Luck and opportunity advance Russian aims in Syria

A Russian-Turkish deal helps shield the Syrian Kurds from attack, and brings Damascus's rule up to the northern border

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Turkey will shift focus to Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq

Erdogan’s drive to crush Kurdish nationalists has driven them to seek Russian and Syrian protection

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As a deadline to form a new unity government looms, one of the key unresolved issues is the question of state governance

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State elections take place next week in Haryana and Maharashtra

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Vetevendosje is at last poised to enter government but its policies face potential resistance at home and abroad

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The prime minister's party is stoking controversy with its citizenship agenda

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A key northern former rebel group is refusing to attend talks with the government

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Opposition parties have threatened a boycott over new requirements in the new electoral law

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The government’s reconfiguration of Jammu and Kashmir state has fuelled speculation over the future of West Bengal state

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A public rift between the premier and his former right-hand man suggests the ruling party is losing its grip

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