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What an exam scandal says about Modi's regime

News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 20/06/2024

» A scandal involving allegedly leaked papers and irregular scoring in a government-run Indian medical entrance exam has exposed a deeper fault line. By controlling the choice of the nation's doctors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration is pushing its hard-right Hindu agenda into the heart of the nation's health and education systems.

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A spark of hope for India-Pakistan ties

Oped, Published on 12/06/2024

» Despite the long-standing tensions between India and Pakistan, India's recent general election, which saw a narrow victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has seen some analysts become more optimistic about better bilateral relations between the nations.

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A small Slovak assassination bid; few hurt

Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/05/2024

» Madeleine Albright, the former US Secretary of State, once called Slovakia "the black hole at the heart of Europe", which seems a harsh judgement on five million Slovaks. The assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico was alarming, but we can narrow the problem down to a more specific group of people.

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Thai-Israeli relations need recalibrating

Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/04/2024

» This year, Thailand and Israel celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties. Obviously, this comes during a period of great strain for Israel and the broader Middle East. Amidst it all, Thailand must recalibrate one of its most important foreign policies in the Middle East; otherwise, there will be nothing to celebrate.

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Haiti's ticking humanitarian timebomb

Oped, Published on 21/03/2024

» As waves of gang violence engulf an already poor and destitute land through a reckless orgy of shootings and looting, the Caribbean Island of Haiti equally faces a widening domestic humanitarian crisis along with a ticking migrant exodus.

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Red Sea raids push US and allies to crunch point

News, Peter Apps, Published on 15/01/2024

» When the United States and 11 allies published a joint statement last week calling for an end to Houthi attacks from Yemen on Red Sea shipping, they hoped the implicit threat of force might at least reduce the intensity of fire on foreign vessels.

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Key 2024 poll in California affects India

Oped, Published on 03/01/2024

» On Jan 28, people in my home state of California will finally get to cast ballots in a historic vote on whether to create a new independent country.

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Denials of Sikh separatist plots sound hollow

News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 29/11/2023

» Two months ago, relations between India and Canada deteriorated swiftly when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that prosecutors possessed "credible evidence" that the Indian state was behind the assassination of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. It now looks like -- if Indian intelligence did in fact arrange that killing -- it may not have been a one-time event. The White House has confirmed that it is "deeply concerned" that there was a similar plot to kill another Sikh separatist, this time on US soil.

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The dictionaries have a word for it

Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/11/2023

» It's that much-anticipated time when dictionary publishers come out with their "words of the year". In recent times such words have become increasingly depressing. You may recall last year Collins Dictionary went for "permacrisis" which has turned out to be uncomfortably accurate in light of world events over the ensuing 12 months.

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Japan's media has to account for its own failures

News, Published on 16/10/2023

» The recent downfalls in Japan of the Unification Church and J-pop agency Johnny & Associates seem to be, on the face of it, victories for justice: Two odious groups that used their outsized clout for years to cover up noxious acts have at last been hobbled, if not eliminated.