Politics
Student power on display
December 18, 2019
After years of relative calm, protests have gripped university campuses across the nation. Does this signal a new phase in Indian politics?
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Cop25 failure
December 15, 2019
The Cop25 negotiations in Madrid ended in a failure as global leaders try to kick the climate change can down an inexistant road.
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Citizen Amendment Act
December 15, 2019
With nearly half of India burning after the Citizen Amendment Bill was passed, what will be its impact on the ties between its two friendly neighbours –Bangladesh and Afghanistan?
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Russia-Ukraine repair relations
December 14, 2019
The quartet meeting in Paris earlier this week saw Russia and Ukraine take moves to reduce tensions. This would allow Russia to rebuild strained ties with Germany and France and talk business.
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French strikes: make or break for Macron
December 13, 2019
The intensification of action by millions of striking workers in France poses one of the biggest threats to Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill
December 12, 2019
The strong reaction to the CAB bill passage was expected. The government is caught unprepared to deal with the mess, yet again.
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Cop25 Madrid
December 1, 2019
Yet another jamboree to ‘fight’ climate change begins in Madrid on Monday. So far words have failed to turn into actions. Unlikely to be any different this time around.
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Assaults in Indian campuses
November 30, 2019
India is on third spot after Turkey and China in terms of assaults on higher education community. Violent altercations between students, security forces and off-campus groups, and actions against scholars critical of those in power, is on rise.
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Bullet train project: stop, stall and scrap?
November 29, 2019
What will be the fate of multi-million dollar projects in Maharashtra including the bullet train after the recent political quake that decimated BJP out of office?
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Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar’s hand, the great anar...
November 19, 2019
Government formation in Maharashtra has been in a stalemate nearly a month after the election results were announced. NCP leader Sharad Pawar is choreographing it as an improbable coalition is attempted between his party, Shiv Sena and the Congress.
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