Former BBC News Bangla journalist Salahuddin Sumon has transformed digital travel filmmaking by merging newsroom rigor with human-centered storytelling, reaching millions of Bengali-speaking viewers across South Asia and the global diaspora. From
“My fight was against the mafia, not against the citizen, and I am a libertarian. At the same time, I would say I am absolutely left.” K. J. Alphons, former Union Minister,
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French neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik, one of the leading figures associated with the development of the concept of resilience, has warned that societies facing prolonged uncertainty risk turning towards authoritarian leaders who promise
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“True victory in any conflict is not found in the destruction of an enemy. It is found in the preservation of life and the healing of a community.” For Colonel D.P.K. Pillay,
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At 2,930 metres above sea level, with Mount Teide rising above him and a sea of clouds below, Garik Israelian moves through the facilities of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics in
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In an interview economist Igor Lipsitz argues that Russia’s worsening fuel shortages and broader economic pressures reflect mounting structural challenges created by the war in Ukraine. While he believes these difficulties will
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Death has been Professor Dame Sue Black’s closest companion for most of her life. Yet rather than fear it, she has learned to regard it as a constant presence and, ultimately, a
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As competition between the United States and China accelerates in the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has entered one of Washington’s most contentious technology debates with
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Beauty is not simply a matter of symmetry, proportion or artistic taste. For Spanish philosopher Ricardo Piñero, it is a transformative encounter capable of changing the course of a person’s life. That
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Three decades after the publication of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk says the cultural space for transgressive fiction in the United States fundamentally changed after the 11 September attacks. Speaking to El País
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In an extensive interview with Die Zeit, former German ambassador to Moscow Rüdiger von Fritsch reflects on growing up with a father who remained committed to Nazi ideology throughout his life, the
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South Korean author Bora Chung has built an international reputation by blending speculative fiction, horror and satire into stories that challenge conventional ideas about history, power and humanity. Since her short story
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History is never neutral. It can inspire, unite, justify, divide, or even become a weapon in the hands of political leaders. Few historians have explored this relationship between history and power as
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What does it really mean for a nation to possess an identity of its own? Can a small state survive by copying larger and/or wealthier countries, or does imitation ultimately become a
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor As Israel faces a rapidly changing security landscape in the Middle East, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar, who is concurrently accredited as the non-resident Ambassador to
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Michael Heseltine spent six decades at the centre of British political life, occupying some of the highest offices of state and becoming one of the Conservative Party’s most recognisable figures. Yet, at
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