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Opinion

A Trumpian Order

A week is a long time in politics, and five weeks have been sufficient for President Trump to upend the world order. Trump has no friends or enemies, only supplicants or targets; one has to become the former if one does not want to turn into the latter ~ as President Zelenskky discovered to his great cost.

Climate Pool

India's journey towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy is no longer a matter of policy aspiration but an urgent necessity.

Army as first responder

Photographs of residents of Wayanad in July-August 2024 lining up to cheer members of the Army’s rescue team as it withdrew after successfully completing its daunting rescue task post landslides dominated social media and news networks.

Shutdown Averted

The recent passage of a Republican-led stopgap spending bill has once again highlighted the deep divisions within the American political landscape. While the bill successfully prevented a government shutdown, the contentious nature of its approval underscores broader concerns about governance, fiscal responsibility, and partisan maneuvering.

New World Order

As the world moved from an American unipolar moment after the end of the Cold war, the idea of a multipolar world emerged as a popular theme.

Sustainable Synergy

The integration of social welfare schemes with environmental conservation strategies can yield significant benefits for both rural livelihoods and forest cover, as evidenced by recent findings from Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

Putin-Kim pact

The signing of a mutual defence pact between Russia and North Korea during President Vladimir Putin’s just-concluded visit to Pyongyang marks a significant and potentially destabilising shift in the geopolitical landscape of Northeast Asia.

Taxing times

With the British election fast approaching, the debate over taxation policy has intensified, particularly around the Labour Party’s proposed changes to inheritance tax and the tax status of nondomiciled residents.

Competitive legitimacy

Countries have finite resources and infinite concerns to support. This necessitates prioritizing those concerns with maximum impact, stakes, and moral imperatives.