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My brush with Bharat Ratnas

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, to former prime ministers Charan Singh and P. V. Narasimha Rao and eminent agricult... Read More


Pakistan: Will it remain a democracy in uniform?

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- After three military-backed regimes in Pakistan, the Pakistani military establishment continues to maintain that it is not involved in politics. Before the elections held on Febr... Read More


The Myanmar crisis is a worrying security challenge for Bangladesh and India

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- The recent violent fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine state has created panic among the Bangladeshi population living in the bordering areas. The intensity of the conflict between jun... Read More


Naga fears in Manipur need to be addressed: further unrest could be unsettling for India's Northeast

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The recent storming of Imphal by the armed Arambai Tenggol, a radical Meitei organization; administrating oaths to 37 legislators and two MPs at Kangla Fort, their demands (abroga... Read More


India's development path does not take care of its marginalised population

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- India's Union Budget for 2024-25 was significant on two counts: (1) the government highlighted the achievements of this government in the past decades and (2) it presented a broad... Read More


Dragon in the Maldives: Red alert for India's regional leadership

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The Maldives, a small country, was once well-known mainly for its pristine beaches and luxury resorts. However, it has now become a symbol of Sino-Indian strategic rivalry in the ... Read More


Is the diplomatic road to Kabul re-opening? Human rights be damned

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- After several months of a sullen pause by the world community that watched the United States execute a messy withdrawal in August 2021, leaving its people to be ruled by the Talib... Read More


Democratic forces gaining ground against junta, says Myanmar envoy at UN in significant claim

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The democratic forces are gaining ground and the military junta is "losing", Myanmar's Permanent Representative Kyaw Moe Tun, who represents the democratically-elected government ... Read More


Dhaka's hazardous air quality: Official indifference aggravating public health crisis

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- As inhabitants of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, we find ourselves in a distressing period. With every breath, our lungs are subjected to harmful pollutants, transforming the e... Read More


Exercise MILAN 2024 will demonstrate India's arrival as a naval power

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The 12th edition of the Multilateral Naval Exercise 2024, codenamed MILAN, scheduled to be conducted in Visakhapatnam, in southern India, from February 19 to 27, 2024, will be of ... Read More