Can the BRICS+ countries, with their collective strength, play a role in stopping the ongoing conflict in West Asia? Experts share their opinions.
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Can the BRICS+ countries, with their collective strength, play a role in stopping the ongoing conflict in West Asia? Experts share their opinions.
Most of the western and Arab countries, as well as India, remain mum on the recent pager and walkie-talkie blasts in Lebanon, which killed nearly 40 people and injured 3000.
After almost three decades since the Srebrenica genocide, the world witnesses the Gaza genocide. What does that highlight about the efficacy of international intergovernmental bodies like the UN?
Hypocrisy emerged at the G-7 Summit in Italy as leaders discussed sanctions, military support and geopolitical strategies to widen global polarisation rather than peace or development.
Deep dives
India’s shifting stance on Gaza and West Asia exposes contradictions in its foreign policy. Can New Delhi’s strategy truly sustain relations with key regional players?
The celebration of Nasrallah's killing by Indian far-right groups amidst the Israel-Hezbollah conflict highlights a dangerous shift in India’s foreign policy and its relations with West Asia.
While Modi's Ukraine visit is a damage-control act to ensure the West isn't irked, will this help India in its long-term geopolitical ambitions or to secure a leading space in the emerging world order?
The mid-term Union Budget 2024-25 has been hailed by the ruling BJP, but criticised by the Opposition. But what does the budget entail?
Politics
From flawed tax regime to the issue of migration, which is rendering Kannadigas in the minority, what paved the way to the Karnataka reservation bill and the controversy around it.
Modi’s silence on Manipur finally ended in the Parliament, although it didn’t come with any tectonic shift but the usual lambasting of the Congress party.
After India's most powerful political party’s call for 400+ seats out of 543 fell on its face, here are some of the stalwarts who suffered a humiliating defeat.
The left has failed to make its presence felt in Indian polity once again in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Economy
The recent Hindenburg Research report on the SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch alleges ties to Adani, raising concerns about the regulatory body's conflicts of interest.
The mid-term Union Budget 2024-25 has been hailed by the ruling BJP, but criticised by the Opposition. But what does the budget entail?
Top American companies supplying arms to Israel to enable the genocide in Gaza, escalating Palestinian civilians' death toll to “unacceptably high.”
While the Russian defence industry experiences production growth due to the special military operations, it's also eyeing dual-use products for the future
Society
The RG Kar Medical College rape and murder sparks a nationwide outcry, yet other alarming cases are overshadowed. How does politics shape justice?
Understanding how Islamophobia has been spread among Kolkata's Bengali Bhadralok community over decades, which bolstered the Hindutva camp in West Bengal.
The Babri Masjid demolition may be a blot for many in India and the secular camp may lament it, however, it has become a blessing for the BJP even after 31 years, as the party aims to sweep the 2024 general elections riding on the Ram Mandir wave.
The Bihar caste survey has become an albatross around the neck of the BJP. It can neither tolerate nor oppose it due to political compulsions.
Culture
On the 225th birth anniversary of Alexander Pushkin, a competition was organised for Russian and African journalists on great personalities in the history of Russian-African relations.
Art as resistance, from Palestinian ballads to anti-colonial paintings, reveals deep truths and inspires global solidarity against oppression.
The conspicuous silence of the celebrities on Gaza genocide contrasts starkly with Met Gala's glamour, sparking online movements to divest their power.
Adipurush is a controversial film that despite scaling heights of success within three days of release, smacks all propaganda.
Editorial
Under Narendra Modi, despite reiterating India's stance regarding a two state solution, New Delhi has moved far away from Mahatma Gandhi's stand on Palestine, which can jeopardise its long-term interests in the Arab world.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President Tô Lâm‘s three-day visit to China, beginning on August 18th, is his first trip abroad since assuming office. “This says a lot about the great importance that he attaches to the relations between the two parties and
India’s independence legacy is overshadowed by the Hindutva movement’s contradictory stance on freedom, revealing a deep-rooted hypocrisy in their actions and rhetoric.
The 'Children of Asia' sporting event in Yakutsk highlights Russia's resilience and capability in organising large-scale competitions amid global tensions.
The Astana summit underlines the SCO's commitment to mutual trust and development amid global challenges.
Law
With the introduction of new criminal laws and codes, India's defence lawyers face a lot of confusion and with them, justice delivery also faces uncertainty.
Education
The ragging incident in Jadavpur University, which resulted in the death of Swapnadeep Kundu has opened a pandora's box, students allege.
The Karnataka government has decided to scrap the NEP 2020, which the erstwhile BJP government adopted, and adopt a state education policy.
Jadavpur University student death case leads to the formation of a high-level committee that will investigate the lapses in the system.
Gujarat state board (GSHSEB) class 10 results are declared today. 64.62% of students have passed. Learn here how to check the results online.
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