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Secularism gave up language of religion. Ayodhya bhoomi pujan is a result of that
Don't credit the supporters of Hindu Rashtra for their victory in Ayodhya and Kashmir. They were just the beneficiaries of the failure of India's secular politics.…
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A Year Later, Kashmir’s Economy Faces Disaster
India’s takeover, complicated by Covid lockdown, has “broken the spine of the economy” On the anniversary of the August 5 takeover of the Kashmir region by…
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His country, weak or strong
Xi Jinping is standing in an open military vehicle as it rolls down Beijing’s Avenue of Heavenly Peace. He greets the thousands of troops lined up…
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Elections in a Pandemic: Lessons from Asia
Mongolia, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea prove that COVID-19 elections are possible, but difficult. One of the cascading effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been its…
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COVID-19 is awful. Climate change could be worse
But there are lessons from the current crisis that should guide our response to the next one. A global crisis has shocked the world. It is…
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One Year On, it is Clear India is Occupied By Kashmir
If Kashmiris had been treated with respect, would the country be desperately scouring the world for weaponry in the midst of a pandemic or building hospitals…
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The gendered pandemic
Coronavirus lockdown is undoing gains for women in employment, shared domestic labour and protection from family violence Jess Hill Since the women’s movement started more than…
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The Unemployment Crisis Is a True National Emergency
The incompetent criminals ruling the U.S. are about to push millions of Americans off a terrifying financial cliff. Jon Schwarz IN SOME ALTERNATE reality, the government…
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Time to rethink ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ labels
The pandemic has shown that rich democracies aren't necessarily best equipped to solve difficult problems Dnyanesh Kamat Whether and to what degree countries have been able…
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Who Will Be China’s Next Premier?
Because of the focus on what Xi will do in 2022, an important question has been ignored: who will take Li Keqiang’s place? Andrei Lungu Who…
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Balanced foreign policy while dealing with China and India
The concept of ‘balanced foreign policy’ is indeed confusing and stands it more confusing and oscillating when a such asking arises during a war-like situation between…