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Category: Asia

Politics, Propaganda & An Icon

Subhas Chandra Bose (January 23, 1897 – August 18, 1945), popularly known as Netaji, was an Indian Nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India. However, his attempts […]

The Lives & Lies In Social Media…

Maria Angelita Ressa – the Filipino-American journalist and author, Co-founder and CEO of independent online newspaper Rappler, and the first Filipino Nobel Prize Laureate – believes that Social Media, especially […]

All Because Of A Corrosive Culture

Well, their love for mathematics did not allow them to live a life full of events, and of peace and tranquility… otherwise, who would go forth to write the world’s […]

HIGHlighted!

While there is an overall increase in average heights worldwide, the average height of the Indians is on the decline! A recent study conducted by New Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru University […]

Stepping Up Engagements

The European Union (EU) has softened its stand on Afghanistan, as the 28-member European Bloc has sanctioned EUR 1 billion (or USD 1.2 billion) as Humanitarian Aid for the war-ravaged […]

On Cordial Ties & Discord!

After signing a strategic partnership accord with China in March 2021, Iran has hinted that it would sign a similar pact with Russia in March 2022. The Iranian Foreign Ministry […]

Through The Prism Of Foreign Policy

Following the Partition of the Indian Sub-continent into two Dominions in 1947, the Government of India, led by Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, showed understanding and supported relocation of those, […]

Glorifying An Iconoclast…

About four hundred years ago, Persian Historian Muhammad Qasim Firishta (1560-1620) described Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni (November 2, 971 AD – April 30, 1030 AD) as a foolish and greedy […]