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
Time past is time present in India-Pakistan crisis. The ‘mediation’ by the United States from behind the scene on the diplomatic track appears to be once again working, which calls on both
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by Eric and Durga Power doesn’t always go to the competent. In fact, history suggests it rarely does. Across corporate boardrooms, government offices, and media empires, we repeatedly see a disturbing pattern:
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I had the privilege of accompanying the papal flight to Cuba and the United States in September 2015. As the only journalist from the country being visited, I was granted the first
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his pressure campaign against Iran, vowing to impose sweeping secondary sanctions on any country or individual purchasing Iranian oil or petrochemicals, in a move that
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The April 22, 2025 attack on unsuspecting tourist on the Baisaram meadow in Pehelgam (Shepherds’ Valley), Anantnag District in the illegally occupied Indian side of Kashmir is condemnable. Civilian fratricide in Kashmir’s
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Any relationship that endures for half a century is bound to be complex, marked by periods of harmony, tension, adaptation, and change. Sustaining such a relationship requires goodwill, mutual understanding, the ability
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Wars – which I will define broadly as matters of military conflict sustained partly by the nature of the soldiers fighting and partly by a participating nation’s ability to economically support the
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The enduring relevance of Niccolò Machiavelli’s thought, particularly as encapsulated in The Prince, lies not in its supposed exaltation of cruelty or deception, but in its sobering recognition of the exigencies of
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In a timely reminder, even as Indians are demanding robust retaliation for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir, the US president Donald Trump pulled aside Prime Minister Narendra Modi to signal
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon is a moment not only to reflect on the triumph of the Vietnamese spirit but also to dissect the
More Pakistan’s Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, raised alarm early on Wednesday regarding the possibility of imminent military action by India, following a series of escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. According to
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The latest civilian attack in Pahalgam by Pakistan-backed terrorists not only shattered a long — standing unspoken pact against targeting tourists but also reignited calls for retribution, hinting at a dangerous new
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On 4 April, 122 days after martial law was declared in South Korea, the constitutional court upheld the National Assembly’s impeachment motion and dismissed the former president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now, the
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Everyone is expecting news on a Ukrainian settlement this week. The diplomatic activity is real and intense, and the visible signs suggest something significant is underway. There is little point in trying
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by Zhong Sheng When a U.S. mayor recently floated the outrageous idea of “giving free fentanyl” to homeless people, the public backlash was swift and fierce. The episode once again exposed the
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