Helping farmers only partly eases India’s rural crisis

Rising levels of rural poverty have contributed to India’s growth slowdown

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Iran will skimp to finance higher military spending

Heightened tensions with the United States are squeezing Tehran’s budget

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The president is refusing calls to step down and hold new elections

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Across the Maghreb, unprecedented bottom-up activist movements have begun advancing the agenda of women’s rights

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Abuja's decision to release a prominent government critic on bail does little to change worsening anti-democratic trends

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US airstrikes on an Iran-backed militia represent a risky effort to deter future attacks on US assets

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Rising inter-religious tensions are adding a new strand to Ethiopia's complex domestic crisis

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The ruling party faces deteriorating economic conditions as it pursues a reform agenda

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Russia is using Serb nationalism to block US-NATO interests and regain some of its geostrategic position in the Balkans

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The incoming president must juggle entrenched elite interests, persistent protests and a challenging economic situation

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