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TOPIC – Diplomatic games
The U.S. government said on December 6 it will stage what it called a “diplomatic boycott” of the Winter Olympics, set to begin...
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TOPIC – A robust friendship
Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded a short summit meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, highlighting the “all-weather”...
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TOPIC – Boosters short
On November 22, the Director-General, ICMR, said that there was no scientific evidence thus far to administer a booster vaccine dose to...
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TOPIC – Births and rights
A Bill that the government of the land intends to make law cannot be exclusivist at the very outset; and at...
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TOPIC – Road to recovery
The latest GDP and GVA estimates from the National Statistical Office have affirmed that the economy is now on the path to...
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TOPIC – Protect, don’t pander
The ‘heckler’s veto’ seems to be winning repeatedly against standup comedian Munawar Faruqui. Bengaluru has joined the list of cities in...
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TOPIC – The numbers game
The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland may not have a significant outcome as yet in sight....
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TOPIC – A tragic loss
India has lost a capable and experienced military leader in the tragic death of the country’s first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS),...
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TOPIC – Undefined role
By holding the Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan, chaired by NSA Ajit Doval this week, New Delhi has sent out three...
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TOPIC – Caught in the crossfire
An Indian fisherman was killed in firing by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) off the Gujarat coast on November...
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TOPIC – The wall in front
Rahul Dravid’s appointment as coach of the senior men’s Indian cricket team had an air of inevitability about it. This was...
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TOPIC – Fuel price optics
The Centre finally decided last week to relent and act on the advice of monetary policymakers by cutting the excise duty on...
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TOPIC – Time for action
At their first in-person meeting in two years, leaders of the G20 did not shy away from re-engaging with the biggest...
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TOPIC – The big push
In what appears to be a rush to the finish line but is in fact the intention to fulfill longstanding policy promises...
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TOPIC – Safety first
The Supreme Court’s direction on Monday to the supervisory committee for the Mullaperiyar dam on the issue of the maximum water level...
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TOPIC – Mixed messaging
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s first visit to Jammu & Kashmir after August 5, 2019 when Parliament diluted Article 370 of the...
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TOPIC – No change
In a repetition of its decisions over the past three years, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said that members of the...
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TOPIC – The other Quad
The virtual meet of the Foreign Ministers of India, the U.S., Israel and the UAE is a strong manifestation of the changes...
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TOPIC – Top league
The dust has finally settled on a long-winding tournament which also had a pandemic-induced interval. The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League...
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TOPIC – Fast forward
With the Gati Shakti National Master Plan that he launched on October 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expanded on the familiar...
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TOPIC – Beguiling base
The latest sets of data on industrial output and retail inflation are beguilingly heartening, with the former showing a double-digit year-on-year increase in...
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TOPIC – Limits to accommodation
The RBI’s latest monetary policy statement and accompanying actions reflect the dilemma confronting monetary authorities. While the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee voted...
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