4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (905+ words) There is no denying it: Europe is entering its own “ICE moment,” and the results will be strike at the heart...reliance on private infrastructure. Sixteen have died in ICE custody this year after prolonged confinement —...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (769+ words) The tête-à-tête between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump was underwhelming. But that was not unexpected. The White House readout began, “President Trump had a good meeting with President Xi of China.” The readout from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs began,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1172+ words) Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), water is far more than a resource. It is memory, territory, survival, identity, and dignity. In a region marked by aridity, accelerating climate instability, demographic pressure, and growing ecological stress, the water…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (241+ words) Ashish Singh has finished his Ph.D. coursework in political science from the NRU-HSE, Moscow, Russia. He has previously studied at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway; and TISS, Mumbai. Trust does not emerge automatically in a democracy. It is built slowly through…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (746+ words) When Delhi issued its Heat Action Plan for 2024-25, it did something that many Indian cities do not: it identified street vendors as one of the most vulnerable groups to extreme heat. It recommended improved water supply at markets, more health…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (12+ words) Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Civilians and Police Amid Continued Ceasefire Violations Countercurrents...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (541+ words) Following a surge in permitting and construction, more than 50 large coal-fired power plants were commissioned in China last year. Source: CREA / Global Energy Monitor. Yale Environment 360 / China also installed more solar and wind power in 2025 than the rest of the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (747+ words) After the brutal attack on innocent Israelis that left more than 1,200 dead and scores of injured, as well as more than 70,000 Palestinians dead and hundreds of thousands injured, an essential question remains unanswered? Why did Hamas do it? Why did…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (739+ words) There has been more bad news for ordinary folks in Kashmir, especially women, especially craft-persons, artisans and handicraft sellers. Those who grow fruits and dry fruits, apples, almonds, walnuts, and various kinds of exotic flowers like lavender and saffron, used…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (394+ words) Ground-level and satellite images of the aftermath show the sports hall with scorch marks and a partly collapsed roof. Footage from inside the school shows blown-out windows, fire damage and splotches of blood. So I can’t talk about the war…...