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Like the rest of the free world, Ecuadorian voters too seem to be a confused lot. They seem to be clueless about how to deal with drug cartels wreaking havoc with the country gunning down their opponents, corruption by politicians and seemingly endless cycle of...

The cost of medicines has been rising by leaps and bounds and in many cases these are sold at prohibitive prices. The common man is hit hard and often has to pay hefty amounts for treatment. The desire for maximising profit among many pharmaceutical companies...

The word riot is defined as a “violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.” Generally the world over, the word is understood elsewhere to mean the fury of society against the State. For example, the Paris riot in 1968, which began with student protests...

A disparity in promotions has cast a shadow over the careers of IPS officers in Haryana, sparking concern among the ranks. The recent plea by two Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank officers, Amitabh Dhillon and Sanjay Kumar, from the 1997 batch, highlights the growing...

Secrecy, publicity stunt and headline management have become the stock-in-trade of the BJP government at the Centre. Major policy decisions and executive actions undertaken by the government such as Demonetization and nation-wide lockdown after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic followed this pattern. Each time the...

Climate Change has impacted every single nation around the globe and its effects are accented this year with disastrous results. A lot of promises and assurances towards climate action by rich nations made in various international meets including the United Nations Climate Change Conference or...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter to Umar Khalid in jail. It read as follows: “Dear Umar, It is with admiration that one sees you, and the dignity with which you have conducted yourself in this period, and before it. Your persecution is...

The Centre’s longing for an extension to its trusted and tested babus was made obvious when it approached the Supreme Court seeking an unprecedented extension to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief SK Mishra. It became the precursor to the extension of tenures of Cabinet Secretary...

The US is experiencing an unprecedented situation in the form of the third indictment of former President Donald Trump for actions he committed when he was in office. A fourth indictment is also on the cards. The irony is each time he has been indicted,...

Four years ago, when the Kashmir move was made (what a different time that was: before CAA, before the farmers protest), the columnist Pratap Bhanu Mehta wrote: “The BJP thinks it is going to Indianise Kashmir. But, instead, what we will see is potentially the...