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Pakistan-Afghanistan border friction continues to be haunted by the divisive Durand Line

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Deputy Foreign Minister of the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan, recently stated that if Pakistan sustains its policy of coercing the Pashtuns into ac... Read More


Ghazal king Pankaj Udhas: A soft, reassuring emblem of diaspora yearning

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Listening to Pankaj Udhas, who passed away in Mumbai on Monday at age 73, felt as if he was perpetually singing and the world had just fortuitously chanced upon his soft, reassur... Read More


Nationalism a dominant frame in global media narratives; India no exception

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Resurgent right-wing politics and 'ubiquitous hyper-nationalist politics' have been global phenomena that have taken different forms of governance into their folds. The case of I... Read More


India should be prepared for a long war with China

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- India and China held the 21st round of Corps Commander-level talks at the Chushl-Moldo meeting point on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on February 19, 2024. According to the Mi... Read More


India's defence modernisation goes apace; but are China, Pakistan getting the right messaging?

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- India's high-powered Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved pending contracts amounting to approximately Rs 84,560 crore on February... Read More


Temple inaugurations are not decolonization; Indian culture is much broader

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The recent 'pran pratishtha' (consecration) of Lord Ram in Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been a major spectacle. This has accompanied the promotion of the mass display of religiosity... Read More


Macbeth on the banks of the Sabarmati

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Watching Shakespeare's Macbeth on a moonlit night on the banks of Ahmedabad's Sabarmati river, somewhat distracted by a cacophony of honking vehicles and an occasional ambulance ... Read More


India must Involve urban local bodies in climate governance

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- India, as a geographic region, is endowed with the potential for robust and long-term economic growth but it is vulnerable to extreme climate events. Therefore, the Government of... Read More


Is US influence in world politics declining?

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- At the Munich Security Conference in Germany, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken remarked, "If you are not at the table in the international system, you're going to be on the m... Read More


Who is afraid of AI? It will always be a slave rather than a master

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Hundreds of articles on the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for mankind have been written and it is being continuously debated in various forums. However, I feel that tho... Read More