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Odisha’s disaster resilience model hogs spotlight at BRICS meet in Puri

Showcasing Odisha’s globally acclaimed disaster management framework and its growing leadership in climate resilience, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in Puri, calling for stronger international cooperation to tackle the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.

Optics of the Trump visit

In the age of social media, diplomacy is no longer confined to closed-door meetings, carefully drafted communiqués and formal state dinners. Every gesture, glance, stumble and awkward interaction can now become viral political theatre within minutes.

Balancing Act

The most revealing aspect of President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing was not the choreography of friendship, but the limits of it.

Divided Intelligence

The contest shaping the 21st century is not a war in the traditional sense, but a race to define how intelligence itself will be produced, deployed, and controlled.

Lost in Translation, Found in Love

We had been introduced by a Chinese colleague of mine, a professor at Loyola Marymount University. After six months of emails and Skype conversations, I decided to travel to China to meet her and her parents, both prominent academics.