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Category: Democracy

Shackled & Humiliated…

The US deported 104 Indians, including 19 women and 13 minors, on February 5, 2025 as all of them were handcuffed and their feet tied with ropes for about 36-40 […]

On Polarisation

Merriam-Webster, the US’ most trusted dictionary, has named Polarisation as its 2024 Word of the Year. The editorial board made a final decision in this regard after considering the outcome […]

Syria Gets New President

Abu Mohammad al-Julani (or Abu Mohammed al-Golani; born Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa), who led the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant outfit and its affiliate Jaish al-Izza (the Army of Pride) in […]

In January… 160 Years Ago!!!

“Please read and answer this letter as though I was not President, but only a friend….” wrote Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), the 16th President of […]

Can Syria Restore Its Rich Cultural Diversity?

Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani (or Abu Mohammed al-Golani; born Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa in 1982) and his Sunni Islamist political and paramilitary organisation Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stunned the […]

On Privacy, Secrecy & Confidentiality

K S Puttaswamy (February 8, 1926 – October 28, 2024), the former Judge of the Karnataka High Court (India), recently passed away at the age of 98. However, the Indian […]

Why Some Nations Thrive While Others Struggle

Kamer Daron Acemoğlu and Simon Johnson of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and James Alan Robinson of University of Chicago shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their […]