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Swamiji and India’s independence movement

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was born on 12 January 1863, 163 years ago. He left at the age of 39, on 4 July 1902. By then he had spread spiritual fire in Chicago, America, at the World’s Parliament of Religions, on 11 September 1893.

Uneasy Waters

The latest Congressional briefings on the US military’s September boat strike in the Caribbean reveal a troubling truth: even as new details surface, the deeper questions surrounding America’s expanding anti-narcotics campaign remain unanswered.

Venezuelan child held in US returns: Authorities

A two-year-old Venezuelan girl, who had been held by the US government after it deported her mother, returned to Venezuela, where she was received by authorities of the South American country.

Going South

“Global South” is a term coined in 1969 by Carl Ogelsby, an American writer and activist of the New Left. Global South was initially used as a synonym for the Third World, which replaced the original term after publication of the Brandt Report in 1980.

Power and Privilege

Billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to scale back his involvement with America’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) marks a pivotal moment in the ever-blurring line between corporate ambition and political power.