Where is Rahul Gandhi? Still eating a scrumptious meal at pongal celebrations in Tamil Nadu? Of course, my questions should be directed at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and “AS” — initials of a person found on Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp chats allegedly with former BARC CEO Partho […]
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China is so fixed on the US, it may lose India
Two significant events related to China’s foreign relations took place in mid-June: a bloody clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers near the Galwan Valley along the disputed border, and a special meeting in Hawaii between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of the […]
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Fighting Covid-19: How to Overcome Trust Deficit?
In the wake of Covid-19 when most of the countries were forced to impose lockdown, Sweden took a different approach relying on people to monitor themselves hoping its high trust society and people will listen to government. Instead of lockdown, Sweden perceived that social distancing is a matter of self-regulation […]
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Do we need new Internet: Surveillance posing serious threat to freedom?
Democracies thrive on well-informed public opinion which demands free media and free flow of information. The digital age was expected to facilitate information empowerment of masses but the opposite has occurred. The initial phase of digital revolution provided diverse sources of news and information and an increase in pluralism. But […]
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Lipu Lekh: The past, present and future of the Nepal-India stand-off
Two of the world’s closest neighbours, India and Nepal, are locked in a cartographic, diplomatic, and to an extent, a political stand-off. The dispute is over the ownership of nearly 330 sq km of land called Kalapani near Nepal’s western tri-junction with India and China. The dispute was triggered in […]
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How to Face the Global Economic Disaster in the wake of COVID-19? RSS’ ‘Swadeshi’ Model of Development Could be an answer
After a very long time, the issue of ‘Swadeshi’ Model of development is back on the agenda for political discourse in the country. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Concept Paper has placed it in the agenda once again. A forgotten model of development is still alive. In fact, after failure of […]
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Unions Call On Trump Administration For More Robust Response
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US Warns Citizens Of Sexual aAssault In Spain
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