Politics
Ukraine War: Total breakdown of USA-Russia entente
February 26, 2022
After weeks of buildup of Russian military troops, accompanied by constant denials by Russian President Vladimir Putin of any aggressive intent, and amidst several warnings by the United States President Joe Biden about an impending invasion of Ukraine, a full-blown war between R...
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France brings Indo-Pacific to centre stage in Euro...
February 23, 2022
Even while the global attention has been fixated on the volatile security situation in Ukraine and the mounting tensions between an increasingly assertive Russia and the Western powers, France hosted a unique gathering of almost 60 ministers and senior representatives from around...
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Budget 2022: Blind to today’s challenges, Modi g...
February 4, 2022
Despite the din of gushing praises showered by the numerous pro-government media as well as practically every single industrialist and business lobby that jumped as if on a cue as soon as Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the union budget for 2022-23, a few soun...
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Unwanted close encounters in Space
January 23, 2022
Last month, China lodged a vocal protest at the United Nations against the United States, accusing its multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX of irresponsible and unsafe behaviour in the Space on multiple occasions. China said that the manoeuvres by SpaceX had brought it perilous...
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Parties split over Election Commission ban on phys...
January 14, 2022
On January 8, 2022, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for holding elections to assemblies in five states, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Alongside the schedule, the Commission also laid down guidelines for holding the polls as well as f...
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Managing Mali mayhem key to countering terrorism
January 12, 2022
On Monday, leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to close borders with Mali and impose tough economic sanctions as the military junta in power since last year’s coup, second in under nine months, failed to hold the promised election...
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BJP continues slugfest with AAP over new liquor st...
January 8, 2022
On November 17, when Delhi saw the opening of 850 brand new and swanky liquor stores, as part of the new excise policy of the government, they represented different things for different people, especially the political parties. For the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the new stores were ...
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Cynically combatting Covid-19 in India
January 5, 2022
On Tuesday, hours after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tested positive for Covid-19, the Delhi government announced further restrictions on movement in the national capital, imposing a weekend curfew, to add to the night curfew already in place, in addition to having closed gyms,...
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Migrant deaths reach new highs in 2021
January 3, 2022
About a fortnight ago, the International Organisation for Migration, the United Nations body in charge of migrants and their interests, said that over 160 migrants had died off the coast of Libya as they were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Italian coasts. Last we...
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Omicron: Modi sleepwalks taking India towards 3rd ...
December 30, 2021
If one scans the headlines from the past two weeks, there have been two different kinds of stories that have dominated the national news. One is a political rally, or an inauguration of a multi-billion rupee project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, preferably somewhere in Uttar P...
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