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Illuminating India’s BRICS moment: Light of Global South
Illuminating India’s BRICS moment: Light of Global South
4 min read
With its people-centric approach and “Humanity First” mantra, India has designed its chairmanship of BRICS around four priority pillars - “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustaina ...
The Mother of All Mega-Dams: India can no longer ignore the water bomb on its frontier
18 min read
The Medog project poses a challenge whose consequences could reach millions across Assam and Bangladesh. The strongest case against it is coming from China’s state-linked scientists. Instead of a dam ...
Putin Blames West for Europe’s Upheaval, Sharpens Attack on G7 at BRICS
3 min read
Commenting on the far-right AfD’s electoral surge in Germany, Putin accused Western leaders of costly mistakes in politics, security and the economy. His remarks followed Friday’s attack on sanctions ...
US Open Final: Zverev Chases Slam No. 2, Shelton Carries America’s 23-Year Wait
2 min read
Alexander Zverev survived two tense tie-breaks against Karen Khachanov, while Ben Shelton fought back against Frances Tiafoe to reach his first Grand Slam final. Sunday’s showdown pits the French Open ...
The Inevitable Failure of Radical Islam
3 min read
9/11 changed for ever how nations behave when fear was added to the glossary of geopolitics. And America under George W Bush gave it a Biblical flavour by declaring war on evil.
The Identity Project
12 min read
The push against illegal immigration from the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change is in step with the government’s mission led by Amit Shah for tech-driven border security and sacrosanct citize ...
MEA Clears the Air
4 min read
Sena Discipline | Unlikely Prime Minister | J&K Film Fest | Modi Meets MoS | Punjab Tactics | Canada Camaraderie
Lawrence Wong: Keeping it clean
1 min read
Singapore’s prime minister, the world’s highest-paid public servant, has just given himself a big raise
The Death of a Guitarist
4 min read
Seven men have been arrested and a juvenile apprehended. The police will conduct its investigation, and the courts will finally decide on conviction and punishment. But, as a society, who will tell us ...