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  • USA and Russia: Pursuit of Global Hegemony
    Jan Lundius Inter Press Service Can a pitiless, offensive war waged against a sovereign state be justified? In my opinion the answer is an unequivocal “No!”. Ukraine has the right to defend itse
  • A Slice to Decipher 'corruption-free' Nagaland
    Samuel Wati 4th Mile Diphupar One of the misconceptions attributed to the Adivasi (Naga tribes included) communities in India is the concept of egalitarianism. The Adivasis lived in a simpler society then,
  • Crossing Floors, Switching Sides..!
    Not just me, but most of the world is astonished as our elected representatives switch sides!Logically, how can they do this?They’ve been elected by voters voting for a particular party and its ideology, and
  • Unsettled Lives in a Troubled World
    Lorraine Farquharson Inter Press Service Cross-continent vacations seem to be the norm once again with the lessening of COVID-19 while new cities are being built with skyscraping $4M condos shooting up in a
  • Reservations  For All..!
    With so many advantages for those who claim reservations in our country, many forward class citizens are trying to certify themselves as backward and the day is coming when the whole nation may be known as a re
  • Adjust Your Sails..!
    I notice that on certain mornings I get up worried, “Worried about what?” I ask myself and realize it is just a habit and most people get out of bed worried every morning!We are worried about ourselves, our
  • Indian Secularism at Threat
    Dr S Akatoli Chishi India is a secular democratic country and the Constitution affirms freedom and liberty for all. Diversity and Unity are accepted as the hallmark of Indian society. But today, ‘secul
  • Go For It..!
    I watched the family as they stood near the roller coaster ride. Each one bore different look. The teenage son looked at the cars coasting around with glee; he was just waiting, I could make out for his share o
  • The ‘Mellow’ People..!
    Robert ClementsSo then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth… New King James VersionHow easy to be lukewarm or mellow!We don’t want to hurt anyone’s feeling
  • Cyrus, A Martyr..!
    There’s enough that’s been written about the car crash that took the life of billionaire Cyrus Mistry, and I’m not going to wade into those already muddied waters. However, something that struck me as I r
  • Whose Health?
    The road runs wide through the extended city of Greater Mumbai, till, just before it enters the same city, it narrows into a street, meanders and twists reluctantly past posh homes, leaning balconies, where liv
  • ABAM celebrates 150 years of Christianity
    (To God be the Glory) November 1-3, 2022 Prof Rev Dr Mar Pongener Executive Secretary, ABAM We are all witnesses to the mighty works of God and it is worthy to give Him all glory for His glorious deeds.
  • Dirt On Your Finger..!
    An item in the newspaper had me sadly amused. A lady doctor who runs a pain clinic, told the press how she saw a destitute woman bleeding profusely on the pavement outside her gym. “She was bleeding profusely
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Wildlife Conservation
    Mayanglambam Pooja DeviThe relationship between humans and nature has increasingly become unequal and exploitative. Man has caused immense environmental destruction such as habitat degradation, overexploitation
  • How France Underdevelops Africa
    Anis Chowdhury & Jomo Kwame Sundaram Inter Press Service Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in
  • Singing A State Anthem..!
    With ‘son of the soil’ not meaning you were an Indian, but giving you certain privileges only if you belonged to that particular state, I realized most states are thinking they are nations by themselves. I
  • REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN: The Art and Science of Reflection
    Dr Brainerd PrinceIn the last issue we left the story at how we discover our life’s calling and inspiration for our research through a life-transforming experience, which we called the experience of the child
  • Mikhail Gorbachev, the Last Statesman
    Roberto Savio Inter Press Service With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, and an entire epoch, disappears. I had the privilege of working with him, as deputy director of the World
  • Gorbachev as an ultimately tragic figure
    Matthew Sussex  The Conversation Few world leaders have cut a more consequential but ultimately tragic figure than Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, whose death at the age of 91 has been announced by Russ
  • More than me, my father deserves all the medals: Nikhat Zareen
    IANS CWG 2022 Gold medalist Nikhat Zareen credits her father Mohammad Jameel Ahmed for introducing her to boxing and fighting against the society to help her in the boxing career on the quiz-based reality sh
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