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Acounterfactual is thinking about something that might have happened but did not happen. As we celebrate yet another Republic Day, there is occasion to think of a different kind of constitution, one that India chose against. As Congress president in 1946 Abul Kalam Azad concluded that...

Argentina has sparked a global conversation with its decision to introduce a mandatory ‘suitability test’ for 40,000 public servants, a move aimed at streamlining government operations. As announced by presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni, the policy mandates that employees on temporary contracts pass an online examination...

The conspicuous presence of the three American tycoons – Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos – in the forefront of the ceremony installing the new US President Donald Trump 20 January for the second time is no coincidence. It is a clear signal of...

Even before his inauguration as US President for the second term 20 January, Donald Trump had scored two big wins – having a hand in the release of hostages to Israel by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefi re deal and saving TikTok, at...

After fifteen months of relentless violence, peace, though in a fragile form, is finally returning to Gaza and its 2.2 million unfortunate citizens. The long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt commenced after a three-hour delay at 11:15...

What are the problems affecting those countries that made up pre-1947 India? There appear to be three important ones which are common to all three large South Asian nations. The first is poverty and insufficient economic growth. The second is an inward-facing nationalism that is...

Chandigarh, the city that wears two hats as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana, is back in the spotlight -- but not for its architectural charm or serene lake. Two recent decisions by the Centre have stirred a cocktail of political uproar and administrative...

Countdown for the end of Joe Biden’s presidency and the beginning of Donald Trump’s second term as US President has begun and Biden appears to be desperate. He, it seems, wants to leave behind some legacy to remember him by. His effort to bring the...

Argentina stands out as a glaring example of how the common man is affected when a political outsider subscribing to extreme-right rhetoric assumes power. In his first 12 months, the country’s President Javier Milei has introduced drastic economic measures sparking protests since they have only...

It’s official now. The global average temperature has exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial levels for the first time on record. This brings the world closer to breaching the pledge that as many as 195 governments made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The...