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From the Vishwaguru Archives: When the weapon of criticism and self-criticism is wielded as a dialectical part of inner-party struggle.

The Pentagon has said that India may deploy Russian S-400 missile system by next month to defend itself from Pakistan and China

The draft bill is the first domestic legislation with regard to Antarctica in India.

Faizan Mustafa writes: It privileges discipline and control over liberty and diversity, exposes limits of essential practice doctrine

Economic sanctions are the West's most powerful weapon in their foreign policy arsenal, but there are question marks over how far they can go in 2022.

India has broken its silence on the crisis arising out of Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s border. What are Russia’s intentions, why is the West concerned, and what are India’s stakes in its ties with each side?

A committee has examined the criteria for determining who is to be included as EWS, and its report is part of the Centre’s affidavit before the SC. What changes has it recommended, and what stays unchanged?

Parliament has passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which provides a legal framework for linking electoral roll data with Aadhaar. The legislation has been strongly criticised by the Opposition and civil society over privacy and voter data manipulation concerns.

🔴 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has urged DRDO scientists to work towards developing hypersonic missile technology. What missiles has India developed so far, and where does it stand in relation to its neighbours?

In its report the panel has also reccomended monitoring of Chinese actions on the Brahmaputra river

The three-judge bench, in ordering a probe into Pegasus, flagged that its intervention is to “uphold the constitutional aspirations and rule of law” without being “consumed in (the) political rhetoric.”

Tikait is learnt to have asked the officer coordinating with him from Lucknow to keep away Opposition leaders as that would make convincing and pacifying the farmers harder.

Lakhimpur Kheri: The video shows a group of protesters moving forward on a road next to farm fields and then being mowed down by a grey SUV that speeds up from behind. One man is thrown up over the bonnet before the vehicle speeds away, leaving a jumble of bodies on the side of the road.

US News: UNITED NATIONS: The ruling emir of Qatar, whose nation has played a pivotal role in Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal, urged world leaders .

The argument between the two leaders over the make-up of the Taliban’s interim cabinet occurred at the presidential palace in Kabul last week, BBC cited unnamed senior Taliban officials as saying

The death of Cherishterfield Thangkhiew, a former militant of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), in a police operation has led to a crisis in Meghalaya. Who was he, and what are the political ramifications?

Hundreds of Pakistani women who married former Kashmiri rebels now find themselves without a state.

"It (Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy) therefore questions the legitimacy of the 'Islamic Emirate' the Taliban seek to impose on the war-torn, war-weary people of Afghanistan who are yearning for peace," IMSD said in a statement.

Though the Taliban overran most of the country within days, the road to their final victory started from the agreement they signed with the U.S. in February 2020

Tajikistan lies on Afghanistan’s northeastern border, adjacent to the Afghan provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz and Balkh.

Akhundzada was tasked with the enormous challenge of unifying a militant movement that briefly fractured during a bitter power struggle following the assassination of his predecessor, and the revelation that the leadership had hid the death of Taliban founder Mullah Omar for years.

A top secret investigation involving 80 journalists from 16 international news organisations, the French media non-profit Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International has broken the story of the year. Here's how it happened.

As the Taliban gain ground, districts across Afghanistan are being ruled by force and fear. But for many international observers and Afghans on the ground, who the Taliban actually are remains a mystery

After close to two decades of combating US forces, the insurgents still retain enough means and fighting power to threaten a takeover of the country

The B3W blueprint envisages actions in four key areas: climate, health, digital technology, and equality. However, additional details as to what the plan entails and what is the funding that developing countries can count on were not immediately available

The United States will pursue negotiations at WTO to waive intellectual property for Covid-19 vaccines. This can allow large-scale production in middle-income countries, but there are arguments against the move.

As the country eased out of multiple lockdowns last year, the Minister was at centre of the govt’s revival plans to breathe life into the economy. He is among the most senior members of the Cabinet and one of the BJP’s key strategists.

The French President is under attack from leaders and citizens of Muslim countries following comments he made about Islam and secularism. A look at France’s complex relationship with Islam.