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Why America Can’t Respond to the Current Crisis
Dr. Anthony S Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and just about the only official in the Trump administration trusted to…
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36 years is not a sentence: plans and risks of the new terms of Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin secured the right to a fifth and sixth presidential term. But in four years everything can change Peter Mironenko Vladimir Putin approved an amendment…
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Get Ready, A Bigger Disruption Is Coming
The Covid-19 pandemic reflects a systemic crisis akin to the seminal crashes of the 20th century. Pankaj Mishra As global supply chains break, airlines slash flights,…
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China’s secrecy has made the coronavirus crisis much worse
For eight years, China’s President Xi Jinping has trumpeted his country’s increasingly authoritarian system as a grand model for other developing countries to follow. No doubt,…
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India’s challenged foreign policy: Diplomatic missteps and domestic mismanagement
The domestic turmoil at the moment is not only reshaping the country’s foreign policy but also causing an inordinate impact on the trajectory of India’s international…
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BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place
As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the…
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The Fall of Evo Morales
A controversial socialist leader fled his country. Was he deposed—or did he escape justice? Jon Lee Anderson Outside a sports stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia, three men…
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SAARC meeting on COVID confirmed 2 things – Pakistan is petty and India isn’t as big as China
Pakistan’s petty behaviour on SAARC conference was a sign it doesn’t take coronavirus seriously. But India’s contribution of $10 million is also a pittance. AbhijitIyer-Mitra Decisions…
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5 takeaways from the Democratic debate: Joe Biden promises a woman VP
The two candidates offered contrasting visions on handling the coronavirus and clashed over their records. Underdog Bernie Sanders came to fight and front-runner Joe Biden promised…
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Not all young people are ‘digital natives’ – inequality hugely limits experiences of technology
There is a belief that younger people are fully engaged with the digital world. But I am currently leading a project exploring people’s knowledge and use…
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A Made-in-China Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for a world that has accepted China’s lengthening shadow over global supply chains for far too long. Only…
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CAA: Reading the UN body’s intervention in Supreme Court
The intervention doesn’t touch upon the sovereignty of Parliament. It may be prudent for the SC to allow it Jay Manoj Sanklecha On March 4, the…