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Back to SearchWhy India's top sports federations are in trouble
India’s top sports bodies are in trouble. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is facing suspension by the International Olympic Committee if it does…
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Afghanistan under the Taliban regime
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has spoken of the “advancing erasure” of wome…
3 years, 5 months ago
What are India’s prospects in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) is taking place in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8th. After the Tokyo Olympics, where India retu…
3 years, 5 months ago
Are Western sanctions on Russia having a boomerang effect?
By undertaking only his second visit abroad since the February invasion of Ukraine, to Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin has underlined the impo…
3 years, 5 months ago
What’s behind Europe’s hellish summer?
Europe is reeling under a severe heat wave, with temperatures soaring past the 40-degree mark in many parts of the continent. One major side-effect h…
3 years, 5 months ago
Do the new Forest Conservation Rules favour private developers?
On June 28, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC) notified an updated version of Forest Conservation Rules, under the Forest…
3 years, 5 months ago
Is India's external debt a problem?
India’s external debt coming up for closure in the coming months has caused consternation in some quarters. And with the global environment being wha…
3 years, 5 months ago
What does Ranil Wickremesinghe's election as President mean for Sri Lanka? | In Focus
Since the executive presidency came into play in Sri Lanka, no President has ever resigned his office till Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to do so by …
3 years, 5 months ago
Did Joe Biden get what he wanted from his West Asia visit?
Joe Biden has just concluded his first visit to the Middle East as American President. His four-day visit included stops in Israel, the West Bank, an…
3 years, 5 months ago
Will the new 'unparliamentary' words affect freedom of expression in Parliament?
A list of words deemed to be unparliamentary has created a storm as the monsoon session of India’s parliament commenced. Words like baloney, betrayal…
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