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Yogi’s rise

The recently concluded Maha Kumbh has not only reinforced Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s political dominance in the state but has also positioned him as a key contender in any post-Narendra Modi succession debate.

Starmer’s Test

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Washington was important for transatlantic diplomacy. It was his first official engagement with President Donald Trump, a leader known for his forceful style and unpredictable rhetoric.

Europe’s challenge

The statement “Europe is dying, long live Europe” is neither a casual truism nor a dramatic drumbeat, but suggests a profound transformation of the continent, particularly after a devastating three-year period of the Russia Ukraine conflict.

The intellectual retreat

Science has advanced but has philosophy retreated to the ivory tower? Economists and historians are taking an ever more visible role in public life but why not philosophers? One of the profound questions that philosophy raises is the question of how one ought to live. Have philosophers and thinkers abandoned their traditional role as critics of our beliefs and practices? If yes, why?

Out of Russian Orbit?

India may have enough reasons to disentangle itself from Russia‘s orbit, even while not embracing the West with undue warmth at this stage, but the truth is that the West is misinterpreting India's position. Ever since the Ukraine war began, it has been India's consistent position in all fora that war and violence must give way to negotiation and peace.

All for you

It is all for you. You are everything. You are all that matters to me. You come down the stairs. The moment you enter the living room, it lights up. As if the wattage of the lamps has suddenly leapt.

Does the world have 50 million slaves?

According to the United Nations, about 50 million people are enslaved worldwide. The report, released on 12 September 2022, by the U.N.‘s International Labor Organization, the International Organization for Migration