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Fifty years plus one day later, Israel was jolted once again; showing its unpreparedness for war after the Iran-backed Hamas launched a surprise attack against it. It took only one day for the Israeli Prime Minister to…
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Earlier this month, the diplomatic bustle at the national level was focussed on G20 Summit. However, in addition to that the prime minister also focussed on India’s Look East policy and participated at ASEAN and East…
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Deciphering the Fine line between freedom of expression and hate speech The recent incidents of burning copies of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark by the far right elements has forced the two Scandinavian countries…
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The 15th BRICS summit comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, was held at Johannesburg, S. Africa. This year’s annual summit was majorly focussed on two issues; first, admitting new members to the…
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Unstereotype Alliance; an initiative of the UN Women is an effort to bring together the advertising doyens and corporate world to create campaigns, which are able to change the stereotypical images of women, racial and…
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Increased Terror Threat to India A recent UN report has identified India, as one of the peripheral countries where terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda, ISIS and ISKP are planning to increase their presence. A recent…
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The Russian President’s decision not to attend the BRICS Summit in August at Johannesburg has showed chinks in his armour, which has already suffered many blows during 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been…
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The UCC as envisaged by the government will affect the Muslim community, so it would be prudent for its leaders to at least once adopt a careful, logical, farsighted and well though out strategy to counter the move. On…
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The recent visit of Janet Yellen to Beijing has raised hopes that it may pave the way for two rival global nations to come together for economic reasons, as it plays out to be in favour of both. Last week the U.S…
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Swedish capital Stockholm witnessed an Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika destroying a copy of Holy Quran outside a mosque. Most Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabi, Iran, Turkey and Egypt and also the Organisation of…
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The recent incident of burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden has led to wider questions, whether such an act could be described as Hate Crime or not and what are the limits of Freedom of Expression, apart from why…
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Boris Johnsons’ sudden resignation as an MP has resulted in a crisis both for the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, but the ultimate winner from the resulting chaos might be Johnson himself. Former…
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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia, last week in an attempt to restore the strained relations between the two old allies. Apparently the relations have not been on the mend since the Saudi de…
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The recent border clashes between Iran and Afghanistan have a really dreaded portent for the future, both at the local and global levels, besides being a pointer to how we have managed our environment's resources in a…
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After more than a dozen years of ostracism by regional Arab and western leaders, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is officially back in the Arab fold, he was warmly embraced by regional leaders at the Arab League summit…
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Naqba Day marks the beginning of Palestinians exodus from their homeland, but for the last 75 years the international community has been unable to give the Palestinians their right to their own homeland. On 15th May…
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The last 9 years have proved to be a period of immense economic and commercial gains for India businesses, partly helped by the government’s new policy initiatives and also the charged-up Indian businessmen ready to…
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Indo-Pak ties to stay strained India taking down Pakistan at the SCO meet is indicative of changing diplomatic might of India. India will not stick to fake goody words any longer. It signals Pakistan about the need to…
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