Visiting a district, decades later, opens up floodgates of memory. When I think of Kakinada, the district headquarters of the famous East Godavari district of undivided Andhra Pradesh, where I had served in 1979-81, certain images endure.
The appointment of former Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das as “Principal Secretary-2” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks a significant shift in governance strategy.
The escalating tussle between Tamil Nadu and the Union government over the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is not just a dispute over language policy ~ it is a deeper battle over state autonomy, cultural identity, and federal governance.
There is a popular joke about apples in the district of Murshidabad. A middle-aged father asked his ailing son whether he was gaining in strength each time the latter finished a slice of apple offered to him during his recovery from fever.
The Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) was the first event on European soil for the new Donald Trump administration followed closely by the Munich Security Conference.
Of utmost significance in the policy recommendations made by various expert committees given the specialisations of those staffing them, is that the changes suggested are usually incremental and gradual.
While providing employment, projects for reforestation and flood control can also help reclaim millions of hectares of soil from erosion and devastation.
It is highly desirable that efforts to create some sort of a national consensus are made with continuity on issues like foreign policy and maintaining inter-faith harmony.
As Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo said, the president of a country is a human being, too.
Many Tunisians are concerned that the new Constitution will consolidate executive, legislative, and judicial powers in the hands of the President.
