West Bengal is a state uniquely positioned because it offers many advantages critical to the logistics sector.
India’s decision to introduce a standardised curriculum in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries marks a significant shift in how the country views both education and national security.
India stands at a crossroads in its global trade ambitions. As pressure mounts from the United States and the European Union to slash tariffs on imported automobiles, the nation must walk a tight-rope between liberalisation and safeguarding its domestic industry.
On Mahavira Jayanti, it is essential to reflect on how the teachings of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, remain deeply relevant today. Over 2,600 years ago, Mahavira’s profound principles laid the foundation for understanding socio-economic, political, and spiritual issues, which resonate with modern challenges.
India’s decision to withdraw the 6 per cent equalization levy, also known as the “Google Tax” marks a paradigm shift in the nation’s approach to digital taxation.
As Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union passed away, a remarkable Pizza Hut advert filmed in 1997 resurfaced. In the ad, Gorbachev walked alongside his granddaughter across Moscow’s famous Red Square and entered a Pizza Hut
Public memory is not uniform or static. Statues and memorials erected in the years after the second world war are prime examples.
It would be naïve for the region and the wider world, however, to ascribe any other motive than the purely utilitarian to this change in tack by President Erdogan.
While India’s studied silence on Teesta has disappointed Dhaka, Mr Modi’s pledge to discuss the economic issue has been generally welcomed by the Bangladesh delegation.
Muslim leaders feel that this rhetoric is peddling anti-Muslim sentiments in a climate when Muslims are already feeling alienated and marginalized.
