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The Mahakumbh at Prayagraj

I was undecided about going to Mahakumbh 2025, more so after the stampede on 29 January. I am a firm believer in God, so I desperately wanted to take a dip in the sacred waters of the Ganga.

Fiscal Crunch

India’s fiscal federalism is under strain, and much of it stems from a growing yet largely concealed debt burden that states are accumulating threw off-budget borrowings.

India and China

The meeting between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the G-20 foreign ministers’

Cost of consumption

The term “consumption” simply represents purchases of goods and services (including energy) by consumers. It has a strong material dimension that lies along a gradient between “needs” and “wants”.

Germany’s crisis

The recent developments have stoked concerns that the gas crisis is gaining dangerous momentum that could have unforeseen consequences for the economy in the wider canvas, and that governments are not moving fast enough to stop it.

Bumps for Boris

There may yet be talk of another no-confidence motion, though going by the party’s rules, Mr Johnson should face no other challenge until next June.