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Unconscious democracy: Why order eludes India while China surges

India, Jan. 4 -- Two nations entered the 1990s as poor economies. In fact, India was ahead of China in per capita GDP until the mid-1980s. By 1990, they were roughly equal. Today, the gap is stark. Ch... Read More


Fantasies about Russia may spark World War III

India, Jan. 4 -- Wars involving major powers get sometimes lit by fixations, or to use a less charitable word, fantasies, on threats that are imaginary. An extreme example with widespread worldwide co... Read More


Bihar Alliance Faces Rift After Congress-RJD Tiff

India, Jan. 4 -- The opposition Mahagathbandhan in Bihar is witnessing fresh turbulence in the aftermath of its Assembly election defeat, as senior leaders of alliance partners-the Congress and the Ra... Read More


Crypto money trail exposes Bishnoi gang's extortion mode

India, Jan. 4 -- An interstate extortion network allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has come under the scanner after police traced a cryptocurrency-driven money trail operating amid Jodhpur... Read More


Snowfall Fuels Tourism Revival In Kashmir

India, Jan. 4 -- As the New Year begins, Kashmir is experiencing a remarkable revival in tourism, with thousands of tourists thronging its snow-covered destinations. Gulmarg, the jewel of Kashmir's wi... Read More


It's a national challenge to turn toxic water drinkable

India, Jan. 4 -- India's repeated winner of the "cleanest city" award, Indore, is currently facing a grave contaminated water crisis. Hundreds of people have fallen ill and several have died after sew... Read More


Re-reading Bankim

India, Jan. 4 -- "Vande Mataram is the modern embodiment of a great cultural tradition," said PM Modi. He underscored that Bankim Chandra composed lines which emphasised that Mother India is both the ... Read More


UGC takes cognisance of Dharamshala ragging death

India, Jan. 4 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken serious cognisance of the tragic death of a 19-year-old second year student of Government Degree College, Dharamshala, amid allegation... Read More


How CCP is 'assimilating' Inner Mongolia

India, Jan. 4 -- The CCP has assimilated Inner Mongolia by eroding Mongolian language, culture, and autonomy, while promoting a Han-centric identity under Xi Jinping's ethnic affairs policy. This assi... Read More


The world order changeth gradually, though surely

India, Jan. 4 -- 2025, the year gone by, began rather ominously for the superpowers. It ended with the global influence of the USA palpably diminished. China remained more concerned with rebuilding it... Read More