One highlight of the evolution of international relations in recent years has been the shifting of the axis of global politics to Asia and the rise of developing countries and emerging economies, especially India and China, which has profoundly impacted the international structure. When Chinese lead...
In India acquiring a passport is is often about social status. Earlier, getting a passport was a painstakingly long process. But with time and technological advancements, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has come up with effective ways to expedite the process. Now passports can be obtain...
U.S. Air Force General John Hyten on April 4, 2017 said in Washington that he would refuse to carry out an illegal nuclear strike order saying “Mr. President, that’s illegal”. It tempered down fears about a reckless foray of US into war. On being asked as to what would be legal. He said, “We...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated the process of becoming the world leader at Davos. According to him, since Donald Trump started to put America first, there has been a vacuum in the global leadership. Modi highlighted three main challenges confronting the post-Cold War global ...
Kerala is famous for its long drawn policy for social sector development. The present LDF government is moving towards better social security and high salaried industry. But problems are many. The LDF supported GST. But what is its present experience of it? How is Kerala trying to achieve path break...
Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister of Kerala The Kerala government can be considered the government of alternative policy in the country. Kerala has its unique features. In an exclusive interview with BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas, Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala touched on some economic ...
There is a Kenyan proverb which says a man stung by a bee does not destroy all beehives. Kenyan politicians need to take a cue from this wisdom. In their unrelenting efforts to denigrate each other, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party misused the legislative body and coerced the highest insti...
According to reliable reports, almost 300,000 Rohingya refugees have been forced to flee Myanmar. Eye witness accounts have also confirmed the relentless violence targeted against the Rohingya Muslims, in which hundreds including women children and elderly have been slaughtered. These inhuman crimes...
Chairman Xi Jinping’s dramatic elevation to the topmost slot of the Chinese Communist Party has certainly ruffled some feathers here in Bengal. The election of Jinping is being pitted as one of the historic events in Chinese political history as the leader is being bracketed with the two of his gr...
The porosity of the Indo-Bangladesh border permeates several outlawed activities like illegal infiltration, human trafficking, smuggling of gold, illegal cattle trade, circulation of counterfeit currency, narcotics trade and robbery. For almost three decades now, India has spent a significant sum of...