Putin recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states & ordered his troops to cross into the republic in a “peace-keeping capacity.” This gambit raises more questions than it answers.
Russia’s military threat against Ukraine has put the west in a difficult position. It has to decide how to deal with a belligerent Russia.
The current threat of invasion could be Putin’s attempt to refocus minds around a Minsk II agreement and force parties back to a dialogue.
The slogan “Hindu Hriday Samrat” is a classic case study in political branding that facilitated social division like none other.
All the vital institutions created by the Constitution to ensure good governance have lost their vigour and vitality, autonomy and authority because pliant people are manning these vital bodies.
Fully vaccinated people are 2.5 times more susceptible to BA.2 than BA.1, and those who were booster vaccinated are nearly three times more susceptible.
The west should worry about how Ukraine will fight a defensive conflict without cyber defence infrastructure & networks.
Nathuram Godse, Gandhi’s killer, Independent India’s first terrorist, is now a hero who is being glorified for killing Gandhi. It is a sad, disturbing reality in New India.
The New India, instead of progressing, is regressing–politically, economically, socially, and morally. The social & economic fabric of the country is being severely damaged.
Stalin’s engineered famine, Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine & the legacy of Chernobyl have sowed resentment among Ukrainians towards Russia.
Antimicrobial resistance was directly responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths worldwide.
Deep conversations between strangers can end up being surprisingly satisfying.
Societies have forgotten that successes can be sometimes unmerited & failures can be undeserved.
Are humans becoming more & more dependent on medical technology for their survival?
There is a dramatic increase in racially & religiously charged revenge porn. Without effective laws to deal with it, victims would find it difficult to find justice.