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.
The programme has been started by a voluntary organ- ization Parmarth. Chattarpur district (Madhya Pradesh) in particular has been in the limelight because of the exemplary work done by several jal sahelis here.
A century ago, Argentina was a model for development - it was ranked among the ten richest countries in the world, after Australia, Britain and the USA, but ahead of France, Germany and Italy. Its per capita income was 92 per cent of the average of the 16 richest economies. Indeed, the Nobel laureate economist Simon Kuznets who gave us the method for measuring GDP had remarked: "There are four kinds of countries in the world: developed countries, undeveloped countries, Japan and Argentina"
Current educational pathways are not leading to sufficiently educated students with proper understanding of science, mathematics, geography and other subjects.
If ever there was an exemplar of the merit of an incremental approach towards achieving strategic heft as a nation, it is South Korea.
As Myanmar plunges deeper into turmoil, the accusations of war crimes against the military junta paint a harrowing picture of the humanitarian crisis in the country.
