Missile Sanctions
The imposition of US sanctions on Chinese companies for supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme marks another chapter in the complex geopolitical dynamics of South Asia.
The imposition of US sanctions on Chinese companies for supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme marks another chapter in the complex geopolitical dynamics of South Asia.
The resignation of two Maldivian ministers who had disparaged Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks an important moment in the fragile Maldives-India relationship.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is currently being scrutinised by a Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP), has stirred a hornet’s nest. The government claims that the proposed amendments to the original Waqf Act are intended to bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the management and administration of over 8.7 lakh Waqf properties spread across India.
The Union Cabinet’s decision to expand the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) to citizens aged 70 and above has been celebrated as a move to address India’s growing elderly healthcare needs.
For centuries, diplomacy has often operated in a space where truth is moulded, concealed, or reshaped to suit the interests of nations.
This country is supposed to be governed by the rule of law as per the Constitution, and the courts intervene to clarify when there are conflicting interpretations of the provisions of law.
The proposed interim government will, it is hoped, resolve the political impasse caused by the island nation’s worst economic crisis in decades.
A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month.
When free-market elephants like Musk take charge of major mass-media outlets, concerns are raised about the direction of free speech, which remains the essential ingredient of democratic participation.
There are about 1.2 billion Hindus in the world. India, which has a population of 1.4 billion, has 80 per cent of its population Hindu. This means that there are 1.1 billion Hindus in India or 93 per cent of the global Hindu population.
