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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...

Katharina Pistor The Christmas shopping season is upon us. Whether one is a believer or not it is almost impossible to resist the lure to shop and give gifts at this time of the year. But the biggest gift givers are inanimate creatures without any...

Bill Emmott Those who are disappointed by the inconclusive outcomes of the COP26 climate-change meeting, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent virtual summit, or efforts to achieve COVID-19 vaccine equity need to wake up about the world we live in. Under...

The much publicised Democracy Summit organised by the USA in which leaders of over 100 countries, including India, participated last week appears to have turned out to be an inane exercise so far as democracy is concerned. It seems the aim was to bring together...

The attack on four Christians by members of a right wing group in Karnataka December 12 took place a day before the Karnataka Assembly begins the winter session when an anti-conversion Bill is likely to be tabled. The supposed ‘crime’ of the four was to...