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Category: Asia

Simple Twists Of Fate

Tsutomu Yamaguchi (March 16, 1916 – January 4, 2010) has been an officially recognised Unluckest person in the world for surviving two atomic explosions. Although at least 70 people are […]

An Antidote To Poverty?

Noted Economist of Indian Origin Pranab Bardhan believes that the policy of a Universal Basic Income can be effective in a country, like India, to relieve economic insecurity to a […]

The Indian Way

Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar believes that there have been many flaws in the South Asian country’s Foreign Policy since it gained Independence (in 1947). He has […]

A ‘Different’ Resurgence

The Taliban recaptured Afghanistan and formed a Government in Kabul on August 15, 2021, with the help of Pakistan after years of insurgency. Now, the Deobandi-Pashtun Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist […]

Decoding A Diplomatic Visit

Reality may be perceived in different ways. The stark contrast between opinions expressed by pro- and anti-Government media in India and the UK on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s April […]

Restoration Of Treasures

The people of Iraq still remember the day… April 9, 2003! On that day, the last staff at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad left the building. Before leaving the museum, […]

A Cryptic Issue

India has imposed income tax on transactions through private digital currency or cryptocurrency in the budget for 2022-23 financial year, apart from introducing Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) to collect […]

The ‘Executing’

Saudi Arabia carried out a mass execution of 81 people in a single day on March 12, 2022. It is the largest known mass execution in the West Asian country’s […]

A Diplomatic Tightrope Walk

Eventually, Indian diplomacy has tasted success under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Otherwise, the dominance of politics has side-lined the economy, as well as diplomacy, during his regime. […]