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Taliban's Talks With 10 Countries and Voices Against Hate in Bangladesh Show the Way
22 Oct 2021
In 'Padtaal Duniya Baar Ki', senior journalist Bhasha Singh talks to NewsClick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha about the 10-nation discussions with the Taliban in Russia, the violence in…
The Leaflet
New Global Tax Pact Hits Developing Nations Below the Belt
10 Oct 2021
The OECD-helmed new global corporate deal is not only tilted heavily in favour of the developed countries, its ‘Carve-outs’ clause permits MNCs to pay less than the globally agreed 15% tax in secret…
Prabir Purkayastha
AUKUS, Quad and India’s Losing the Plot Internationally
03 Oct 2021
Australia has joined the US and UK games to contain China, leaving India unsure in the Quad and isolated in Asia. Tied to a waning imperial power, the US, India is gradually losing strategic autonomy…
Vijay Prashad
Afghanistan’s Impoverished People Live Amid Enormous Riches
02 Oct 2021
The Taliban’s harsh social policy—particularly against women—will discourage many aid groups from returning to the country.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Biden Makes Eye Contact with Saudi Crown Prince
01 Oct 2021
NSA Jake Sullivan has picked the most authoritarian, repressive regimes in the West Asian region for his first visit to the region since taking office in January.
Amitabha Roy Chowdhury
Vaccine Recognition Turbulence Hits Global air Travel
29 Sep 2021
The lack of a common global vaccine passport has also caused confusion.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
What Biden Told Indians
26 Sep 2021
So much has changed since Modi last visited America two years ago. It has been a sobering two years. India’s economy crashed and it cannot be the magnet anymore for investors in Silicon Valley. ‘Make…
Seth Borenstein, Christina Larsonap, AP/PTI
China, US Unveil Separate Big Steps to Fight Climate Change
22 Sep 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country will no longer fund coal-fired power plants abroad, surprising the world on climate for the second straight year at the UN General Assembly.
Sandipan Talukdar
Climate Plans of Major Economies Failed to Meet Paris Agreement Aims, Says Report
16 Sep 2021
Among the defaulters of the July 31 deadline for pledges are India, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, while China announced a new target which is yet to be submitted formally.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-18
16 Sep 2021
India’s ‘over-the-horizon’ dilemma – it lives in this region and must not antagonise the Taliban for America’s sake.