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It may sound strange why Chinese President Xi Jinping during his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in Beijing went back to ancient Greece to draw historical lessons that, he thinks, may help the two countries manage their relations efficiently to mutual benefits. He...

Over the decades, since Independence, India’s southern states have achieved great success in population control with their governments aggressively promoting family planning measures. As a result of these efforts, states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka recorded sharp declines in fertility rates through...

By Aakar Patel Nowadays for a homeless person to fulfi ll the requirement of a place of residence, ‘The BLO will visit the address given … at night to ascertain that the homeless person actually sleeps at the place which is given as his address...

By Dilip Cherian India’s latest babu reshuffle story is not really about transfers or appointments. It is about a deeper shift in how New Delhi now views governance itself. Sources suggest the PMO and NITI Aayog are quietly scouting a new generation of leaders from...

Finally, the much-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is taking place. Trump’s three-day visit to Beijing from 13 May assumes crucial importance as the ongoing truce between Iran and the US-Israel combine and US-China trade relations will be...

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people in the country on 10 May to curb fuel use, reduce overseas travel, and pause gold purchases, he is probably the only leader, among so many other Heads of State, who had such a large list of...

The framers of the Constitution envisaged the office of the Governor as a neutral constitutional authority, detached from partisan politics and committed to preserving the balance of India’s federal structure. The Governor was never meant to function as an agent of the Union government or...

Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently, the pitch was bigger: reimagine diplomacy for 2047. Ambitious, yes, but also familiar. The meeting, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister...

The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions marks a troubling shift in India’s legal and political landscape. What was once governed by established procedural safeguards now appears, in several instances, to be...

In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as a backup — someone whose name and face were well known to the electorate. The question that was perpetually raised was, "Who is the alternative?"...