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The abrupt recall of senior IAS officer Sanjay Bandopadhyay from his role as Chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has sparked speculation among observers and babus about the underlying reasons for this unforeseen move. Bandopadhyay, previously occupying a secretary-equivalent position at the...

A fierce debate has begun in Germany over whether the Far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) should be banned after some of its leaders took part in a meeting where consensus was to drive out the minorities even though the country’s Constitution has provisions for banning...

The victory of the ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te in Taiwan’s presidential election 13 January signifies the island country refuses to be cowed down by China and will not easily barter away its democracy to embrace the Red Dragon’s autocracy. The result shows the people of...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has embarked on his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from strife-torn Manipur, in what is seen as the party’s narrative-building exercise in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections due in April-May. The 6,700-km yatra that will culminate in Maharashtra will bring...

It was only expected that the relationship between India and Maldives would come under strain following the victory of pro-Chinese Mohamed Muizzu in the recent presidential election of the archipelago. In fact, a key plank of his poll campaign was the “India Out” slogan and...

The temple inauguration in Ayodhya closes a chapter in our history that many youngsters will not know about, but the rest of us have lived through. It concerns the BJP, the reasons for its rise after four decades of stagnation and the man who elevated...

The question had arisen after the recent reshuffling of the Railway Board with the appointments of Seema Kumar, Naveen Gulati and Satish Kumar. While these were anticipated, the crucial role of Member Finance was shrouded in uncertainty. Now, the Railway Ministry has dispelled speculation by...

Sheikh Hasina has secured her fifth term as Bangladeshi Prime Minister in an election the outcome of which was known even before a single vote was cast. Her victory was a foregone conclusion after the main Opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had announced its boycott...

One of the biggest disruptions global trade has witnessed since the COVID-19 pandemic is the attack on merchant ships by the Yemeni Houthis in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed rebels launched their attacks on this crucial trade route, which accounts for some 15 per cent...

Among the series of elections due in 2024 across the globe with far-reaching consequences, the presidential fight in Taiwan on 13 January will be one of the most closely watched and significant. The political future of the island and its inimical relations with China will...