Bangladesh is moving ahead with the massive $2.8 billion Padma Barrage project because it no longer fully trusts diplomacy alone to secure enough water from India.
The project aims to store monsoon water from the Padma River and release it during dry seasons, when southwest Bangladesh faces severe water shortages, salinity, and river decline.
The article says the move is deeply connected to long-standing tensions over India’s Farakka Barrage and the 1996 Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, which expires in December 2026.
Experts warn the barrage cannot solve everything because Bangladesh still depends on upstream water flow from India. Critics also fear sediment buildup, high costs, and weak feasibility planning could hurt the project.
Overall, the article presents the Padma Barrage as both:
a climate and water-security project,
and a sign of Bangladesh’s declining confidence in future water-sharing negotiations with India.
Source: Asia Times
The project aims to store monsoon water from the Padma River and release it during dry seasons, when southwest Bangladesh faces severe water shortages, salinity, and river decline.
The article says the move is deeply connected to long-standing tensions over India’s Farakka Barrage and the 1996 Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, which expires in December 2026.
Experts warn the barrage cannot solve everything because Bangladesh still depends on upstream water flow from India. Critics also fear sediment buildup, high costs, and weak feasibility planning could hurt the project.
Overall, the article presents the Padma Barrage as both:
a climate and water-security project,
and a sign of Bangladesh’s declining confidence in future water-sharing negotiations with India.
Source: Asia Times
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Putin is set to come to China for a one day summit to meet with Xi (on the 20th of May)
Comes right after Trump - is something brewing?
Comes right after Trump - is something brewing?
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🌐 BRICS foreign ministers reach mutual understanding on almost all agenda items — Indian MFA
According to Sudhakar Dalela, the BRICS foreign ministers expressed firm support for practical cooperation in various areas
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BRICS foreign ministers reach mutual understanding on almost all agenda items — Indian MFA
According to Sudhakar Dalela, the BRICS foreign ministers expressed firm support for practical cooperation in various areas
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🌐 BRICS foreign ministers reaffirm commitment to reforming global governance
The ministers noted that the current global challenges are complex and interlinked and impede economic growth and sustainable development of countries while accentuating persistent development gaps ac...
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The ministers noted that the current global challenges are complex and interlinked and impede economic growth and sustainable development of countries while accentuating persistent development gaps ac...
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BRICS foreign ministers reaffirm commitment to reforming global governance
The ministers noted that the current global challenges are complex and interlinked and impede economic growth and sustainable development of countries while accentuating persistent development gaps across countries and regions
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🌐 BRICS foreign ministers support expansion of membership in New Development Bank
The diplomats expressed their appreciation to Russia for holding the 11th NDB Annual Meeting in Moscow on the 14-15 May 2026 as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank
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The diplomats expressed their appreciation to Russia for holding the 11th NDB Annual Meeting in Moscow on the 14-15 May 2026 as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank
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BRICS foreign ministers support expansion of membership in New Development Bank
The diplomats expressed their appreciation to Russia for holding the 11th NDB Annual Meeting in Moscow on the 14-15 May 2026 as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank
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The BRICS Policy Center publishes the policy brief “Opportunities and Challenges of BRICS Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence”, authored by Dr. Tianjiao Jiang, vice-director and professor at the BRICS Studies Center of Fudan University, China.
The text analyzes the challenges and opportunities of cooperation in artificial intelligence among the BRICS countries, addressing topics such as digital sovereignty, technological infrastructure, data governance, capacity building, and the...
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The BRICS Policy Center publishes the policy brief “Opportunities and Challenges of BRICS Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence”…
The text analyzes the challenges and opportunities of cooperation in artificial intelligence among the BRICS countries, addressing topics such as digital sovereignty, technological infrastructure, data governance, capacity building, and the...
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BRICS is no longer just symbolism.
South Africa says the “Global South is rising” — and the West can no longer ignore it.
At the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, South African FM Ronald Lamola delivered a direct message:
The era of Western dominance is fading.
According to Lamola, BRICS is already reshaping the global order through real development financing.
South Africa received BRICS-backed loans for:
— logistics infrastructure
— water crisis management
— national development projects
Not promises.
Actual funding.
On Trump-era tariffs and global trade wars, Pretoria sees opportunity instead of crisis:
Diversify.
Trade in local currencies.
Reduce dependence on Western financial systems.
But on a BRICS common currency?
“For now, it’s trade.”
Lamola also backed permanent UN Security Council seats for:
— India
— Brazil
— Two African nations
Calling the current world order “post-colonial and outdated.
Source: NDTV
South Africa says the “Global South is rising” — and the West can no longer ignore it.
At the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, South African FM Ronald Lamola delivered a direct message:
The era of Western dominance is fading.
According to Lamola, BRICS is already reshaping the global order through real development financing.
South Africa received BRICS-backed loans for:
— logistics infrastructure
— water crisis management
— national development projects
Not promises.
Actual funding.
On Trump-era tariffs and global trade wars, Pretoria sees opportunity instead of crisis:
Diversify.
