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World must seek the path of peace

These times of an escalating environmental crisis are supposed to be times of increasing peace and international cooperation as without this it is impossible to resolve the life-threatening environmental problems.

Karnataka equations

As voters head to polling booths in half of Karnataka’s 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the second phase of the general election today, the political landscape of the state stands as testament to the intricacies of caste dynamics and shifting alliances.

Maldives Election

The recent Parliamentary elections in the Maldives have sent ripples across the Indian Ocean, signalling a potential recalibration of diplomatic ties in the region.

Towards prosperity

Humanity has come a long way in the choices it has made in electing those who are called to govern. Understandably, the systems of governance throughout the world are far from perfect.

West Asia on the edge

Relations between Iran and Israel have been strained for decades, primarily due to geopolitical, ideological, and religious differences. Historically, Iran and Israel enjoyed relatively good relations prior to the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Alien and intimate

A heavy price for my nomadic life is the number of friends one lost in pre-internet days. When I connected with Detienne again after twentyfive years, he had mellowed somewhat, but he still retained his proclivity for sarcasm and dramatic gestures. He was a literary celebrity, for he had produced a stream of witty, enjoyable books that had made him a best-selling Bengali author, a literary lion.

Why Russia is so eager to control Ukraine

If Ukraine also slips out of Russian influence, NATO will get a foothold in the Volga region and can threaten Russia’s control over its hydrocarbon rich areas. This global crisis is taking its toll over ordinary Ukrainians. A war between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces has been waging in Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, collectively called the Donbas region, since 2014.

Soldier returns

Some in Burkina Faso want Russian forces to replace the French ~ as they have in Mali. Demands for a more effective security strategy had built up through last year, and President Kaboré overhauled first his government and then the military command in a bid to regain the political momentum and restore some stability to the battered northern and eastern provinces.

More of the same?

Scholars such as Mr Bader quote opinion polls to assert that Democrats do not have a visceral dislike of China which Republicans do and argue that in taking an uncompromising stand, President Biden is guilty of continuing to pursue a Trump-era policy under the guise of bi-partisanship at the expense of grassroots Democratic views.

A Terrible Bargain

Professor Joy Sen researched and conceptualized the publication of a 2022 calendar by IIT-Kharagpur (IIT-K) titled Recovery of the Foundations of Indian Knowledge Systems. In addition to months, dates and days, this calendar carries a narrative of our past. In particular, the narrative attempts to convince the reader that the creators of the vast Harappan civilization were also the authors of the Rigveda, and that motifs of Harappan seals are alluded to in the Hindu sacred texts. In this attempt, many incorrect or obsolete claims have been made