Only 1.7 percent of 1,945 candidates contesting Sunday’s polls are politicians by profession, according to the affidavits submitted at the Election Commission. According to an analysis of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), 28
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Following excerpts adapted from the author’s new book, Why Bharat Matters, published by Rupa Publications Three years ago, in my earlier book The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World, I had urged
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The visit by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Russia on December 24-29 presented an extraordinary spectacle reminiscent of the halcyon days of Indo-Soviet relations. There was an unnameable ecstasy in Jaishankar’s
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NATO has a huge problem that it cannot overcome for decades. Put most simply, the armor vehicles NATO has won’t survive in a firefight with the Russians, notwithstanding the fact that Russian
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With the planet teetering on the brink of climate disaster and the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 rapidly slipping away, the need for alternatives to pollutive fossil fuels has never been more evident.
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The Red Sea is a vital waterway for commercial shipping that connects markets in Europe, Asia and Africa. In recent weeks, however, it has been the site of multiple attacks launched by
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Last October, we had two important anniversary messages. One came through loud and clear in the Western media: the anniversary of the triumph of the Chinese Revolution, guided by Mao, restoring China
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Today, the Islamic State’s al-Furqan media released a new speech from Islamic State spokesman Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari. The speech, entitled “And kill them wherever you find them” (taken from Qur’an 2:191), focused primarily
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In an exclusive interview with the Times of India, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu emphasized the need for a “Pro-Maldives” foreign policy, balancing regional alliances and safeguarding the nation’s democratic values. The president
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The final months of 2023 pierced our sense of hope and threw us into a kind of mortal sadness. Israel’s escalating violence has killed more than twenty thousand Palestinians to date, wiping
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Sri Lanka, a nation that once proudly championed a non-aligned foreign policy, finds itself at the crossroads of a severe economic crisis. Locally, the verdict delivered by the Supreme Court for those
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“. . .you must look at who you are and make an effort to know yourself, which is the most difficult knowledge one can imagine. When you know yourself, you will not
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A record number of journalists were killed last year, making 2023 the deadliest year in a decade for media workers, the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) announced here on Wednesday. According to
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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, which removed him from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Two
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The U.S. federal government’s total public debt has surpassed 34 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, the Treasury Department reported on Tuesday. The total public debt outstanding climbed to 34 trillion
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