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I t’s interesting to see Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan shaking things up with the decades-old practice of sending demi-offi cial (DO) letters. For those of us familiar with the inner workings of the Indian babudom, this is a significant move. Let’s face it—what started...

Diwali for Hindoos in Canada this time around has turned out to be an occasion for alarm and violence and not celebration following an attack by a violent group of men, carrying flags of pro-Khalistani groups, on devotees at the Hindoo Sabha Mandir on Gore...

With hours to go for the US presidential election, the world is waiting with bated breath to know who is going to take charge of the world’s most powerful democracy. For, the outcome will define in a big way the trajectory of global affairs for...

The 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference, also known as COP16, held in Cali, Colombia, ended abruptly on 2 November 2024 without reaching an agreement on the establishment of a new fund for nature conservation as rich countries blocked a proposal to set up the fund....

The United Nations Security Council has 15 members: five permanent and 10 elected. India has been a non-permanent member of the UNSC eight times, its last term being in 2021-2022. It has now bid for the 2028-2029 term. As the world’s largest nation and a...

A recent video of IAS officer Tina Dabi bowing repeatedly to BJP leader Satish Poonia has gone viral, sparking a lively debate over the power dynamics between politicians and civil servants. Dabi, a former UPSC topper and now district collector of Barmer, Rajasthan, greeted Poonia...

It’s now over two and half years since Russia invaded Ukraine and the war between the two countries is now far more dangerously poised with far-reaching consequences for the rest of the world than what appeared before. The West’s fear that other countries may be...

Voters in Japan have spoken and delivered the loud and clear message to the ruling coalition that they cannot be taken for a ride with gimmicks or the political trick of changing a discredited Prime Minister. Just as voters in India recently did not allow...

One of the key indicators of the health of an economy is the size of its middle class. A burgeoning middle class means a robust economy where consumption keeps pace with the economy’s growth. In India, that is Viksit Bharat, amid all the tall claims...

Let us discuss what is called merit. The British middle class is 60 per cent of the population. The working class, the set of people employed in labour and other blue-collar work, is 14 per cent. In India, what is called the middle class is...