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The rise of the German right

Updated on Feb 24, 2025 08:33 pm IST

A German flag flutters in the wind in front of the cupola of the Reichstag building that houses the Bundestag (lower house of German parliament) on February 24, 2025 in Berlin, one day after general elections. German election winner Friedrich Merz faced the task of quickly building a new government that is eagerly awaited in Europe at a time of tectonic change in transatlantic relations. After winning the February 23, 2025 election, the conservative Merz said a united Europe must build up its defences as US President Donald Trump has cast doubt over the future strength of the NATO alliance. As the Ukraine war grinds on into a fourth year, he also pledged continued support for Kyiv even as Trump hopes to end the conflict directly with Russia, over the heads of Ukraine and Europe. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (AFP)

Setting climate action in order

Developed nations and oil economies, as major per capita and historical emitters, and China and India, as major overall emitters, will have to figure out this pathway, making concessions to each other as needed (AFP)

Updated on Feb 23, 2025 08:49 pm IST

Riding on hope, delivering goods

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta addresses her first press conference as the CM, after a cabinet meeting of the new government at the Delhi Secretariat, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) (PTI02_20_2025_000604A) (PTI)

Published on Feb 21, 2025 10:41 pm IST

When Russia and the US reset their relations

Washington’s pivot towards Moscow could be a part of its tactic to contain the Russia-China axis and allow it to deal with Beijing (AP)

Published on Feb 20, 2025 08:54 pm IST

Ensuring a clean Maha Kumbh

The two pollution regulators, CPCB and UPPCB, and NGT, must now clear the air. Given the metrics of water pollution are all clearly defined, it shouldn’t be too difficult (PTI)

Updated on Feb 20, 2025 08:41 pm IST

Regulations in face of vulgarity

**EDS: THIRD PARTY** In this screenshot taken from a video posted by @BeerBicepsGuy via X on Feb. 10, 2025, social media personality Ranveer Allahbadia apologises for his remarks on reality show 'India’s Got Latent'. (@BeerBicepsGuy via PTI Photo) (PTI02_10_2025_000253B) (@BeerBicepsGuy)

Published on Feb 19, 2025 08:14 pm IST

Doha link in India’s pivot to West Asia

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Mod with Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar witness the signing of agreements between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

Updated on Feb 19, 2025 08:14 pm IST

500 days of war later, Gaza’s fate uncertain

An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows tents amidst the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. AP/PTI(AP02_18_2025_000015A) (AP)

Published on Feb 18, 2025 10:05 pm IST

Tasks before the new CEC

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Updated on Feb 21, 2025 04:04 pm IST

TN-Centre NEP standoff needless in any language

New Delhi: Students raise slogans during a protest against the ‘National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’ organised by the All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO), at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) (PTI11_30_2024_000196B) (PTI)

Published on Feb 17, 2025 09:06 pm IST

Aid politics and national interest

FILE PHOTO: Relief supplies for families affected by Typhoon Durian arrive at the Manila international airport December 7, 2006. Americans, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided disaster relief and assistance to the Philippines after it was severely hurt by Typhoon Durian that killed 570 people and destroyed nearly 250,000 houses. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)/File Photo (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 17, 2025 09:05 pm IST

Call for Europe’s army is a sign of a continent in flux

Zelensky’s call for an “armed forces of Europe” is only a reflection of a sentiment that recognises the storm gathering ahead (AFP)

Updated on Feb 16, 2025 08:30 pm IST

Falling off the tracks again

Crowd control measures have to look beyond policemen with lathis shepherding crowds and mere personnel deployment, and involve better organisation, coordination, scientific planning, and data-driven decision-making (ANI)

Published on Feb 16, 2025 08:26 pm IST

A MEGA push for India-US ties

Washington, DC, Feb 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks along with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, DC on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (Narendra Modi - X)

