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Word of the day: DemagogueA demagogue is a leader who gains power by appealing to emotions, fears, and prejudices, rather than reason or truth. This term, originatin...- Election is for electing strong, stable govt, not for re-electing 'demagogue': Congress slams PM ModiThe Congress Party in India has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call for a strong and stable government in the upcoming Lok...
- Election Commission acts swiftly on violations ahead of Lok Sabha pollsThe Election Commission directed the removal of unauthorized political ads, swiftly transferring officials, and enforcing the model code of...
- Farmers’ revolt threatens election year upsets in India and around the worldIt all comes down to money in India, too, something which Modi is watching ahead of elections in spring. Farmer protests paralyzing much of...
- Why global leaders need to learn how to manage and limit immigrationInternational migrants amount to about 3% of the world population, which means 97% stay at home: “There is no evidence that global migratio...
- "Don't call it a bailout": Washington is haunted by 2008 financial crisisWashington remains haunted by the specter of government intervention after the banking sector collapse that triggered the Great Recession. ...
- How real are Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats in Ukraine?While the West dismisses that as a scare tactic, a top Putin lieutenant upped the ante by boldly saying the U.S. and its NATO allies wouldn...
- What does Elon Musk want? Is Twitter the way to get It?For many people, dynamism is contingent — on how invested you are in the world as it is, whether you stand to lose or benefit from innovati...
- Russia’s attack rallies a divided nation: The United StatesThe rare moment of solidarity is driven, in part, by the perception of America as a steadfast global defender of freedom and democracy.
- 30 years after 1991, reforms spasmodic, state meddling a constant in IndiaThirty years after Singh’s speech we are at another “crossroads.” Though the pandemic battered every economy, India like many emerging nati...
- View: Get ready. A bigger disruption is comingThe Covid-19 pandemic reflects a systemic crisis similar to the seminal crashes of the 20th century.
- Soften national borders instead of demonising ‘illegal foreigners’The 21st century avatar of BJP is characterised by the endless search for an enemy, whether that enemy is “anti-nationals”, “urban Naxals”,...
- Nationalism is healthy only if it’s used to make the country betterFascism thrives when the conventional political order is in disarray, citizens are divided and confused, and a leader emerges who can explo...
- Don’t go by the headlines. The world is becoming a better placeFrom the decline of violence to the rise in living standards, nearly every aspect of existence has improved. Let’s count our blessings.
- What's really behind Asia's upsurge of outrage?It's easy, too, to finger "radical Islam," and its international sponsors, such as Saudi Arabia, for the exponential rise in intolerance.
- George Clooney slams Donald Trump as 'Hollywood elitist'Clooney also said that Americans tend to do "a lot of dumb things, but are also pretty good at fixing them."
- Anyone who threatens US values will fail in the end: Barack ObamaAsking his countrymen to vote for Hillary Clinton, Obama narrated the values he was taught by his Kansas grandparents - the story he told a...
- Hysteria about freelance journalist Vaidik speaks poorly of our media and political classUntil his controversial meeting with Hafiz Saeed his name didn’t ring a bell much beyond Delhi’s incestuous circle of policy wonks and medi...
- Book explores life and times of Bal ThackerayAccording to the author, the book "Hindu Hriday Samrat: How the Shiv Sena Changed Mumbai Forever", is neither a biography of Thackeray nor ...
- 'What a society should've is an equality of concern’In an interview with ET, Anthony Clifford Grayling, British philosopher, discussed a number of issues, including time management, environme...
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