The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk songs to internationally renowned singer-songwriter. As a music historian, I’ve always respected one decision of Dylan’s in particular – one that kicked off the young artist’s most turbulent and significant period of creative activity.
After more than seven decades of independence, Indian politics finds itself at a crossroads, grappling with complex issues that challenge its foundational ideals.
Myanmar’s military junta, once feared as a monolithic force, is increasingly showing signs of internal decay.
India, a nation with over 1.4 billion people, faces a formidable challenge: generating approximately 10 million new jobs annually to cater to its burgeoning youth population.
The experience of minorities around the world suggests a pattern of discrimination and insecurity. They are even subjected to genocide and denied dignity, identities, and cultures.
The Arab Spring, which began in 2011, was dubbed as the starting point in removal of dictators in West Asia and North Africa.
Leadership is often defined by how one navigates adversity, and for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the challenges have never been more pronounced.
The US Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown with the passage of a bipartisan funding bill, but the process laid bare the persistent challenges of governance in an era of heightened partisanship and external influences.
In South Korea, the law has not spared any person, not even the President, if they are found to be engaged in wrongdoing and illegal activities. Yoon Suk-yeol is the third South Korean president impeached while in office.
Thomas Piketty, the French economist and author of the famous book Capital in the Twenty First Century, was recently in India. He delivered a lecture on the state of inequality globally as well as in India.
