In a remarkable twist of irony, it was Donald Trump ~ not Mark Carney, nor Pierre Poilievre ~ who became the decisive figure in Canada’s recent federal election.
The massive power outage that plunged large swathes of Spain, Portugal, and parts of France into darkness this week is more than a regional mishap ~ it is a flashing red warning for the rest of the world.
Fuelling many such questions, a raging fire of anti Pakistan sentiment is burning fiercely in Balochistan. Thus, the politics of South Asia is gradually changing.
Frequent headlines of trade wars and real wars, economic disruptions and humanitarian disasters indicate a world that is in the midst of multiple crises.
US President Donald Trump’s first 100 days ~ completed on Tuesday ~ of his second term in office offer a revealing glimpse into a presidency shaped by an unusual combination of forceful action and sharp political division.
In 1936, Reza Shah Pehlavi, stopped women from wearing the hijab which many believe 'more to be in tune with the prevalent tradition and culture of the majority of women than on any devout religious beliefs'
At Kanpur, the large number of tanneries merrily continued discharging untreated toxic waste into the Ganga, but nobody was there to prevent it, least of all to prosecute them. Common Effluent Treatment Plants had been constructed, but none of them was in working condition, partly due to technological problems and partly due to lack of electricity and lack of coordination to share the costs
There was no mechanism in place to enforce the Environment Protection Act. In a vast country like India and in a federal set up, a law cannot be imposed unilaterally. In the final analysis, it is the States who are the main stakeholders and are primarily responsible for the protection of forests and environment. It was as complicated an affair as the introduction of a single tax like the GST
Delhi is stunned with the sudden realignment of political forces that is predicated on the ostensibly 'anti-India' stance of Oli's politics. However, to prove his 'Leftist' credentials and woo the cadres for any eventuality, Prachanda too will have to match Oli or ratchet the anti-India rhetoric even further to retain relevance. The bogey of revising the Friendship Treaty signed by the Rana rulers in 1950 or the contentious Susta and Kalapani border disputes may assume centerstage, yet again
Rahul's claim that the Yatra is not for political or personal interests, but is against the politics of hate, fear and violence sounds great on paper, but it is easy to see through its real purpose ~ namely, removal of Modi and the BJP from power and the re-establishment of the UPAs regime of corruption, nepotism and family rule.
