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Back to SearchWhy does India not have a national emergency helpline?
Blinkit, a quick commerce company was recently in the news after it announced the launch of its 10-minute ambulance service, to be rolled out, beginn…
1 year ago
What’s in the 30-day ceasefire proposal for Russia, Ukraine and Europe?
Ukraine and the US have jointly proposed a 30-day ceasefire deal to Russia. They reached an agreement following a meeting between Ukrainian and Ameri…
1 year ago
Can Europe adapt to the trans-Atlantic reset sparked by Trump’s America First foreign policy?
The Trump administration’s trans-Atlantic policy has made a sharp break from that of the Biden administration, and in fact, from the entire post-Worl…
1 year ago
What are the implications of Trump’s threat to ‘mirror’ India’s tariffs?
The United States is India’s biggest trading partner. In 2023, the U.S.-India bilateral trade in goods and services stood at $190.08 billion -- $123.…
1 year ago
How RBI can address rupee volatility
The Indian rupee is on a downward trend. It logged its fifth straight monthly fall in February, weighed down by foreign portfolio outflows and increa…
1 year ago
Decoding the measles outbreak in the U.S. and its larger implications
Earlier this week, the United States recorded its first death due to measles after over 10 years. Why is this significant? The US had declared the er…
1 year ago
How can voters in different states end up with same EPIC numbers?
The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has released documents showing that some voters in West Bengal have the same EPIC numbers as some voters in st…
1 year, 1 month ago
Three years of a proxy war: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine conflict
In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. In the three years since, the US and Europe rallied around Ukraine, supplying it with military and financia…
1 year, 1 month ago
WHO exit, USAID suspension: What the United States' moves mean for global health
About one month ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization. This was not a completely une…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Jannik Sinner case: Is tennis’s anti-doping regime ‘broken’?
The doping controversy over world no. 1 Jannik Sinner has divided the tennis world. In March 2024, Sinner tested positive for clostebol, a banned ana…
1 year, 1 month ago