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Xi and Putin prepare for World War III

Those close to the Lord Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, would like him to emerge as the second UK Prime...

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Tibet: Bloodshed in the land of snows

Following is an extract on Tibet from the book ‘China Nexus’ by British human rights activist and author Benedict Rogers,...

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Helsingor: home of Shakespeare’s Hamlet

It is said that the Kronborg castle was inspirational for William Shakespeare to put quill to paper and plait a...

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The BBC is ‘independent’. Really?

Set up as the Voice of Empire in 1927, the BBC has from the start been kept going by the...

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Equity and empathy mark India’s G20 Presidency

In 2023, India assumed the Presidency of the G20. The group was expanded by the G7 essentially as a way...

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Blinken-Lavrov G20 meeting a welcome development

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken acted correctly in requesting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a face to face...

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Benvenuta to India, Primo Ministro Meloni

Signora Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, arrives in a country where several of the beliefs and practices of her...

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No reverse gear for Putin or Xi

The problem with think-tankers, policymakers and academics is that there is no reverse gear where their thinking is concerned. Just...

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Diversity in judiciary

“Appointments cannot be exclusively made from any isolated group, nor should it be pre-dominated by representing a narrow group. Diversity...

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Uniform Civil Code is justice, not ‘hate’

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) claims to speak on behalf of what it terms the “personal law”...

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Travelling through India’s postal stamps

Department of Posts has released a number of stamps showcasing India’s unique culture and evolution as a modern nation. Stamps...

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Chief Minister Stalin, please respect Hindu sentiments

75 years after India was partitioned on the basis of the specious of religion, the discrimination evident since colonial times...

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LGBTQ: INCLUSION IS THE KEY

Embracing the fact that it costs nothing to let people be who they are. If you glance at the kitchen...

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We expect govt to provide active liquidity support system for NBFCs

The inability to get credit has been there for some time and it has been difficult for Indian MSMEs to obtain...

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Budget should navigate economy against global challenges

Directionally, it should also take forward the reforms process to unlock India’s latent growth potential. With less than a week...

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Budget 2024: Walking a tightrope

Growth rates across the world have declined and what’s more, international institutions such as the World Bank and the International...

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PAKISTAN ARMY’S NUCLEAR BLUFF

Way back in 2001-02, wealthy ladies in the US and the UK who were in their sunset years got subjected...

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The roadmap and the way forward for rupee trade

The weaponization of financial instruments through economic sanctions and resultant supply-chain disruptions have led to unprecedented levels of socio-economic problems...

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Not bullets, street power, but the vote

Just as it is wrong to be selective about terror, it is incorrect to cherry-pick where attacks on the results...

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ODOP can be a game changer for India’s export sector

The aim is to turn each district into a manufacturing and export hub by identifying products with export potential within...

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The progressive right

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, in a recent interview, spoke of something that would have broken a particular...

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Climate-smart villages for resilient agriculture

In the current year, India faced unprecedented climatic extremes, including heat waves, cold waves, cyclones, heavy rainfall, floods and landslides,...

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Deconstructing Legalese of Demonetisation 2016

The Supreme Court in its judgment dated 2.1.2023 upheld the validity of the decision of the incumbent government to demonetise...

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Dr Tedros hums the same 2020 tune on Covid-19

Did anyone believe that competence was needed for success? Those with such a delusion must have shed it when hearing...