The challenges witnessed in regional parties such as the Uddhav Sena after its split and the internal churn within the Trinamool Congress underline a larger political reality: charisma alone cannot sustain an organisation indefinitely.
Energy is the backbone of the modern economy, driving industrial productivity, transport, connectivity, trade and basic necessities.
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the most revealing aspect of Brexit is not what happened, but what did not.
The withdrawal of an artwork from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery over its portrayal of Winston Churchill's role in the Bengal Famine of 1943 is not merely another episode in the culture wars.
Although loneliness stems from a feeling of social isolation, ironically, it is one of the most unifying human experiences.
‘Human rights’ is probably the most abused phrase in the international political lexicon. The US, which is mindful of human rights violations in places as far afield as India, China and Venezuela, keeps mum when small children die on its border with Mexico or when the Israeli Army kills more than 20,000 civilians in Gaza, with active US support.
As the first rays of 2024 paint the Indian horizon with hues of anticipation, the economic canvas reveals a blend of promise and complexity. Recent growth figures, showcasing a robust 7.6 per cent surge in the third quarter of 2023, cast a radiant glow akin to the dawn of a new year.
One of my acquaintances, who also happens to be a statistics professor, was shocked to see that 34 of his nearly 3,000 Facebook friends – or a startling 1 out of 87 – were born on January 1.
The grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to open to the public on January 22. This temple was constructed after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, fulfilling the BJP's "Mandir wohi Banayenge" pledge.
The current international order was built out of two world wars in an effort to reconstruct peace and avoid the ultimate third world war, after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
