In September 2020, the US sanctioned the then International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, as also restricted the issuing of visas for ‘certain ICC officials’ solely because they were involved in the ICC’s efforts to investigate US personnel in Afghanistan.
The $300 billion annual climate finance agreement adopted at COP29 in Baku is a symbolic milestone, but its inadequacies highlight the persistent gaps in addressing the climate crisis.
The nomination process for key positions in any US administration is always a window into its priorities and governing style. In the case of Presidentelect Donald Trump’s second term, the saga surrounding his choice for Attorney General has offered a particularly vivid glimpse into how loyalty and controversy intersect in his political orbit.
The government’s schemes with too many restrictions to make them truly inclusive by focusing only on the target groups often become utterly counterproductive.
Dollar imperialism is the force that backs Uncle Sam’s role as the world’s policeman, ensuring that the U.S. maintains its influence over global trade, finance, and geopolitics."
The rate of child drowning in Viet Nam has dropped compared to previous periods thanks to the direction of the Party, National Assembly and Government and joint efforts of ministries, sectors and localities.
Jagmohan Dalmiya, shaping Indian cricket commercially, had a thing for aphorisms. Not that he himself had too many of these, but using them sparingly, Dalmiya got by.
Though unveiled in the aftermath of the supposedly receding pandemic, there is an element of the decidedly disingenuous in the bifurcation of the English literature syllabus for ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12).
As the US House Select Committee prepares to begin public hearings on the 6 January 2021, insurrection, far-right groups including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers are a prominent topic of discussion.
Bengal has historically been the abode of cultural harmony and liberal thought. In fact, the Bengal Renaissance of late nineteenth and early twentieth century had changed the intellectual landscape of not only this country but almost the entire Asia.
