India’s freedom struggle produced many extraordinary leaders, but few combined intellectual brilliance, political courage, spiritual depth and an unwavering commitment to Hindu-Muslim unity as profoundly as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. A freedom
The long nights of ‘vengeance’ are over. It is time to ask, what has been achieved? Frenetic campaigns of falsehoods have enabled both sides to claim that they have engineered a notable
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Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, the revolutionary forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front entered Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam. Two days earlier,
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed India “proved its superiority” over Pakistan during last week’s cross-border military clashes, hailing the brief but intense conflict as a strategic victory while warning that New
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The deportation case of Maryland resident and Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia has drawn major attention to the practice of sending migrants to El Salvador for detention. One man looking to capitalize on this trend is
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One of the saddest things about India’s lurch toward transforming as a national security state through the past decade since our late ‘peacenik prime minister’ Manmohan Singh handed over power has been
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Pakistan has initiated a major military counteroffensive, officially titled Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos, in response to what it describes as unprovoked Indian aggression. The operation, launched in the early hours of Saturday, has already
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by A Special Political Affairs Correspondent in Colombo The ruling coalition, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’s (JVP) Central Committee has reportedly expressed strong dissatisfaction with the conduct and performance of most Members of
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The trees The quotation “Missing the wood for the trees” means being unable to see the whole picture or larger context because one is fixated on minor details or individual components. It suggests a
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Hours after Pakistan claimed it shot down five Indian fighter jets using Chinese-made PL-15E missiles in a fierce aerial skirmish over Kashmir, China’s state broadcaster CCTV re-aired footage of its fully automated
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China recently unveiled Liaowang-1, a revolutionary leap in space support technology and the largest ship of its kind in the world. At 225 meters in length and 32 meters in width, with
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor “The Chinese people have fought with unparalleled determination and bravery against the forces of fascism. We are deeply indebted to their sacrifices in this war.” — Franklin
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Chinese-made Pakistani fighter jets shot down at least two Indian military aircraft in an escalating aerial conflict this week, according to U.S. officials cited by Reuters, marking a significant moment for Beijing’s
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The terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India, which killed 26 innocent tourists of the Hindu religion, sent shockwaves around the world. India has accused Pakistan of sending trained terrorists to
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Eighty years is a long time. Over such a span, the world changes almost beyond recognition, and events that once felt close fade into legend. Yet while history may become distant, its
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As we approach a major anniversary – 80 years since the defeat of fascism – a strange silence hangs over my country, Macedonia, and the broader region we now call the territory
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