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Recently, in village in Bhojpur district, Bihar, which is dominated by Most Backward Castes (MBC), I heard a sohar (birth song) sung by a few unlettered women. It goes, “Babua hamar DM hoyihe, okara upar CM hoyihe (My son will become a District Magistrate and he will also become Chief Minister)”. I also heard a … Read more
The Brahmaputra is called the Jamuna in Bangladesh, and not Yamuna, as mentioned in the report, “Sowing seeds of mistrust in Assam” (‘Ground Zero’ page, June 21, 2025). Published – June 23, 2025 12:32 am IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
Donald Trump is no peacemaker. While out of power, he railed against America’s “forever wars”. He claimed that if he were the President, the Ukraine war would never have started. The Trump base blamed America’s globalists for its forever wars. Yet, on Mr. Trump’s watch, Israel, Washington’s closest ally, began attacking Iran on June 13, … Read more
Lighting the fuse The latest U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities — at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan — mark a perilous turn in the already volatile Israel-Iran theatre. By openly inserting itself into the fray, the United States, under President Donald Trump, may have momentarily disabled Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but it has also lit the … Read more
Large language artificial intelligence models are fuelled by content on the Internet, and much of this content comprises news reports gathered, curated and published by media professionals and organisations with decades of experience. As creative industries reckon with their labour getting diffused into unaccountable clusters of graphics processing units that reproduce styles and spit out … Read more
The aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, and India’s resolute response through “Operation Sindoor”, presented a critical juncture for our nation’s foreign policy. While the immediate military action was decisive, the subsequent diplomatic outreach was equally, if not more, vital in shaping global perceptions and consolidating international support. Leading one of the seven … Read more
The global economy is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by shifts in trade policies and continuing geopolitical tensions. We see a return of trade wars, the review of tariffs by countries as well as a surge in negotiations for bilateral trade agreements. These have led to heightened uncertainties, impacting not just trade but also financial … Read more
Published – June 22, 2025 04:36 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
Back then, cameras were not omnipresent. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In the early 2000s, before smartphones became appendages and every child had a “digital footprint” before it could walk, my brother and I spent our weekends climbing trees in our grandmother’s village. Our faces were tanned, knees bruised, clothes stained with tamarind pulp and … Read more
(This is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George. The Political Line newsletter is India’s political landscape explained every week. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox every Friday.) Violence within national societies and among nation states marks a collapse of order A lawmaker in Minnesota, U.S.A., was … Read more