It was a year ago - on 6 May 2023 - that Charles and Camilla had their formal coronation as King and Queen of the U.K. Charles is about the same age as me and I have seen his pictures on TV, newspapers, magazines, and books all my life but without an understanding of his personality.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s decision to return to Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming elections has stirred both anticipation and scepticism within political circles.
In the political arena, alliances are often forged in unexpected ways, and the recent announcement by US House Democrats to back Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is a testament to the fluidity of power dynamics in Washington.
Agriculture is perhaps the most climate-sensitive sector. Frequent floods and droughts caused by climate change lead to food shortages and rise in food prices.
Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history. The planet Earth, a majestic 4.54 billion years old, was once covered in verdant green, but the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations finds the earth has now lost one-third of its forest through human activities.
While the other issues are said to have been resolved, the interpretation of the Framework Agreement (FA) by the NSCN (M) on the issue of sovereignty has stalled the process. The NSCN (IM) happens to be the primary group that is negotiating with the government on the pivotal issue of sovereignty.
Elections could not be held in seven “urban localities” and the BJP secured victory without contest. This is the first occasion when Trinamul contested the polls on its own in a state other than West Bengal. Suffice it to register that Bengal’s ruling party, with a negligible presence in Tripura, has now emerged as the principal opposition in the state with a vote-share of more than 20 per cent.
As time progressed, education came to be considered more as a private commodity, that expected parents to invest in it more and more. The traditional view that it was a publicly funded service gradually lost its significance. Its sole objective became a sort of human capital formation as a key to economic growth. Things became more facilitated through multiple initiatives on the part of multilateral funding agencies. A number of research organizations also joined with an agenda of neo-liberal ideas and policy. Education was compelled to be brought within free market forces
Peng’s disappearance also shows how authoritarian instruments of control are triggered by politically sensitive matters that contradict Communist Party narratives. Such control of any sensitive narrative in China is commonplace with the CCP
In this celebration of democracy, of course, the first tributes should be paid to the determination of farmers as well as their commitment to a peaceful and democratic struggle. At the same time credit should also be given to the government for not standing on a false sense of prestige and opting for a democratic solution.
