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G20 has flagged off a new train race in the Middle East. This time India is at the heart

Hejaz railway to the new train race—will the G20 project be any different?

G20 shows summitry remains an ‘addictive drug’ for world leaders. But does it get work done?

In a world where encrypted digital communications enable leaders to speak instantly and securely, there is no purpose for the summit except pageantry.

George Soros who attacks Modi govt is no evil supervillain but he can’t buy a better world

No amount of cash can buy a liberal culture where individuals respect each other. To imagine that billionaires can shape the course of history is pure hubris.

Imran Khan’s prosecution won’t do much. The military is at the heart of Pakistan’s corruption

Lacking even the meagre comfort of an after-dinner cognac to calm their nerves, the assembled billionaires listened silently as their guest’s rage washed over the gathering....

How a poisoner’s handbook helped Vladimir Putin rise to absolute power

Throughout Putin's political career, dozens of powerful rivals have died—in circumstances far too opaque for Russian authorities to even trouble themselves with the pretence of an investigation.

India’s proposed criminal law codes can modernise justice – if they begin with police first

Even though the new laws have generated criticism, analysis suggests much of their content is similar to the colonial-era legislation they replace.

Football stars, desert ski resorts, 2029 Asian Games—Saudi Arabia is building post-oil future

Saudi Arabia will now need to form alliances with Iran, China, and the US. And for that the country will need to do more than just sell oil.

Depsang crisis needs a political solution. And Modi-Xi’s G20 meet could break the deadlock

The lowering of aggressive polemic in both Beijing and New Delhi shows politicians in both countries realise that the crisis of the Gates of Hell serves no strategic purpose for either.

1980 Moradabad riots probe shows there’s no neat conclusion. Both Hindus, Muslims to blame

To some, the MP Saxena report is evidence that Muslims were responsible for the riot—but that isn’t the full story. It casts new light on the conditions in which communalism grows.

Power game in Pakistan remains unfinished. Imran’s arrest shows army playing with a weak hand

Even though Pakistan’s PMs keep ending up in prison cells, Imran Khan has shown that civilian leaders aren’t giving up fighting for control of the military.

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Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.