European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered up a tagline at the Annual Meeting in Davos: “Europe will always choose the world, and the world is ready to choose Europe.”
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
The main draw at this year’s summit was Trump’s appearance, his first since 2018. The US President spent an hour attacking and defending Europe in the same breath.
US president goes on to attack Europe over perceived mass that has made many cities ‘unrecognisable’ & calls out conventional wisdom in Washington & Brussels for such policies.
At Davos, Telangana CM proposes WEF to organise follow-up forum every year in July or August in his capital, says one-year gap is not conducive in modern business cycles.
'There is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along, to accommodate, to avoid trouble, to hope that compliance will buy safety. Well, it won’t’, the Canadian PM said.
Bangladesh’s ‘protest’ party NCP won only six seats. Why have youth movements, from Sri Lanka to Nepal, struggled to challenge traditional leadership and political parties?
CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.
Although such a forum by baniyas look good, let us note that it is a caste-based forum. After independence Indian society is slowly moving towards a caste-less society. So anybody who is doing business is a “baniya” now. So a caste-based baniya forum must NOT be promoted.
Although such a forum by baniyas look good, let us note that it is a caste-based forum. After independence Indian society is slowly moving towards a caste-less society. So anybody who is doing business is a “baniya” now. So a caste-based baniya forum must NOT be promoted.