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Shamima Begum represents scores of women, including few from India, who have virtually become stateless after the defeat of the ISIS. This British-born national of Bangladeshi parents travelled to Syria as a schoolgirl of 15 years to join that extremist Islamic jihadi organization. Their predicament...

India’s most reputable news agency, the Press Trust of India, reported this week that ‘India ranks 42 in 55 countries on International Intellectual Property Index’. The story praised what was being done on this front in India, but it did not say that India had...

Retired bureaucrats in India have long tried their luck in politics, and this trend appears to continue in the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. It is not surprising that many retired babus are seeking tickets from all major political parties, including the BJP, Congress and AAP....

The town of Joshimath may be nestled 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) above sea level in the Himalayas, but it is sinking fast. In early January, large cracks split homes, hotels, and roads, leaving the town’s future hanging in the balance. Joshimath is a grim metaphor...

US President Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv February 20 at a time when the war between Ukraine and Russia is entering a crucial phase nearly a year after the Russian invasion is a dramatic and symbolic morale booster for the Ukrainian forces. Indications are that...

Israel is now on the cusp of a change that has the potential to derail the country’s democracy. The fast-paced developments there indicate the danger facing democracy when two of its pillars – the legislature and judiciary - are not properly in place, guaranteeing the...

For the past few years, all of us have noticed how the Union Gov’t, State Gov’ts, almost all large corporate entities and even individuals of any relevance in this country seem to be talking about growth or otherwise of the nation’s financial system only in...

One can refer to the Hindenburg saga as scandal, scam, non-story, conspiracy against India or something else. Some of that will depend on the perspective one has on this government and that is understandable. There are two other aspects to it that one cannot deny...

The Centre has appointed over a dozen Governors in various states but, oddly, there's no bureaucrat on the list. The 13 include a retired Supreme Court judge, two retired Army officers and four BJP leaders. While six are newcomers, seven others have been moved from...

It may appear intriguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin put aside protocol and found time to meet India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in Moscow. More so at a time when Europe is planning to arm Ukraine further and impose fresh sanctions on Russia for...