The ongoing dilemma surrounding Nato’s expanding portfolio of tasks has intensified under the Trump 2.0 administration which increasingly exposes an inner tension regarding the financial burdens associated with the alliance.
India’s fighter jet procurement strategy is at a crossroads, caught between immediate operational needs and long-term self-reliance goals.
“I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don’t know why he chose to write it, but I’m glad he did. He wrote that you can go to live in France, but you can’t become a Frenchman.
The latest warning issued by President Donald Trump to Hamas marks a sharp escalation in rhetoric, reflecting his aggressive approach to foreign policy.
The debate over India’s delimitation exercise has once again exposed the growing fault lines between the northern and southern states. While redrawing parliamentary constituencies is a constitutional necessity, the formula for representation has become a deeply contentious issue.
Japanese Chief of Staff of the JASDF, Izutsu Shunji, put it plainly, "Japan and India are in a special strategic global partnership relationship." When viewed alongside enhanced US support towards Japan's military wherewithal, the signing of Japan's RAA with UK (earlier signed with Australia) which allows both countries to deploy forces on each other's soil, the visible presence of Indian fighter planes in Japan is loaded with portents of immense concern as far as Beijing is concerned
NPS was a saviour of the sinking public finances and all state governments expect West Bengal have adopted the NPS one by one, the last being the then left-ruled state of Tripura in 2015. NPS had restored some discipline in public finances and contributed to making the states generate surpluses in their revenue accounts. Now the backward march will certainly take the states and the nation to the brink of financial disaster
Modern pedagogical techniques are fast changing with the changing nature of society and the roles of individuals as members of different social groups.
With the bombing of Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941, a new chapter began. Both the Boses, in different continents, were now striving to utilise the war to strengthen the cause of Indian Independence. Between December 1941 and March to June 1942, Rash Behari established contact with military and civil high commands in Japan to impress upon them the necessity to help India in her struggle for freedom
Staring at a bleak future, Ukraine continues to bleed a victim of its old and new protectors. Mahatma Gandhi’s words are totally apt for Ukraine: ‘What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?’
