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Back to SearchWhere did India's football administration go wrong?
On August 16, FIFA, world football’s governing body, suspended India citing “undue influence from third parties” in the functioning of the All India …
3 years, 10 months ago
Should courts decide on freebies?
It's a debate that refuses to go away. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit into the culture of government "freebies" or Revdi as he called it in H…
3 years, 10 months ago
Shruti Kapila on violence, fraternity, and sovereignty in Indian political thought | In Focus podcast bonus episode
As the title, Violent Fraternity: Indian Political Thought in the Global Age, suggests, Shruti Kapila’s latest book deals with fraternity, violence a…
3 years, 10 months ago
Is a Chinese vessel's 'visit' to Sri Lanka a threat to India?
A possible berthing call by a Chinese surveillance vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port, has led to Beijing protesting loudly abou…
3 years, 10 months ago
Understanding the trajectory of interest rates | In Focus podcast
Earlier this month, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee raised the benchmark interest rate by another 50 basis points in its ongoing efforts to rein …
3 years, 10 months ago
Why has Nitish Kumar parted ways with the BJP again?
Nitish Kumar has done it again. He probably holds a record for the number of times he has ditched his allies, only to ally with them again, in India’…
3 years, 10 months ago
Analysing India's performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
The last day of the 2022 Commonwealth Games proved to be a good one for India, as a flurry of medals pushed India’s tally to 22 golds medals and a fo…
3 years, 10 months ago
What are the implications of the Supreme Court’s PMLA judgement?
On July 27, the Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on a batch of around 200 petitions that had challenged various provisions of the Prevention of M…
3 years, 10 months ago
Decoding the strategic implications of Pelosi’s visit for the U.S., China and Taiwan | In Focus podcast
Taiwan has for long been a flashpoint in US-China relations. The visit to Taiwan by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi once again ratch…
3 years, 10 months ago
The importance of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s assassination | In Focus podcast
The targeted killing of al-Qaeda chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri, by an American missile in Kabul on July 31 has raised many questions about the possible im…
3 years, 10 months ago