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Will UNSC resolution bring Gaza peace?

Ceasefires are a uniquely complicated tool in armed conflict. This is because they exist at the intersection of war, law and politics. Political scientist Cindy Wittke has suggested that attempts to define what a ceasefire is and what it entails will ultimately reveal a “lack of fit” with international law.

Despair and hope in rural hamlets

The outer calm of many remote villages and hamlets can be deceptive. So much may be happening, good and bad, hopeful and tragic, beneath the surface calm, if only one cares to observe a bit more beyond the ‘all is well’ routine talk.

Economic Resilience

India recent economic indicators paint a mixed picture, marked by a noteworthy reduction in the current account deficit (CAD) alongside persistent challenges in the trade balance.

Gold Rush

The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked a frenzy of excitement among businesses worldwide, leading to a significant increase in market value for companies operating within the AI ecosystem.

Engaging with Myanmar’s military based on strategic calculations

The history of Myanmar is the history of struggle with coups, military rule, religious persecution, and ethnic conflict. On this course, the intense ongoing violence between the country's military and organised armed civilians is now leading the country to the verge of a full-blown civil war that is unlikely to end anytime soon.

Miller & Kishan

Keith Miller hated Don Bradman’s ruthlessness, especially when employed to pulverise county sides in England. He would come on when sent in and, however easy the bowling, would uninhibitedly throw his wicket to restore sanity to the game.

France in focus

The flux in the contemporary geopolitical situation is testing the closest of bilateral relationships between nations, and there are few stronger than those between India and France. The strategic partnership between the two countries has been deepened in several key areas from defence to education, climate, energy, digitalisation and technical collaboration.

Hands on Deck

Beyond the mismatch of intent and budgetary allocation, there is yet another domain of concern that afflicts the Indian tourism sector - sub-optimal or revisionist presentation of Indian tourist sites.

Highest glaciers are melting rapidly

Glaciers all over the world are melting. This fact is irrevocable. Since glaciers serve as barometers for the changing climate - generally shrinking as the climate warms and growing as the climate cools understanding changes in glaciers is critically important.