Trade in local currencies.
Reduce dependence on Western financial systems.
But on a BRICS common currency?
“For now, it’s trade.”
Lamola also backed permanent UN Security Council seats for:
— India
— Brazil
— Two African nations
Calling the current world order “post-colonial and outdated.
Source: NDTV
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World : BRICS Meeting Ends Without Joint Statement Due To West Asia Differences
By Shakir Husain
HYDERABAD, May 15 (Bernama) -- The two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers ended in New Delhi on Friday without a joint statement, highlighting sharp differences among members over the conflict in West Asia. Read more »
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HYDERABAD, May 15 (Bernama) -- The two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers ended in New Delhi on Friday without a joint statement, highlighting sharp differences among members over the conflict in West Asia. Read more »
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BRICS Meeting Ends Without Joint Statement Due To West Asia Differences
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🌐 BRICS countries call for prevention of arms race in space
The Ministers recognized the need to ensure the use of space systems, as well as the achievements of space science and technologies, for peaceful purposes
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BRICS countries call for prevention of arms race in space
The Ministers recognized the need to ensure the use of space systems, as well as the achievements of space science and technologies, for peaceful purposes
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BRICS FM meeting in India: further momentum for key economic initiatives
On May 14-15, 2026 India hosted a meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers, which featured a welcome address from India’s Narendra Modi. Based on the discussions during the meetings, India as the current BRICS Presidency has issued the Chair’s statement and outcome document that contained the main themes that BRICS economies are to prioritize in the coming months ahead of the BRICS summit on September 12-13, 2026. In the economic sphere these priorities featured global governance reform with the view... Read more »
On May 14-15, 2026 India hosted a meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers, which featured a welcome address from India’s Narendra Modi. Based on the discussions during the meetings, India as the current BRICS Presidency has issued the Chair’s statement and outcome document that contained the main themes that BRICS economies are to prioritize in the coming months ahead of the BRICS summit on September 12-13, 2026. In the economic sphere these priorities featured global governance reform with the view... Read more »
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Did you know that in Mount Sahand in Iran, there is a place called: Kandovan and it is a 700-year-old village renowned for its extraordinary inhabited homes known as karaan.
These multi-level cave dwellings are carved straight into natural volcanic tuff cones, resembling beehives.
These multi-level cave dwellings are carved straight into natural volcanic tuff cones, resembling beehives.
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🌐 Removing Iran’s uranium mostly about ‘PR’ – Trump
US President Donald Trump has said recovering Iran’s enriched uranium is “more for public relations,” but added it should still be removed Read Full Article at RT.com
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US President Donald Trump has said recovering Iran’s enriched uranium is “more for public relations,” but added it should still be removed Read Full Article at RT.com
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🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷 TRUMP LANDS FROM BEIJING – HERE’S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED 📋
The US president returns from his China trip with plane orders, nuclear ultimatums, and a studied ambiguity that leaves every flashpoint unresolved.
🔴 On Iran – Rejection, PR, and a Nuclear Dust Ultimatum
❌ Rejected Tehran’s proposal – Trump “didn’t like the first sentence” and threw it away.
💣 Uranium removal is “more for PR than anything else” – but he still demands it. Iran told him: only the US or China has the equipment to remove the nuclear dust. Trump’s answer: “At the right time, we’ll either go in or we’ll get it.”
🕊️ Ceasefire? He says he wouldn’t have agreed – only did it as a favour to Pakistan.
⚡ Still threatening: “We’ll go back and finish them off.”
#Trump #XiJinping #Beijing #Iran #China #Ukraine #BRICS
The US president returns from his China trip with plane orders, nuclear ultimatums, and a studied ambiguity that leaves every flashpoint unresolved.
🔴 On Iran – Rejection, PR, and a Nuclear Dust Ultimatum
❌ Rejected Tehran’s proposal – Trump “didn’t like the first sentence” and threw it away.
💣 Uranium removal is “more for PR than anything else” – but he still demands it. Iran told him: only the US or China has the equipment to remove the nuclear dust. Trump’s answer: “At the right time, we’ll either go in or we’ll get it.”
🕊️ Ceasefire? He says he wouldn’t have agreed – only did it as a favour to Pakistan.
⚡ Still threatening: “We’ll go back and finish them off.”
#Trump #XiJinping #Beijing #Iran #China #Ukraine #BRICS
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🌐 Lavrov stresses importance of strengthening BRICS solidarity on global stage
The Russian foreign minister is convinced that "only through active collective efforts can the BRICS countries ensure that their interests and the interests of the Global South and East are genuinely...
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The Russian foreign minister is convinced that "only through active collective efforts can the BRICS countries ensure that their interests and the interests of the Global South and East are genuinely...
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Lavrov stresses importance of strengthening BRICS solidarity on global stage
The Russian foreign minister is convinced that "only through active collective efforts can the BRICS countries ensure that their interests and the interests of the Global South and East are genuinely taken into account in leading multilateral forums"
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