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The Angry Campuses

There have been ongoing protests and demonstrations in a number of US universities’ campuses, including prominent institutions such as the Columbia...

03.05.2024 10

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Facing a criminal case

Former US president Donald Trump is currently being tried in a New York court on criminal charges which basically originate from a controversy...

26.04.2024 10

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In Greece, thinking about Indian Democracy

The election process to form a new Lok Sabha has begun. This will be the largest electoral exercise in human history to elect representatives on the...

19.04.2024 10

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Kuleba’s India visit and the Peace Plan

India treated the visit of Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on March 28-29 in a low-key manner. His only official engagements were his...

05.04.2024 10

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The Heart of Democracy

At an event hosted by a TV channel Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was asked if she would be contesting the Lok Sabha elections—currently, she...

30.03.2024 20

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Khan led a full life displaying urbane sophistication which defined the culture of the Indian subcontinent in a time that is now no more

Former Pakistan foreign secretary Shahryar Khan, who passed away in Lahore on March 23, was perhaps the last of the Pakistani diplomats and civil and...

27.03.2024 10

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Recalling the independent spirit of Ramnath Goenka

Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, presented the Ramnath Goenka awards for Excellence in Journalism on March 19 in Delhi. Gadkari...

22.03.2024 4

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Once upon a time there was a pandemic….!

How swiftly does human memory seek to push once-in-a-century matters of global magnitude and of life and death into the bin of oblivion. Only four...

15.03.2024 9

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The upcoming contest

The 2024 US presidential election will be contested between the incumbent president, Joe Biden, and his predecessor, Donald Trump. There was no...

09.03.2024 10

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Getting into election mode

With the arrival of March, India will soon go fully into the process to elect the 18th Lok Sabha. While political parties have already got into the...

01.03.2024 8

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Raisina Dialogue: India’s flagship conference

In a press release on February 19 the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that the 9th edition of the Raisina Dialogue (RD) will be held on...

23.02.2024 10

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Thailand: Return of  Thaksin

Thaksin Shinawatra was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 till he was ousted in a military coup in September 2006 while he was abroad. He returned...

16.02.2024 10

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Opinion: Return of Indian Nationals From Qatar Is A Big Relief

For the country and its diplomats, the return of the retired naval personnel from Qatar is a relief beyond words. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...

13.02.2024 10

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To understand the complexities in government formation, it is essential to turn to the Pakistan constitution

The true protagonists in the February 8 national polls in Pakistan were two individuals — Army Chief General Asim Munir and former Prime Minister...

10.02.2024 10

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Opinion | Pakistan Polls: Imran Khan is Back, But Will it be Enough to Regain Power?

The polls for Pakistan’s National Assembly and its four provincial Assemblies closed at 5 pm on Thursday. The Pakistani people expected that the...

09.02.2024 5

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ICJ, South Africa and Palestine

On January 26 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) agreed to South Africa’s request to order Provisional Measures to be undertaken by Israel to...

02.02.2024 6

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The neighbourhood situation does not present a comforting picture for India, including in the security sector

Developments in India’s ties with Maldives , following the election of Mohamed Muizzu as President in November last year, once again, profile the...

29.01.2024 40

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NAM: Once an anchor of Indian policy

As in the case of the previous two Non-alignment Movement (NAM) summits held during his period in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend...

26.01.2024 9

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Now, it has changed

I have often written in these columns that the greatest threat to humankind is from anthropogenic climate change. It is adversely impacting the...

19.01.2024 9

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Elections in the digital age

The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos which is scheduled for next week attracts key global players—politicians, industrialists,...

12.01.2024 10

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Pineapple, Pizza, and a slice of diplomacy

A large section of the Italian people is outraged that Gino Sorbillo, a pizza master, has dared to put pineapple slices on a pizza. Italy is the...

05.01.2024 9

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As 2023 leaves us

As 2023 gives way to 2024 the thoughts of foreign policy practitioners and analysts will turn to the developments that are likely to impact global and...

