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India and China held the 12th round of the Corps Commander-level talks July 31 on the Chinese side of Chushul-Moldo Border Personnel Meeting point to end the nearly 15-month-long military standoff in eastern Ladakh. But, that does not seem to be indication that China has...

The current Olympics have the lowest viewership in the last three decades, a news report said the other day. Not the physical audience at the stadia of course, because that is absent given the pandemic. It is the global television audience where the lack of...

The privatisation of the national carrier Air India is being watched keenly both within the government and outside. The well regarded and efficient Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola is now busy speeding things up on the divestment process. It had, insiders concur, got delayed...

Djoomart Otorbaev During their June 16 Geneva summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly offered US President Joe Biden the use of Russian military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in order to coordinate actions vis-à-vis Afghanistan. The Kremlin’s motives, of course, are not altruistic. Russia wants...

Paul Gruenwald Research into economic growth has a long and distinguished history, but the recent introduction of sustainability into the debate has given the field a necessary and overdue shake-up. In particular, a report on the economics of biodiversity, commissioned by the UK government and...

The Indian government continues to be in denial mode over snooping on journalists, civil society activists, political leaders, ministers and key government officials with the help of the Israeli spyware, Pegasus. It will be interesting to know what the Israeli government is doing in this...

The credibility and sanctity of the World Health Organisation (WHO) - the global body working for the protection of world population against diseases – have never before been dented the way they are now over the origin and control of Covid-19. It is perceived to...

This year 24 July marked the completion of 30 years of economic liberalization in India. The resources of the Government of India (GoI) in 1991 had been under terrible financial strain. Unable to manage a system that was crumbling from within due to a long...

Till a few weeks ago, the issue dominating the media in India and for a few days even in the world was India’s management of the pandemic. Vaccines are still in short supply, as we are hearing daily from chief ministers, but for now the...

Given that the first-time mantri is handling two of the biggest ministries in the Modi sarkar, he will be the busiest man in the Cabinet. And he has decided to keep his babus on their toes too! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has introduced 18-hour workdays...