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Protests put Bangladesh on the edge of a precipice

Sheikh Hasina’s government is faced with the gravest threat to its existence in the face of sustained student agitation.

Budget 2024: Health for wealth, not welfare

At a time when India is feeding 80 crore people for free, bizarrely obesity has emerged as a critical public health crisis.

Budget 2024 Is the Sum Total of Many Pressures on the Government

Budget 2024 is more than numbers; it reflects political pressures and strategic alignments. Discover how Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget reveals BJP’s political manoeuvres, job creation promises, and controversial regional allocations.

Modern Living and the Myth of Lifelong Psychiatric Medication

People who fell out of defined normalcy of age – normalcy kept changing—criminal (intent) or mentally ill (involuntary) . Though abnormal behaviour in old times was relegated to astrology or ghosts.

Kashmir’s new normal: tourists, turmoil, and rising militancy!

Kashmir’s visible army presence once deterred protestors and mujahideen. Now, it hosts tourists from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan alongside gun-wielding Rashtriya Rifles (RR) personnel.

India’s arm sales to Israel during a war is a political statement

India must seek a broader regional engagement beyond bilateral immediacies in the Middle East.

Consequences of Indian arms exports to Israel

India’s reported arms ‘exports’ to Israel amid the Gaza conflict have sparked […]

Exam debate betrays India’s next generation of leaders

Exam paper leaks cause immense damage to the psychological state of India’s younger generation in pursuit of a better, more progressive future.

Hathras Stampede Overwhelms UP’s Failing Healthcare

The tragedy that killed 121 people once again highlights the state’s widespread problem of chronic medical staff shortage and lack of emergency preparedness

Why the Sino-Russian partnership is a nightmare for NATO

The Sino-Russian strategic relationship partly led to NATO’s creation, but Western leaders should avoid conflating ideological issues with strategic problems.

What Modi 3.0 can expect from Maldives

The appearance of Maldives president Muizzu alongside Narendra Modi signals the warming of the relationship between the island nation and regional power India.

Punjab is awash in drugs the state’s police won’t stop

Instead of piecemeal efforts, the state government could follow a comprehensive strategy to combat narcotics menace.

Northeast India’s battle against drugs

The drug menace in India’s northeastern states has major implications for the country’s external and internal security.

South Asian Islam and the red herring of radicalisation

India’s warm foreign relations with some Muslim states may have prevented youngsters from joining ISIS ranks.

What India needs to do for a sustainable transport sector

India faces a massive challenge to steer its transport sector toward being carbon neutral by 2050. Here’s what can be done.