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SCO Challenges US Hegemony
The coming together of Russia, India and China could be detrimental to US interests and challenge its hegemony like never before The recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit was significant on various counts: It announced China’s emergence as a global leader, signalled the beginning of a multipolar world order, and...
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Modi, Xi meet amid tariff turmoil
02 September 2025 | Pioneer -
Netanyahu Faces Global Backlash
01 September 2025 | Pioneer -
RSS and the idea of ‘Hindu Rashtra’
29 August 2025 | Pioneer -
Navy’s Rising Role in Geopolitics
28 August 2025 | Pioneer -
Burying the past, building the future
27 August 2025 | Pioneer -
A Dowry Death yet again: Patriarchy wins, humanity dies
26 August 2025 | Pioneer -
Charting India’s Road to Development by 2047
25 August 2025 | Pioneer
Reining in Online Gaming Platforms
‘The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025’ is a balancing act between safeguarding the gamers while restricting gaming companies to go berserk It was long overdue, and finally the Government has woken up to the need for regulating online gaming sites, something many, especially youth, are addicted to and...
India-China: Towards Rapprochement
India and China are making concerted efforts to resolve long standing issues that have plagued the relations between the two countries but the momentum must be maintained After a long gap and years of tension, there is some respite in India-China relations. For the past few years it has been an...
Rains Play Havoc Across the Country
Torrential monsoon rains have unleashed widespread devastation across India, leaving hundreds dead, as rescue teams battle against time and weather to save lives It is the same old story. Every year monsoon is awaited eagerly as a lot depends upon it — water to irrigate fields, replenish drinking water supply, relief...
GST rejig: A big step to boost economy and simplify tax regime
GST will undergo a major restructuring since its roll-out in 2017; it will give a boost to consumption and production, though it comes with a price tag of Rs 50,000 crore The Indian economy is as resilient as ever, but it has come under severe attack from none other than the...
Alaska Summit: Talks Advance, Peace Still Distant
The high-stakes meeting between Trump and Putin concluded without a breakthrough on the Ukraine war, but there is a glimmer of hope as now at least they are talking After three years of prolonged war in Ukraine an opportunity came to end the war in the form of Alaska Summit, where...
Independence Day & The Idea of India
As we celebrate our 79th Independence Day, there is much to cherish and even more to reflect upon —where we went wrong and how to mend our errors On this very day in 1947, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, delivered his “Tryst with Destiny” speech. It was a...
Lessons from Dharali Disaster
It is not just nature’s fury that causes flash floods, but a cumulative effect of of human negligence, greed, and disregard for ecological limits Natural disasters are more often than not just nature’s fury but a calamity brought about by human callousness, disregarding fragility of nature and exploiting it to hilt....
