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TopicDemocracies

Topic: Democracies

Muizzu’s India trip shows diplomacy ‘naivety’ & IAF shouldn’t see China as rival—global media

Vandana Menon -
International media also discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s future, his allure, and his impact on India’s democratic processes.

Reichsbürger movement won’t overthrow German State but it’s a sign democracies can’t ignore

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Arguing modern Germany is in fact a corporate conspiracy, Reichsbürger members have refused to pay taxes, and even set up faux-nations of their own.

First US, now UK, democracies giving up on strongman leaders. Why it’s unthinkable in India

Shruti Kapila -
Democracies are restoring the dull but democratic powers of rules and institutions by dousing the passions that led to the rise of strongman leaders. India isn't there yet.

The ‘difficulty factor’ reports like Freedom House miss before ranking democracies

Ramanath Jha -
The top ten democracies of the world put together have 8.5 per cent of India’s population. Decidedly, they do not have too many people.

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Opinion

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

MH Mody -
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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