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Third-term tremors

Socialists invent class, nationalists invent the nation, and so the populists invent the people. This phrase distills a defining element of Donald Trump’s political appeal and hints at his most recent ambition: a potential third term as President of the United States.

Bridging the Divide

In an era of heightened political polarisation, Wednesday’s meeting between the incoming and outgoing US presidents signals a return to civility.

A time when truth does not matter

Most people agree that actual facts matter in such activities as debate, discussion and reporting. Once facts are gathered, verified and distributed, informed decision-making can proceed in such important exercises as voting.

Washington may well change for the better

Donald Trump will assume the American presidency on 20 January 2025. Biden’s tenure was impacted by his age and slowing mental abilities, thereby opening doors for the deep state, largely composed of individuals who were part of the Obama administration, to push decisions.

Banned from office

The predicament in which former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro finds himself in after Brazil’s election judges banned him from running for public office for the next eight years is largely of his own making.

Opening doors

America’s decision to set up two new consulates ~ in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad ~ in addition to consular services it already offers at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad, will prove to be a boon to Indian travellers.

Big deal

The most significant outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark first state visit to the United States of America (USA) is the inking of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between General Electric (GE) Aerospace and the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Encountering Ellsberg

Dan Ellsberg was loathed especially for courageous acts that many disapproving colleagues knew deep down that they should have emulated. His release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 spurred anti-war momentum enormously and proved what critics had been saying all along. I was well aware of him from that moment forward, although, as we learned later, we both had been tear gassed during the 1971 Mayday demonstrations in Washington DC but in different areas of town. Dan soon emerged as a moral figure who never ever pretended to be holier than thou, which made him all the more attractive