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At a time when Left politics is being discredited across the globe, the victory of 35-year-old Left-wing leader, Gabriel Boric, in the presidential election of Chile marks a watershed moment in that country’s politics and holds out new hope for the Left movement globally. A...

Someone observed that the last two years seem as one. We began 2020 with the pandemic and are ending 2021 with it but that’s not the only similarity. Internal turmoil, tension on the border and an economy that was limping since 2017 seem to all...

The Indian Forest Service (IFoS) and forest officers are important but more so in Uttarakhand than anywhere else because of its geography. With Assembly elections looming, the state government cannot afford to have a large section of forest officers feeling disgruntled. The recent transfer of...

Jorge G Castañeda Chile has long been something of a bellwether in Latin America. So, when Chilean voters elected the Left-wing Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student leader, as President Sunday, the rest of Latin America wanted to know: What does this mean for Chile...

Becky Faith Digital systems are critical to development and humanitarian activities, but they can expose some of the world’s most vulnerable communities to unforeseen risks. Recent examples from Afghanistan highlight these dangers. In September, it was reported that the UK Ministry of Defence had been...

No one in North Korea was allowed to buy provisions from grocery shops December 17 to mark the death anniversary of the supreme leader of the country Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, who had ruled for 17 years until his death in 2011....

A virtual tug of war has begun between India and Pakistan over handling the humanitarian-economic-political crisis in Afghanistan, each trying to rope in countries of their choice in their bid to consolidate their respective position. India hosted a dialogue in Delhi December 19 with five...

Constitutional propriety demands distinction between different pillars of a democratic society. It is essential that each arm of governance respects the others and does not transgress into their authority or tarnish their image. Just as the judiciary is expected to remain independent of the executive,...

This week the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) published a report on the concerted attacks against Karnataka’s Christian community and their places of worship. Also this week, Karnataka has announced a law that further curbs religious freedom for minorities. I contributed to the PUCL...

The appointment of former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pande as head of a three-member committee to appraise new standards for defining economically weaker sections (EWS) has put to rest the chatter that followed his exit earlier in 2021. At that time it was widely believed...