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Bad News for Air Travellers: Ticket Prices to Soar as Fuel Prices Rise
Due to the rise in fuel prices, domestic and international air fares in India have witnessed a surge by up to 50% in the...
Critics Say China Running Eradication Campaign in Uyghur Region
WASHINGTON -Â Chinese President Xi Jinpings recent visit to Xinjiang signals a new emphasis on the assimilation of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority...
Global Rights Activists, Parliamentarians, Scholars Condemn Arrest of Teesta Setalvad
Speakers at a press conference organised in solidarity with Teesta Setalvad included renowned scholar-activist Noam Chomsky, Carnatic vocalist and human rights advocate T.M. Krishna,...
Can the US Win the New Cold War?
Minxin Pei
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – US President Joe Biden has framed America’s confrontation with China and Russia as an open-ended contest between democracy and autocracy....
The Upside of Polarisation?
Daron Acemoglu
CAMBRIDGE – While there are no ironclad laws of politics, two tendencies in the United States – midterm swings against the incumbent party (the “midterm...