3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (399+ words) While the three Baltic countries are very small countries with a combined population of just over 6 million, it is their geo-strategic importance of bordering Russia and Belarus, and proximity to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which has given them a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1055+ words) Reducing 1,400 Years to One Kabul Decree Sharia vs. Fiqh: The Distinction That Dismantles Spencer’s Argument Spencer writes that the Taliban are “ordering all of Afghan society according to Sharia,” treating this as if Sharia were a ready-made statutory code that one…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (408+ words) Until gaining independence, the Sahell nations of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have been among the poorest countries in Africa. They were known as French West Africa, having been colonized during the “Scramble for Africa” in the 1880’s and 1890’s,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1263+ words) Just as this article was being written, news broke of a suicide bombing targeting a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens more. The attack, claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Army, is part of an…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (711+ words) When Aadhaar was introduced, the pitch was simple: a unique identity number would help the government cut out middlemen and deliver subsidies directly to the people who needed them. Direct Benefit Transfer would push money for LPG, pensions, scholarships, and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (209+ words) At the same time, the article has several limitations from a broader Marxist and historical-materialist standpoint. Prof. Suresh Deman, Director, Centre for Game theory, Finance & Economics, London Media Freedom, Democratic Accountability, and the Politics of Civilizational Nationalism in Contemporary India…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (341+ words) Non-violence should be practiced not only at the level of human relationships, but in addition also in the context of relations of human beings with all other forms of life. Hence there should be constant efforts to avoid relationships of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (317+ words) After the demolition of Babri Mosque led by RSS combine, Pakistani poet, Fahmida Riyaz wrote, Arre bhai tum bhi hum jaise Nikale (Oh brother you are also like us). In a way India is toeing many policies which Pakistan has…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1565+ words) SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA — As the US and Israeli war against Iran puts oil at the centre of global concerns, a new intergovernmental coalition is seeking to accelerate the energy transition outside the UN’s climate change convention (COP) system, which has…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (290+ words) In this way, Adani effectively bought justice with money. The question is: if Adani had committed no wrongdoing, why did he pay such huge penalties? Perhaps his friend Narendra Modi advised him to settle the matter by paying money. Modi…...