How New Zealand beat Coronavirus?

It is seventeen long days since a Covid-19 case has been reported in New Zealand. Announcing this in Wellington today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...

Nation branding: shaping narratives through soft power

Branding is the meticulous creation and cultivation of a unique, distinct and separable identity in the public’s consciousness. Branding – of individuals, corporate entities...

Cold War of the 21st Century

The pandemic is reshaping world politics. Transformation in relations between the United States and China — the defining feature of the new century global...

Minneapolis Police: White silence is violence

“I can’t breathe.” These final words by George Floyd, before he breathed his last, revived bitter memories of a similar ordeal that David Dungay,...

A new Brahmin state can solve the problem of India

The Hindu savastika is a caste symbol of peace and happiness. Adolf Hitler used the same sign, slightly modified, to espouse the superiority of...

Powerful above the law: making the case for all the Uzmas

The maxim, “A man’s house is his castle” is one of the oldest and most deeply rooted principles in post-modern jurisprudence. The importance of...

Comprehensive analysis: Indo-China standoff in Ladakh

The standoff between Indian and Chinese armies along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh/ Aksai Chin region continues. Both countries have...

Iran’s naval presence in Caspian Sea reveals little-known rivalries

Iranian naval activity in the Gulf and Turkish maritime expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean have hogged the limelight, but Russian and Gulf policymakers are...

What role is India playing inside Afghanistan

The USA knows without Pakistan’s wholehearted assistance, there is no end to Afghan imbroglio. Many a time, India tried to fish in Afghan hot...

Indo-Sino crisis: Modi between rock & a hard place

Despite the ongoing pandemic hitting India more than China, India has been engaging in blunders like anti-Muslim policies and the Kashmir settlement laws in...

COVID-19 world: Does the government or opposition have any plan?

In the clutter of daily breaking news, political mudslinging, and the no-holds-barred social media, it is easy to lose track of what is important...

Who is sabotaging Afghan peace agreement

There is more or less no doubt left that after a gap of nearly two decades, the world is again looking forward to a...