In a move that is bound to reignite debates over national identity, immigration, and inclusivity, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the official language of the United States.
Tamil Nadu’s political landscape is once again dominated by a familiar debate ~ Hindi imposition. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has revived the decades-old resistance against the language, making it a central theme ah ead of next year’s assembly elections.
India’s relationship with Nepal has always been complex, shaped by historical, cultural, and geographical factors.
Among modern economists, the person who completely revolutionized economic thinking and practice during the Great Depression of 1930s had been John Maynard Keynes whose unconventional ideas contained in his book, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, brought new hopes of salvaging war-ravaged European economies.
Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance together targeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky in full media glare is a spectacle not witnessed in years.
India has set a stellar example of reserved quotas for women in local governance for a country that has a poor record of its overall commitment to women's rights. It is an example of how a country can successfully empower women, politically, economically, and socially.
India has selected the theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future' (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam) as the theme for the G-20 for next year, the year of India’s presidency of this important group of nations which accounts for 85 per cent of the world’s GDP, 75 per cent of trade and 66 per cent of its population. Without any doubt, this is a very noble theme, particularly when seen in the context of the most serious problems the world faces today.
The US midterm election results show a recurring motif – a split ballot, where voters have chosen candidates from both the Democratic and the Republican parties, instead of voting for all candidates up and down the ballot belonging to the same party. This practice creates an apparent shift towards moderation, and it showed up in many states this election.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced last week that he is assigning the task of forming a new government to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following consultations with leaders of all political parties elected to Parliament in the 1 November election.
In the last four decades, there has been a substantial change in the attitude of the political parties as regards providing immediate relief to vulnerable segments of the population. When the Union government in collaboration with the States launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme, initially there were signs of disbelief but today no political party criticises such schemes as gimmicks or questions the rationale of such initiatives. Irrespective of the colour of the party many believe that innovativeness in designing welfare schemes plays an important role in electoral success.
