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As of September 14, the Central Information Commission (CIC) may be headless. Chief Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya retires, and unless the government acts at lightning speed (not its strong suit), the country’s transparency watchdog will be leaderless yet again. This isn’t exactly uncharted territory. Back...

It is interesting to note US President Donald Trump keeps changing his deadline for imposing new tariffs on goods from China, while he does not show any wavering when it comes to other countries, including India and also his European allies. In May, the US...

More than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year, half of which is for single-use items. Nearly half, or 46 per cent, ends up in landfills, while 17 per cent is incinerated and 22 per cent is mismanaged and becomes rubbish. Plastic...

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s much-anticipated summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on 15 August was warm on words but cold on outcome as it concluded without any agreement on ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine that has been raging since February 2022....

We celebrated Independence Day this month, the culmination of our freedom struggle. Independence and freedom from what? From alien rule and from oppressive laws — no matter who imposes them on us? The governor of Maharashtra, CP Radhakrishnan, is currently examining a legislation passed by...

The effects of US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods have started to be felt on the country’s economy. Bad news has come from Tiruppur, the country’s knitwear capital, Coimbatore and Karur in Tamil Nadu, which collectively employ...

Companies have long justified sustainability initiatives as a way to boost their reputation, comply with external and internal standards, or generate incremental profits. But the initiatives are rarely transformative, because markets disregard ecological limits and social goals, rewarding firms that burn through resources and often...

Almost two years into the war in Gaza, the Israeli security cabinet has approved yet another military escalation — a proposed takeover of Gaza City. This move, spearheaded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, aims to achieve five objectives: disarming Hamas, securing the return of all...

In February 2018 the Trump White House drew up the ‘US strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific’. This paper, declassified in January 2021, says America’s intent is ‘to maintain US strategic primacy … while preventing China from establishing new, illiberal spheres of influence’. It says China’s...

Some stories never make it to file notings or press briefings. They move in murmurs, exchanged in lift lobbies and murmured across dinner tables. One such story is circulating quietly now, involving a pair of student activists, a Delhi Police unit better known for its...