Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
There is an inimitable French expression — ‘ennui’. I first came across it while reading Jean-Paul Sartre as a university student in Thiruvananthapuram in the mid-sixties. It roughly translates as a feeling
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The brief but intense India–Pakistan confrontation of May 2025 will likely be remembered not only for military exchanges or cross-border strikes, but for something equally significant: the contest over narrative, credibility and
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In the refined idiom of jurisprudence! The term “shall” wields commanding authority of the highest order, elevating a mere expression into an obligatory mandate. More clearly, in legal parlance, the word “shall”
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In the realist tradition of international relations, regimes driven by ideology and internal consolidation often transform into sanctuaries for non-state actors. They provide safe havens to aligned militant groups as proxies for
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At a moment when wars, technological upheaval, climate anxiety and democratic instability dominate headlines across the globe, the search for intellectual clarity has become more urgent than ever. In a recent feature
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In Athens this week for the World Beautiful Business Forum, I took a tour of philosophical Athens. Beyond the Parthenon, I visited Plato’s Academy, the site of the first philosophical school. Our
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María Corina Machado moves through Washington with the intensity of someone who sees history as unfinished business. In an interview with El País, the Venezuelan opposition leader describes a country she believes
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Pakistan and Bangladesh have taken a significant step toward formal security cooperation, signing what is effectively the first publicly acknowledged bilateral security framework between the two countries since the political upheaval that
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“We are grateful that India has expressed its displeasure regarding the events taking place in Sri Lanka. The brutal killing and torture of Tamils in Sri Lanka have deeply disturbed us. Please
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The end of Viktor Orbán’s long domination of Hungary arrived not with spectacle, but with ceremony. Inside Budapest’s vast neo-Gothic parliament building, beneath vaulted ceilings that once symbolized the permanence of his
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Marking the anniversary of Operation Sindoor, India reflects on a campaign that continues to reverberate across global strategic forums. Launched as a decisive response to Pakistan‑backed cross‑border terrorism, it has since come
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While congratulatory messages continue to pour in from across India and beyond, Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar — marketed for decades as “Thalapathy”, the commander — is now discovering that Tamil Nadu is not
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Public resistance to artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from online outrage into a more volatile and confrontational movement, with growing numbers of threats, acts of intimidation, and attacks targeting individuals and institutions
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One month after the United States and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire agreement, the world’s humanitarian system remains under severe strain as the fallout from the conflict around the Strait of Hormuz
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Syria’s Interior Ministry has announced what it describes as a major crackdown on Hezbollah-linked cells operating inside the country, alleging that coordinated networks tied to Iran-backed actors were preparing assassination attempts, attacks
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