Published on Feb 14, 2025 09:38 pm IST

Common ground in Paris & Delhi

French President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C-R) pose for a family picture before the closing session of the Franco-Indian Economic Forum at the Quai d'Orsay following the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Abdul Saboor / POOL / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Feb 13, 2025 08:07 pm IST

Climate risks grow, hope for action fades

TOPSHOT - -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 -- A woman wades through flood waters at an inundated residential area in Garissa, on May 9, 2024.. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 (AFP)

Updated on Feb 13, 2025 08:07 pm IST

High court’s marital rape exceptionalism

Under Indian laws, if a person commits actions that result in the death of another person, they are liable to be punished for a minimum of five years in jail and a maximum of life imprisonment (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Feb 12, 2025 08:00 pm IST

No defence for failing the forces

Bengaluru: Indian Air Force aerobatic team 'Surya Kiran' performs aerobatic maneuvers during the Aero India 2025, at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI02_12_2025_000364B) (PTI)

Published on Feb 12, 2025 08:00 pm IST

Mob rule has marked new regime in Dhaka

FILE PHOTO: A vandalised photograph of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, is seen inside his demolished Dhanmondi-32 residence, in Dhaka, Bangladesh February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo (REUTERS)

Published on Feb 11, 2025 08:00 pm IST

INDIA bloc’s identity crisis

A worker removes and stacks chairs from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office as the party trails in Delhi state election in New Delhi,India, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Photographs of party leader Arvind Kejriwal, are seen on the wall. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (AP)

Updated on Feb 11, 2025 08:00 pm IST

Set the house in order in Manipur

**EDS: VIDEO GRAB VIA @NBirenSingh ON TUESDAY, NOV. 19, 2024** Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh speaks in a video message regarding the recent violence in the state. Biren Singh on Sunday tendered his resignation to Governor AK Bhalla. (@NBirenSingh via PTI Photo)(PTI02_09_2025_000341B) (@NBirenSingh)

Updated on Feb 10, 2025 09:03 pm IST

Expanding India’s diplomatic footprint

Barricades outside the Parliament House in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. India’s finance minister cut taxes for low income earners to spur consumption in Asia’s third-largest economy, while also targeting a slightly smaller budget deficit in the coming fiscal year. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Published on Feb 10, 2025 09:03 pm IST

The opportunity for a seamless NCR

The NCR might be among the world’s largest contiguous urban regions but it suffers from stark problems of income inequality and living conditions (Bloomberg)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:14 pm IST

The third way in AI governance

France and India’s collaboration could establish frameworks that truly and sustainably balance innovation with responsibility, market dynamics with public interest (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:11 pm IST

The limits of welfarism

Laborers dismantle stage of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) outside their office put for watching election results for Delhi state election in New Delhi,India, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (AP)

Published on Feb 08, 2025 09:01 pm IST

RBI’s cautious policy stance

Mumbai, Feb 07 (ANI): RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra addresses a post-monetary policy press conference, in Mumbai on Friday. (ANI Photo) (Video Grab)

Published on Feb 07, 2025 08:13 pm IST

Slipping on climate crisis challenges

FILE - Demonstrators pretend to resuscitate the Earth while advocating for the 1.5 degree warming goal to survive at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 16, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) (AP)

Updated on Feb 06, 2025 08:25 pm IST

No country for illegal migrants

Migrants wait outside the regional office of the National Migration Institute to await their safe conduct to transit through Mexican territory on their way to the United States, in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico on January 13, 2025. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Feb 06, 2025 08:25 pm IST

Standing with Rushdie, protecting free speech

(FILES) Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie reacts on stage prior to a lecture from his book 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', in Berlin on May 16, 2024. The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, goes on trial Tuesday February 3, 2025 for attempted murder, according to state court filings. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Feb 05, 2025 10:47 pm IST

Leave Gaza to Palestinians

President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. AP/PTI(AP02_05_2025_000146A) (AP)

Updated on Feb 05, 2025 10:46 pm IST

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