached Consensus at New Delhi Summit

The BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi produced an important diplomatic outcome: Iran and the UAE agreed to a common BRICS Joint Declaration despite holding sharply different positions on the ongoing Middle East conflict. This makes the declaration significant not only for what BRICS said, but also for the fact that its members were able to reach consensus. Why was the BRICS Joint Declaration significant? Iran and the UAE view the regional conflict very differently. Iran maintain

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Daksha Jain

2 days ago2 min read

Havelock Island Ranks Among World’s 10 Quietest Islands in 2026

India's Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been ranked 9th among the world's quietest islands in the 2026 Unspoilt Index released by BookRetreats.com. The index analysed 100 islands using satellite and mapping data, assessing factors such as naturalness, road density, air traffic, population pressure, night-sky darkness and coastal characteristics. New Zealand's Stewart Island (Rakiura) topped the ranking with 94.6/100, followed by Anafi in

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Devesh

Sep 23 min read

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BRICS Joint Declaration 2026: How Iran and UAE Reached Consensus at New Delhi Summit

The BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi produced an important diplomatic outcome: Iran and the UAE agreed to a common BRICS Joint Declaration despite holding sharply different positions on the ongoing Middle East conflict. This makes the declaration significant not only for what BRICS said, but also for the fact that its members were able to reach consensus. Why was the BRICS Joint Declaration significant? Iran and the UAE view the regional conflict very differently. Iran maintain

Daksha Jain

2 days ago2 min read

Havelock Island Ranks Among World’s 10 Quietest Islands in 2026

India's Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been ranked 9th among the world's quietest islands in the 2026 Unspoilt Index released by BookRetreats.com. The index analysed 100 islands using satellite and mapping data, assessing factors such as naturalness, road density, air traffic, population pressure, night-sky darkness and coastal characteristics. New Zealand's Stewart Island (Rakiura) topped the ranking with 94.6/100, followed by Anafi in

Devesh

Sep 23 min read

India-Uzbekistan Relations: Why PM Modi’s Tashkent Visit Matters for India’s Central Asia Strategy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 29–30, 2026 state visit to Uzbekistan has given fresh momentum to India’s engagement with Central Asia, with New Delhi and Tashkent deciding to elevate their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. During talks between Prime Minister Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent, the two countries agreed to expand cooperation across trade, investment, defence and security, energy, uranium, critical minerals,

Devesh

Aug 3113 min read

India’s Small Rivers Are Disappearing: Can the New SRR Framework Bring Them Back to Life?

From Delhi’s Sahibi to Mumbai’s Mithi and Chennai’s Cooum, many of India’s smaller rivers have been narrowed, polluted or transformed into sewage-carrying drains. A new draft Small River Rejuvenation Framework under the National Mission for Clean Ganga proposes a different solution — restore rivers as living ecosystems rather than treating them merely as channels of water. India's river-cleaning story has traditionally been dominated by its giants — the Ganga, Yamuna and othe

Devesh

Aug 2711 min read

Chipflation Explained: How the AI Boom Is Making Smartphones, Laptops and TVs More Expensive

AI's growing appetite for memory chips is driving “chipflation”, pushing up smartphone, laptop and TV costs. Understand DRAM, the global chip shortage and why it matters for India.

Kaushal

Aug 2710 min read

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Havelock Island Ranks Among World’s 10 Quietest Islands in 2026

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BRICS Joint Declaration 2026: How Iran and UAE Reached Consensus at New Delhi Summit

Havelock Island Ranks Among World’s 10 Quietest Islands in 2026

India-Uzbekistan Relations: Why PM Modi’s Tashkent Visit Matters for India’s Central Asia Strategy

India’s Small Rivers Are Disappearing: Can the New SRR Framework Bring Them Back to Life?

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