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After a successful summit, New Delhi and Moscow have reasserted the strength of their special relationship. But all the bear hugs, happy talk, and new deals can’t hide a sobering reality: Geopolitical developments over the last year have put the partnership in an awkward spot. At a moment when India seemingly needs its close Russian…
Putin is visiting India after a gap of four years for the 23rd India-Russia annual summit. There has never been such a long gap in the summit process since it began in 2000. From an Indian lens, the contrast with the regularity of summits in the same period between American and European leaders and Chinese…
By Vir Singh Life on the planet is rooted in the soil. The soil is not just the uppermost mantle of our planet’s land, it is the largest terrestrial ecosystem and a remarkable habitat inhabited by all forms of life – from the tiniest microscopic organisms to the second-largest organism, the honey fungus Armillaria ostoyae…
Neighbourhood dogs protect an abandoned newborn. Something in us is deeply drawn to such stories It’s a few weeks to Christmas but something very Christmassy has happened. A newborn was abandoned near a toilet in Bengal’s Nabadwip town. Nothing merry about this. But a ring of neighbourhood dogs circled the baby boy, keeping guard until…
Smartphones have become a deeply personal space for most of us, one we’d be unwilling to share with even closest friends and family. So, would we want to allow govt in this space? That’s what will happen with the latest directive from the telecom ministry. All big smartphone manufacturers have been directed to pre-install all…
By Sumit Paul International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations with an aim to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.Once upon a time in a concentration camp, there lived a prisoner who,…
By Sumit Paul International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations with an aim to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.Once upon a time in a concentration camp, there lived a prisoner who,…
Social media makes money by algohacking many human brains. Contrast that model with responsible media’s Anger can be a useful emotion. It can play a key role in building a strong individual psyche, as also a just society. But the algohacking of our brains to keep them in a state of incessant anger? That’s pure…
North India entered its familiar winter haze – a severe health hazard – only to be told that the plume of ash from the volcano that erupted in Ethiopia would worsen the situation. It is important to recognise that the impacts of the two are vastly different. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin…
Winter session is set to be fiery – a new VP as Rajya Sabha chair, decision on impeachment of two HC judges pending, at least 10 bills and electoral rolls to debate. But will Parliament… Source link
