Official Chinese statements have described the drills as destabilising, warning that they risk escalation and that the participating countries are 'playing with fire.'
The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.
Even if there is an early agreement on a cessation of hostilities in Iran, the price shock will not go away easily. Global prices of oil and gas will remain elevated.
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.
India’s parliamentary power was never entirely numerical. By giving voice to regions, federalism turned India into a nation. Now that national coherence is threatened by a purely numerical principle.
Japan’s experience should be viewed not as an anomaly but as a precursor. It illustrates that an economy can maintain resilience even as growth moderates.
Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.
The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Much of what you say is true….and some not necessarily; for instance, your opinion that “BRICS standing up to the US is delusional” is at best your opinion. You also seem to imply that till such time we are economically much better off, we should meekly give in to the bully…that too is difficult to agree with!
Much of what you say is true and some is not; you imply that India is too weak to standup to the US and should give in; you say that talk of BRICS being an alternative to the US is delusional; these are defeatist views which give more power to the bully
Much of what you say is true….and some not necessarily; for instance, your opinion that “BRICS standing up to the US is delusional” is at best your opinion. You also seem to imply that till such time we are economically much better off, we should meekly give in to the bully…that too is difficult to agree with!
Much of what you say is true and some is not; you imply that India is too weak to standup to the US and should give in; you say that talk of BRICS being an alternative to the US is delusional; these are defeatist views which give more power to the bully
Politicians do not realise the socialist mess our economy is in. In fact, politicians give two hoots to the economy. Their focus is only on the votes.