The United Nations was set up after World War II, and today, we are at the beginning of a new one — only this time, it is a war against democracy
Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead can include a constitutional crisis over succession
How Gandhi’s doggedness continues to inspire Indian cartoonists
Mahatma Gandhi, public policy and COVID-19
How can Delhi provide affordable housing near transit to its poor
India’s capital and other metros have performed woefully in this regard, even as their global counterparts have progressed
Unconditional basic income: Signature collection for European Citizens’ Initiative begins
ECI calls on the European Commission to draw up a proposal to introduce universal and unconditional basic income across the European ...
Journey across the Global South: Sharing and exchanging sustainable development solutions
Despite progress, developing countries face a wide range of challenges and experiences that span areas such as economic growth, ...
Yoshihide Suga: Who is the man set to be Japan’s next prime minister?
Suga played a crucial role in protecting former PM Shinzo Abe from greater scrutiny over numerous scandals that dogged ...
Post COVID-19 pandemic: Hybrid-work model in the new-normal
We discuss the digital divide, but the new-normal induced by COVID-19 should make us discuss the living divide as ...
Pro-poor schemes in plenty, but no end to tribal community struggles
Governance has virtually collapsed in tribal regions; most welfare and development schemes hardly reach even 10% of the targets
Why 'vaccine nationalism' could doom plan for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine
A COVID-19 vaccine will likely be the only way to return to any semblance of normal life. The COVAX ...
US officials urge to override Gilead patent
Most of US state attorney generals want the government to use its march-in-rights to license remdesivir to others
How Rogi Kalyan Samitis play a role in ensuring self-reliant hospitals in India
The role of an RKS — or hospital management committee — to contribute to Aizawl civil hospital’s growth is worth ...
If Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the US will survive intact, as it has 5 out of 6 times in the past
Also, the powerful historical, social and geographic forces that produced the total failure of 1860, leading to the Civil ...
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, leaves office a diminished figure with an unfulfilled legacy
The end of this patrician era of conservative politics has dramatically brought Japanese politics into an suddenly uncertain future
Odisha’s tribal heartland fights COVID injustices with writings on the wall
Locals in remote villages have written on walls of their houses, urging government to address the digital divide highlighted ...
Seven decades after independence, many tribal languages in India face extinction threat
To lose these indigenous languages means losing huge human capital and rich cultural diversity
Sexual abuse in child marriage: Legal framework, anomalies and the way forward
Sphere of child rights, especially rights of the girl child, needs ample protection and care by the state through ...
African Union’s peace and security architecture: Filling the gaps
The biggest change has been the shift away from the OAU’s so-called non-interference stance to the AU’s more interventionist ...
Alexei Navalny suspected poisoning: Why opposition figure stands out in Russian politics
It’s too early to say with certainty why Navalny fell ill. However, he has been attacked before
Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay: How it aims to revive rural economy, organic farming
A significant number of beneficiaries of the scheme are women and from backward community. Balod, Dhamtari, Durg, Raipur and ...
Biden’s long foreign-policy record signals how he’ll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response
As vice president, Biden’s relationships with world leaders were based on personal chemistry and empathy, enriched by his often ...
Involving indigenous people in environmental governance — the Sixth Schedule way
Customary practices of the North East’s tribal population are harmonious with nature. Extensive recognition and conferment of rights over ...
What the new National Education Policy misses — Time
Except the makers of the policy, everyone else acknowledges that a baby’s brain development starts from the moment it ...
Independence Day 2020: Learning under the shadows of COVID-19
Why education is all the more important in disastrous times
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