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America has been here before

As promised, the second Trump administration has quickly rolled out a slew of policies and executive orders that the president says are all aimed at “Making America Great Again.”

A vision for the world

Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, stands as one of the most influential think tanks in the world.

Defiant Turn

Canada finds itself at a historic crossroads. The election of Mark Carney as leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister-designate represents not only a significant political shift but also a broader reckoning for a country long accustomed to stability in its relationship with its most important trading partner ~ the United States.

Turmoil in Romania

Romania stands at a dangerous crossroads as its democracy faces mounting pressure from within and beyond its borders.

Isolate America

Global markets are reeling from the escalating trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s irresponsible rhetoric and unpredictable behaviour, harming even America’s staunchest allies.

BBC buckles

More importantly, the episode reveals that the discussion on media rights and responsibilities in this age will have to be far more nuanced than it has hitherto been.

A voice of the voiceless

In the diverse fabric of Indian literature, Adivasi literature is a genre left untouched by most intellectual critics and writers. In the name of preserving Adivasi culture – our society has only romanticised their songs and dances, their clothes and costumes but they never felt an urge to stand beside them when they were evicted from their lands.

Delayed or denied? 

The whole process of census-taking needs at least one year, and only thereafter will the provisional population figures be available. The break-up of the population into various social categories and workers and the related preparation of final tables will take further time. In fact, by the time the final religious tables start coming up, say in 2027, the Government will be busy preparing for the next census operation of 2031

Many better ways of building India

Today, although our centres of learning have multiplied, they suffice only as facilities. Most of them are, at best, mundane in terms of architecture. We have almost four hundred new private University campuses, countless new IT complexes, new housing, various new IITs and IIMs, new schools and other institutes, but rarely do any of them encapsulate even an iota of architectural sensibility.

Swamiji and Tagore 

The 1930s decade was a period in which Tagore perceived Swamiji and his Guru in a parlance that was altogether different from his perception about them before. In 1935, he gave a message in the form of a poem to Ramakrishna Mission, paying obeisance to Sri Ramakrishna on the occasion of his birth centenary celebration. On 3 March 1937 he famously participated in the concluding function of the celebration