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Category: South Asia

As One Sows & Shows

As the Farmers’ Protest rocks India now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the agitators to have faith in his Government. The request should not be considered as non-toxic, as […]

Withdrawal Symptoms?

It is being observed that the militants have started launching a series of rocket attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan shortly after the outgoing Donald Trump Administration in Washington DC announced […]

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Georgi Dimitrov (June 18, 1882 – July 2, 1949), the leader of Communist International, had held a meeting with Soviet Leader Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (December 18, 1878 – March 5, […]

Up Against Orthodoxy…

Indian Historian Ramchandra Guha has described Marathi writer Hamid Umar Dalwai (September 29, 1932 – May 3, 1977) as India’s Last Liberal in his publication ‘Makers of Modern India‘. The […]

Different Interpretations…

The Historic Environment Scotland – an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment – has set out to write a new account of […]

An Embargo!

An online discussion between American Linguist, Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Historian, Social Critic and Political Activist Noam Chomsky and journalist Vijay Prashad at a Literary Festival in India has recently been […]

Another Strategic Union

After staying out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed by China and 14 other Asia-Pacific nations on November 15, 2020, India has […]

Into That Heaven Of Freedom…

A hillock cannot always be seen from a distant. However, one can see a Mountain Peak from the same. India recently marked the 131st Birth Anniversary of its first Prime […]

Larger Than Life

The phrase ‘Irreparable Damage’ has been rendered as cliché due to overuse. However, the loss – felt after the demise of some – seems indeed irreparable. Those personalities create not […]