There are moments in the long march of international affairs when a summit, otherwise destined for the archives of routine diplomacy, acquires the resonance of a turning point. The BRICS Summit convened
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Lost in a colonial fog of inferiority, writers across Asia imagined a world that was beyond the reach of colonialism’s devastation. In 1835, Kylas Chunder Dutt (1817–1859) wrote a remarkable story called
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The long-anticipated phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump has finally taken place, sending shock waves through the geopolitical landscape. But before anyone gets carried away with triumph or despair, it’s
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Birdsongs have inspired poets and lovers, becoming one of the philosophical focal points in ancient Greece and Rome. They have also led to several long-ago debates about the relationship between birdsong and human language.
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In Donald Trump’s lawless domestic actions, the American people were forewarned. Through endlessly repeated attacks on the “deep state,” Trump and his allies outlined clearly the way he would seek to dismantle
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On January 31, 2025, the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) asserted that, if Indians respect Naga history, the Nagas would reciprocate tenfold. Speaking at the NSCN-IM’s 46th Raising Day
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Across the rich tapestry of human civilisation, the essence of womanhood has been immortalised in the verses of poets, the strokes of artists, and the narratives of storytellers. Nowhere is this reverence
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Since 5 August 2024, Bangladesh has been engulfed in a wave of medieval zealotry, rapidly consuming the nation with no signs of abating. This ominous descent into chaos has been stark and
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Sri Lanka’s road safety crisis is a national tragedy that continues to unfold with alarming regularity. The staggering number of fatalities and injuries caused by reckless driving, particularly by bus drivers, has
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Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, made a memorable speech to the stormy Labour Party annual conference in 2016, while per forma congratulating Jeremy Corbyn for winning the leadership election with an increased
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Canadians are among the world’s calmest, most polite, and gracious people. They are also, in my experience, peaceful, honest and modest. You never see them angry – except for now. Donald Trump,
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Editor’s note: This article, “Spontaneous Revolutions: Darwin’s Diagrams of Plant Movement,” was originally published in The Public Domain Review under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. If you wish to reuse it, please see https://publicdomainreview.org/reusing-material/. It was
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How do we organize elements in a system? One way is through the lens of hierarchy, which presupposes levels, a top-down ranking of elements. Another is homoarchy, which permits one (and only
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When 104 illegal immigrants were deported from the United States to India under the Trump administration—many with their hands and feet shackled—it sparked outrage among millions of Indians. Many feel such treatment
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Nepal’s current total energy demand is around 1,900 MW during peak hours. Due to a lack of energy, however, Nepal’s industrial sectors have limited production from eight to ten hours a day.
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