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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back to the Pacific Command.’ This news was announced by America’s Department of War accompanied by an incorrect map of Kashmir. The same day, America’s president...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent criticism of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) was not merely an expression of frustration. It was a warning that India’s diplomatic establishment must adapt to a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape or risk falling behind. The appointment of Dinesh Trivedi as...

India is being shown in such a poor light that it does not stand comparison on the question of a modern outlook with its ancestors who developed the Harappan civilisation over 4500 years ago. A new controversy has erupted over the image of the iconic...

Finally, the much-awaited biggest diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israel war with Iran has been made with the US and Iran agreeing to a framework extending their ceasefire for 60 days. The formal signing ceremony is expected by 19 June. The world heaved a sigh of...

Kyiv saw a unique phenomenon recently when thousands of readers gathered at a literary festival defying air raids only to listen to their writers-turned soldiers and soldiers-turned-writers go beyond sharing their experiences in the theatres and talk about life beyond war. They have been facing...

Aakar Patel   A ‘New India’ has come upon us at such a rapid pace that it is important to step back occasionally and assess where we have arrived. On August 28 last year, the BJP in Assam published a note on its website (https://assam.bjp.org/en/state-pressreleases/state-bjp...

By Dilip Cherian Retired Haryana-cadre IAS officer Ashok Khemka has secured a significant legal victory, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling that the Centre subjected him to discriminatory treatment by denying him empanelment at the level of Additional Secretary/Secretary while extending the same...

The renewed exchange of missiles between Israel and Iran through June 8-9 is ample evidence of instability continuing in the Middle East despite US President Donald Trump-induced ceasefire being in place. This could be because Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are running at...

US President Donald Trump’s craving for long-lasting fame is well known. It assumed scandalous proportions while he was pursuing the Nobel Peace Prize. After being denied the honour, Trump sought to snatch it from the 2025 winner Maria Corina Machado, whom he might have been...

On World Environment Day, 5 June, India launched E85, that is, petrol blended with 85 per cent ethanol at 48 public sector fuel stations in various parts of the country exclusively for flex-fuel vehicles. Priced about Rs 20 cheaper per litre than conventional petrol, E85...