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‘Kind of ironic’: Senior UK Labour Party member told over ‘imperialism’ speech at Delhi conference

Peter Mandelson, who slammed ‘imperialist Putin’ at Raisina Dialogue, was also reminded by the Mauritius foreign minister of the UK’s unlawful occupation of its territory.

‘Lot of world’s problems creation of West,’ says Jaishankar, but chides China for opposing UNSC reform

At Raisina Dialogue Thursday, Jaishankar said it was common sense for things to change since the UN today has four times the members from when it had started.

58% young urban Indians want greater economic engagement with China, ORF survey finds

Survey conducted last year among 5,000 respondents aged 18-35 across 19 cities. Survey report launched Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Raghuram Rajan’s remark on Hindu rate of growth is outdated. He is living in the past

Raghuram Rajan's statement on the Hindu rate of growth is based on one—just one—quarter of GDP growth rate of 4.4 percent.

A combative Russian FM Sergey Lavrov gets called out for being ‘disrespectful’ at Raisina Dialogue

'If you raise this issue, you should have done some homework,' Lavrov said while in conversation with ORF Chairman Sunjoy Joshi at the conference Friday.

Why Modi’s quote in ORF promo is addressing US & chastising Russia on Ukraine war

Apart from casting Modi in the pacifist mould of international statesmanship, the statement holds special resonance because of India’s position within the G20.

World rebalancing from ‘Euro Atlantic’ view, need debate on democracy: Jaishankar

Speaking at an Observer Research Foundation event in Sydney, external affairs minister Jaishankar says democracy is perceived as a global aspiration because India chose to be one.

NYT article says it ‘took Britain 250 years to build democracy in India’, deletes

The article by Steven Erlanger borrowed a former NATO diplomat’s observation on Indian democracy while discussing the global rise of authoritarianism.

Let’s talk about how Tablighi Jamaat turned Covid hate against Muslims around

After all those days of hate, there was redemption for Tablighi Jamaat in the end. Some say it was in keeping with what Quran teaches.

Yogi must learn from Shivraj Singh Chouhan on labour reforms. UP needs a scalpel, not an axe

We fail to understand what Adityanath will get by this policy. A 3-year window of regulatory concessions add up to nothing for any new and serious investor.

On Camera

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

3 oceans & a crew of 2 on historic voyage: Women Navy officers to return home after 8 months at sea

Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K & Roopa A’s expedition aboard INSV Tarini is the first-ever such global circumnavigation by Indian women in a double-handed mode.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.