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A new Great Game at the UN? | In Focus
The United States has literally fled Afghanistan. Other Western nations, most of them part of the G-7 had wanted an extension beyond August 31 so tha…
4 years, 7 months ago
What you need to know about oil bonds and fuel prices | In Focus
The price of petrol is more than ₹100 per litre in several parts of the country – the highest it’s ever been. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has…
4 years, 7 months ago
Have the Taliban changed? | In Focus
Afghanistan continues to hog the headlines. Nearly two weeks after the Taliban drove into Kabul, and former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the co…
4 years, 7 months ago
Malnutrition in India | In Focus
Earlier this month, the Union Education Ministry told a parliamentary panel that the plan to serve breakfast to students in government schools had to…
4 years, 7 months ago
How can India build a sporting culture? | In Focus
Since good health is both a pre-condition and an outcome of sporting activity, is there a case to be made for linking sports policy to public health?…
4 years, 7 months ago
The geopolitics behind the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan | In Focus
The return of the Taliban and the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan has raised a lot of new questions. We’ve discussed some of them in d…
4 years, 7 months ago
China's game plan in Afghanistan | In Focus
In the wake of the Taliban takeover and U.S. exit, attention has focused on what role China is likely to play in Afghanistan. Beijing was among the f…
4 years, 7 months ago
What you need to know about the General Insurance Amendment Bill | In Focus
The Parliament cleared the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 on August 11th. The Bill seeks to amend the General Insu…
4 years, 7 months ago
Explaining the Afghan Army's disappearance, Taliban's terror links, and more | In Focus
With events moving so fast in Afghanistan, officials and analysts have all been caught napping. The Taliban took their first provincial capital on Au…
4 years, 7 months ago
What the Taliban's return means for India | In Focus
The fall of Kabul and the Taliban's rapid takeover has plunged Afghanistan into uncertainty. In this episode, we look at the return of the Taliban an…
4 years, 7 months ago