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IAS officer Rinku Dugga has been compulsorily retired by the government in the public interest on the grounds of “lack of integrity and ineffectiveness.” It’s worth noting that this decision was handed down almost two months ago. Curiously, the government asserts that this action is...

Bad news comes for India from Maldives. The Indian Ocean archipelago occupies a crucial position in the geopolitics of the region and it is courted by both India and China. The political power play in the country is dictated by the choice of its top...

The ‘pink tide’ that swept across much of Latin America in the past few months installing Leftist governments in Brazil, Chile and Colombia looks like receding in Argentina which will elect its President later this month. An anti-incumbent streak that lifted the Left could soon...

Something is seriously wrong in China. Even as it goes on testing India’s military mettle and teasing the political leadership ruling the country, sneaking into its borders or claiming a whole bordering state as its own, it seems to have huge problems in its own...

Four centuries ago, the ambassador Sir Henry Wotton defined a diplomat as “an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.” Our External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (the ’S’ stands for Subrahmanyam, his father, who was instrumental in weaponising India’s nuclear...

Transfers are an essential tool for the government to maintain control. However, frequent transfers of babus, especially those who perform exceptionally well, is a recurring issue. The recent transfer of the District Magistrate of Mirzapur, Divya Mittal, in Uttar Pradesh may be one such example....

When China’s President Xi Jinping told the International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach in Hangzhou a day before the opening ceremony of the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China that he vowed to uphold the principle of “non-politicisation of sports,” it was the height of...

The recent late night road mishap that resulted in the death of a young medical practitioner Dr Amit Bisoi on 23 September at Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar should act as a warning signal for the authorities. There is no doubt that the road and highway infrastructure across...

The US is surfeit with impeachments of its Presidents – past and present. After former President Donald Trump went through the motions of two consecutive impeachments, it now seems to be the turn of President Joe Biden to face the prospect of an impeachment for...

Extrajudicial killings are normal in India and are called encounters. They refer to the State’s murder of an accused who is often, though not always, in custody. And this killing happens even if the accused has moved the Supreme Court for protection with the specific...