By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Myanmar, India, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Indonesia, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), recently attended a secret meeting in New Delhi to discuss the ongoing crisis in junta-led Myanmar. This meeting was the second in a “Track 1.5” dialogue...
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik As per the State of World Population Report published by the United Nations Population Fund, India will become the most populous country in the world in the summer of 2023. At this point, India also has a relatively ‘younger’ working-age population compared to China. Depending...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: This month’s civic polls in Uttar Pradesh are very crucial for BSP national President Mayawati and her party as the results would show whether the combination of dalits and Muslims is still effective in winning seats for the BSP. Ever since the party was formed...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Asia has a special stake in the Global Climate Crisis for its being the highly vulnerable region on the globe due to its geographical and socioeconomic circumstances, and India would be the worst sufferer under a high emission scenario that may cost the country 35...
By Sushil Kutty This is one for Ripley’s ‘Believe it or not’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a glutton for abuse and appears to like being called vile names. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge called Modi “zehreeli saanp” and the BJP broke out in a rash of gleeful reactions. The...
By Tirthankar Mitra Wrestling is ballet with violence. But ballerinas of this rough and tumble sport are virtually on the mat in the national Capital Delhi. Jantar Mantar is the venue of women wrestlers protest against their alleged sexual harassment and intimidation made over a decade. The protest venue...
By Alan Wald History’s shadow can be longer than one might think. Eight decades ago, a thirty-year-old African-American Communist writer published a bold and alarming dramatization of the social costs of capitalism and racism at the time of the Great Steel Strike in 1919. Failing to recognize common class...
By Harihar Swarup 0n April 12, when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar walked into 10, Rajaji Marg, residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi to discuss ways to bring opposition parties together, it marked the end of a long wait for the seasoned politician. Nitish had been waiting...
By Nitya Chakraborty Dr. Ranajit Guha, the most globally known Indian historian who introduced a new approach to history writing through his ‘subaltern studies’, passed away on April 28, less than a month before the Renaissance man was due to touch his 100th year on May 23. He was...
By K Raveendran India’s integration into the global value chains and favourable container pricing trends are making the country an ideal choice as an attractive ‘China plus one’ alternative. The improvement in container availability, coupled with falling rates, is offering a great opportunity for container trading and leasing in...