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SUBSTANCE & SYMBOLISM

By Ajay Patnaik The visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin was strategically significant for both countries. Right since the war in Ukraine started, Moscow has been facing Western pressures through sanctions and campaigns to isolate Russia. New Delhi has also been under pressure to condemn...

Treason of Populists

By Michael Burleigh   Until a few days ago, it had never crossed my mind that people across Europe – including Londoners like me – were living in a strife-afflicted hell hole, “suffocated” by regulations, stripped of political liberties, and bound for “civilizational era sure.”...

Melvin Durai

Humans should never be called ‘garbage’

By Melvin Durai During a recent Cabinet meeting, US President Donald Trump went on a rant, labelling Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and other immigrants from Somalia as “garbage.” “We could go one way or the other, and we’re going to go the wrong way if we...

Dhurjati Mukherjee

STRINGENT ACTION VITAL

By Dhurjati Mukherjee A 10-year assessment of air pollution across major urban centres has found that none of the country’s top cities met safe AQI levels at any point between 2015 and November 2025. The report, prepared by Climate Trends, analysed long-term pollution patterns across...

By Johanna Sydow & Nsama Chikwanka

The critical-minerals race

By Johanna Sydow & Nsama Chikwanka   The environmental and human toll of mineral extraction is becoming clearer – and more alarming – by the day. Roughly 60% of Ghana’s waterways are now heavily polluted due to gold mining along riverbanks. In Peru, many communities...

Ajit Ranade

TAINTED CAPITALISM

By Ajit Ranade   When IndiGo cancelled thousands of flights this December— stranding lakhs of passengers, destroying travel plans, and exposing India’s vulnerability to a quasi-monopoly airline—it was tempting to blame it all on one company’s “rogue behaviour.” But scratching the surface reveals a deeper...

Justin van Fleet & Pia Rebello Britto

Investing in early childhood education

The leaders' declaration adopted at the end of the recent G20 summit in South Africa reaffirmed the group’s commitment to tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges, from inequality and long-running conflicts to AI and climate change. It also marked a historic milestone: for...

Putin-Modi

Careful on optics

The currency crisis is bound to impact India's growth. Indeed, a deep crisis is ahead. The falling rupee is likely to hit the common man’s pocket as domestic fuel prices may rise sharply despite a global thaw in crude prices. Would Russian President Vladimir Putin’s...

Rajiv Gupta

Red Fort blast: How safe are we?

By Rajiv Gupta It has not been even a month since the horrific bomb blast at the Red Fort, but already it seems like a distant memory; news related to the incident having been relegated to one of the inner pages of newspapers. One might...

 

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