29.12.2023 9

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Omicron: The question of choice and responsibility!

As the world grapples with the enormous number of COVID 19 infections caused by the Omicron variant of the virus the emphasis of governments,...

26.12.2023 10

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The MEA which is responsible for all aspects of India’s external engagements, should have read the tea leaves of this election better

A true assessment of a country’s foreign policy has to take into account its attention to issues which go out of the public eye. Such an evaluation...

23.12.2023 10

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Return of Covid

Covid 19 is back in the news. According to figures on the website of Ministry of Health the number of active covid 19 cases through the country on the...

22.12.2023 8

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USA: Politics, Media and Academia

Following Hamas’s brutal, bloody and horrendous attack on Israel on October 7, and Israel’s severe and continuing military response which has led...

16.12.2023 9

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COP 28: Facing the greatest challenge to humankind

The Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) generally, but not necessarily, meet annually to...

08.12.2023 9

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Kissinger: Diplomacy Personified

Henry Kissinger, who died at the age of 100 on November 29, exercised great influence on the course of international events especially in the 1970s...

01.12.2023 5

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From Nijjar to Pannun: Western countries have not taken Indian warnings seriously

India’s response to Canada’s charge of its potential involvement in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June has been very different from its...

28.11.2023 10

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AI: A scary forecast

At a time when the upheaval in one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies, OpenAI, has been attracting worldwide attention,...

25.11.2023 10

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Re-balancing of global power

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met on November 15 in California on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic...

18.11.2023 9

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Gaza: Refocusing global attention

Hamas’s attack on Gaza on October 7 and the consequent, and continuing, Israeli response has diverted international attention from Russia’s...

10.11.2023 10

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Looking back, looking ahead

This October marked fifty years since I began working. My first job was as a part time lecturer in History at the Allahabad University. Less than two...

03.11.2023 6

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Nawaz Sharif's homecoming is potentially significant for Pakistan’s politics but not for its polity

Pakistan Muslim League (N) supreme leader and thrice the country’s prime minister, N awaz Sharif returned home on October 21 after living in...

03.11.2023 10

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Espionage issues are determined not only by judicial verdicts but also by the nature of relations between states

The death sentence given by Qatar to eight retired Indian naval personnel — seven officers and one sailor — on espionage charges is...

28.10.2023 7

Indian Express

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UN failure: United we fall !

The current situation in Gaza which is witnessing heavy Israeli bombing in retaliation for the terrible attack carried out by Hamas in Israel on...

27.10.2023 8

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Reviewing the project

The 3rd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held in Beijing on October 17-18. Its stated purpose was to take stock on the achievements of China’s Belt and...

20.10.2023 3

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History, Contest, and the violence

At the core of the world’s most intransigent contestations and disputes lie differing notions of historical rights and wrongs, of injustices. The...

13.10.2023 8

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Use of draconian laws against media outfits shows process can be punishment

If any media outlet, think tank or non-governmental organisation is genuinely suspected of breaking a law, it must be investigated. If these...

11.10.2023 10

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Ukraine: As the war lingers on!

The United States and its European allies completely rejected Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which began in February 2022. They have supported Ukraine...

07.10.2023 10

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Need for social cohesion

Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary would once be celebrated by the nation on October 2. President Droupadi Murmu would lead the nation in paying...

29.09.2023 2

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Biden’s address at UNGA

The 78th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) began, as always, earlier this month. In keeping with UNGA practice its...

22.09.2023 7

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Some defining images

After participating in the G20 summit in Delhi, US President Joe Biden visited Vietnam on September 10-11. US-Vietnam ties have grown over the decades...

15.09.2023 10

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G20: Welcome Guests

All countries adopt a protocol for receiving high level dignitaries on their arrival for bilateral visits and also for participation in multilateral...

08.09.2023 6

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