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Bhopinder Singh New DelhiThe Statesman |
Building a winning electoral narrative involves selectively emphasizing past events to create a compelling and politically useful interpretation of...
Much hullabaloo was made of Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi’s press conference at the Afghan Embassy, where women...
A few years back, when the phenomenon of social media had just about infiltrated the hallowed precincts of the cantonments and barracks of the Indian...
Floods have ravaged the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand and many more. From unusual rain patterns, upstream dam releases, to...
In the see-saw equation of changing fortunes between civilian politicians and military Generals in Pakistan, selective amnesia is common. In 2018,...
Recently British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Welfare Reform Bill was passed in the House of Commons. Theoretically, passing bills for Starmer’s...
Advertisement Advertisement A brainstorming session organised by the 11th edition of "Odisha Manaska- All Things Odisha" dwelt on Odia people’s...
Pakistani Generals routinely overstay their tenures and overstate their relevance in the national discourse. For a military that inherited the same...
When terrorists killed Indian citizens in the cowardly attack in Pahalgam, the fingers were immediately and justifiably pointed across the...
Within Pakistan, the unforgiving regions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan have had an especially violent ‘gun-culture’, for a long time....
While Muslims describe themselves as the followers of Prophet Muhammad, the holy Quran describes a Muslim as someone who submits themselves to the...
Mention of George Soros conjures diverse emotions, depending on who is asked. He is without doubt the favourite bogeyman of the hardright like French...
A few decades back, a decreasing number of countries were given taints of autocracies and dictatorship (even though many were under undemocratic...
‘Great Games’ was used to describe the fierce fight by rival powers for spheres of influence in the unforgiving swathes of South-Central Asia...
One of my life’s most cherished letters was from Dr Manmohan Singh in 2019 when he replied, “I am very grateful to you for writing a strong...
Agreeing and disagreeing with each other’s political position is essential in a healthy democracy. However, there is an onus on those in the...