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On yet another 6 December, one feels obliged to write about the most seminal movement in modern India and one that transformed our politics forever. Forty years ago, the BJP had plateaued, winning 7% of the vote in 1984 and only two Lok Sabha seats....

Andhra Pradesh seems to have decided that the safest way to navigate the future is to stop time itself, at least for its top babus. Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand, who was supposed to retire on 30 November, is now set for a comfortable extension. When...

Tensions between the US and Venezuela have reached a seemingly critical level over what the US administration ostensibly calls its war against narco-terrorism. Earlier, US President Donald Trump squarely blamed Venezuela for smuggling into the country fentanyl, synthetic opioid, even though Venezuela does not even...

Despite the newfound bonhomie between China and India in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, China is back to its old game of needling India at the slightest op portunity by claiming Arunachal Pradesh as Chinese territory. This time it has raked...

In its latest annual review, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assigned a ‘C’ grade to India’s national accounts statistics — a category that includes crucial economic indicators such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Gross Value Added (GVA). Grade ‘C’ is the...

Last month, along with Pakistan and Iraq, India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council from Asia. The UNHRC says it ‘is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe’, which presumably includes inside India as well . India’s...

For three days, Naya Raipur is set to cosplay as a “mini-PMO”, complete with the full weight of India’s security establishment descending on the city for the 60th National DGP/IGP Conference. Modi, Shah, Doval, DGPs, IGs, and the chiefs of every Central force will be...

Nearly 50 experts from different countries have sounded the alarm bell for global consumption of ultra processed food (UPF) which they claim is causing great risk to human health. According to them, these serious ailments include type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, depression and premature...

US President Donald Trump’s peace initiatives appear to be turning into a one-sided affair in which the aggressor is being allowed to dictate terms and the victims virtually coerced to accept them, swallowing their self-respect and pride without asking questions of justice or fairness. As...

Even after running overtime for more than 18 hours, the COP30 summit at Belém, Brazil, concluded with a compromise agreement that failed to secure a pledge to phase out fossil fuels. In fact, the terms “fossil fuels” were absent from the COP30 climate pledge. The...