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Death of Baghdadi is not end of ISIS
Though the elite US Delta Force commandos have put an end to the ISIS leader, the remnants of the ISIS, spread from Africa to Australasia, will not simply fade away. Worst is yet to come The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chief of the Islamic State (ISIS), has brought a...
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Show of strength at 70: China’s global message
06 October 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
Brexit widening UK-Northern Ireland chasm
22 September 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
Planet’s lungs face threat from inferno
01 September 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
Hong Kong on the horns of dilemma
18 August 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
At 10, Boko Haram not past its prime
04 August 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
UK’s Trump moment: Britain under Boris
28 July 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
Hong Kong extradition Bill: What lies ahead?
21 July 2019 | Makhan Saikia
Erasing Tiananmen memories
China justifies its brutal Tiananmen actions in the name of maintaining stability. The Communist Party has used both algorithm and human editors to erase every sign of the massacre from China’s history. Even posting a photo of the 1989 to commemorate the anniversary can land a person behind bars in...
Jehad in Sahel: New menace for Africa, West
Islamist jehad is not dead. It is only retreating from Syria and Iraq for the time being. In disguise, remnants of al-Qaeda, ISIS and their local variants are appearing across the world. Recently, ISIS massacred hundreds of Christians in Sri Lanka to show their resurrection Islamist terror in the Sahel is...
Libya crisis: Game of brinkmanship
The American U-turn — Donald Trump terming General Haftar’s role as significant in fighting terrorism and securing Libya's oil resources — has surprised the global community. The EU leaders still hope that the US will reconsider Trump's surprise expression of support to Haftar Libya has witnessed eight years of chaos and...
Bashir’s ouster not enough to save Sudan
A nation in tatters after long autocratic rule of Bashir now demands a democratically elected Government, budgetary transparency, end of corruption in high public offices and uprooting of the old clusters of the ruling National Congress Party from key positions in the country Sudan and its people heaved a sigh of...
Relevance of Ambedkar today
Ambedkar’s essence lies in heralding a systemic change, instead of craving for political freedom... India’s Dalit community should not look forward to the reincarnation of Ambedkar, but in due course of time, each member of it must transform himself/herself to an Ambedkar. While commemorating the 128th birth anniversary of Dr Bhimrao...
Thai polls: Fear of hybrid democracy
The Generals, before trying to crush the opposition in entirety, should better note that democracy at its heart indicates the existence of differences. The Thais deserve much more than what the Generals are currently offering. Hope, a true democracy, which enables the right to express opinions and freedom to resist...
At 70, NATO needs New Transatlantic Vision
What disturbs most of the NATO allies in Europe is Donald Trump’s public ambivalence about NATO’s value to the US and his questioning of America’s commitment to it. NATO leadership requires a fundamental shift in its thinking to rework its alignment with the rest of the world, especially with the...
