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Metaphorical Slaps

As the world gears up to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, a pertinent question looms ~ how far have we truly come in achieving gender equality? In India, women have risen to positions of power, yet they continue to battle the deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset that seeks to diminish their contributions and limit their aspirations.

Austria’s Gamble

Austria’s newly formed three-party coalition government is an unusual experiment in European politics.

Trump Unleashed

President Donald Trump’s first address to the US Congress in his second term was not just a policy statement ~ it was a declaration of dominance.

Hunger lost

India’s economic ambitions rest on its ability to foster a generation of entrepreneurs willing to take risks, build industries, and create jobs.

When Piketty came to India

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.

Fed’s Caution

The US Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.25-4.50 per cent marks a turning point in its monetary policy.

Fair Lending

The government’s proposal to clamp down on unauthorised private lending practices signals a decisive move to tackle unregulated financial activities that have long preyed on vulnerable segments of the population.

Seoul searching~I

In an unexpected turn of political developments in South Korea, President Yoon Suk-yeol invoked emergency martial law on 3 December, the first time since 1979.