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Climate actions must be scrutinised

Annual conferences organized by UNFCCC to review climate actions like funding poor nations to cover loss and damage inflicted by global warming and transitioning away to green energy have not resulted in concrete actions.

Unfinished Promise

The horror of a particularly brutal sexual assault in Bihar's Begusarai has once again provoked national outrage and revived memories of the crime that shook Delhi and India in December 2012. Such comparisons are understandable.

Changing Mandate

The resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than two years after leading Labour to a commanding parliamentary majority is not just a political fall.

A barrier to growth

The vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 dreaming to transform India into a developed nation by the centenary of its independence is very often dominated by and confined to economic growth, infrastructure expansion, technological advancement, and global leadership.

Ocean will make this India’s maritime century

The 21st century is increasingly b eing described as the Indian Ocean Century. As the global economic centre of gravity shifts from the Atlantic to Asia, the vast maritime region stretching from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific has emerged as the world's busiest and most strategically important sea space.

Jharkhand equations

As the political landscape unfolds in Jharkhand, with the first of four rounds of voting in the state scheduled on Monday, a fascinating spectacle of shifting allegiances, strategic manoeuvres, and the enduring influence of tribal politics is in store.

Macron’s Vision

In the labyrinth of Europe’s geopolitical landscape, French President Emmanuel Macron’s oratory at the Sorbonne emerges as a beacon of hope amid the fog of uncertainty.

Scams Unplugged

We Indians love scams so much that the word ‘scam’ is now part of all Indian languages, though the meaning is not the same as given in the Oxford dictionary; in India ‘scam’ is understood as not any run-of-the-mill dishonest scheme, but a big-ticket swindle, involving top people.

Campus protests and the Naxal movement

All the anti-Israel protests, demonstrations, violent activities, school closures and disruptions of academic lives going on in campuses of prestigious US universities bring back memories of the infamous Naxalbari movement that I experienced during my college life in the late 1960s.

Friends, now foes

The state of Odisha emerges as a battleground where alliances dissolve, friendships sour, and ambitions clash with unwavering determination.