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Ho Chi Minh's Vietnam peaceful, but is like China

The multitude determined to give them a rousing welcome consisted mainly of students, political activists and trade...

5 Sept 2019 1:11 AM IST

Two cops at Jallianwala Bagh, after the tragedy.

Our indifference to voting would be an outrage for the agitators of...

Other intellectuals, meanwhile, were positively radicalised by the rulers' reaction.

22 Aug 2019 1:40 AM IST

Riley represents Robert Plant and the Shape Shifters, one of the bands contracted to perform at this years reincarnation of Woodstock attempted by Michael Lang, one of the organisers of the original festival. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Woodstock encapsulated the vision of idealism and hope of the 1960s

Even though Woodstock wasn't an overtly political event, they received plenty of sustenance from the stage.

15 Aug 2019 5:48 AM IST

People gather around a makeshift memorial at the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Shootings in US: Will immigration eliminate whites?

There can be little doubt, though, that the ideological underpinnings of such ideologies precede Trump and his soulmates...

8 Aug 2019 12:46 AM IST

Protesters use umbrellas to shield themselves from teargas fired by policemen as they face off on a street in Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

HK: A thorn in the flesh for China's czars

It was sparked early last month by a proposed piece of legislation intended to decree routine extradition to China for...

1 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Boris as PM can turn into an argument for socialism in the UK

Boris Johnson has taken over as Prime Minister from Theresa May.

25 July 2019 12:31 AM IST

The discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter four centuries ago gave astronomers a first hint that giant planets must form surrounded by a circumplanetary disc. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Space race notwithstanding, moonwalk a feat of mankind

f the Soviets were reaching for the moon, the Americans were determined to beat them to it.

18 July 2019 2:42 AM IST

Long after her appearances at Woodstock and Live Aid and on an Amnesty International tour, even her lesser-known albums continued to bear testimony to her political engagement.

The Arc of Joan who lent her voice to human rights

That landmark moment transformed the trajectory of Joan Baez's life and career. By 1963, she already had four albums to...

11 July 2019 7:03 AM IST

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP)

How credible is Kushner's Middle East peace plan?

As things stand, Israel's likely aim is to annex all it wants of the West Bank, and eventually throw the scraps to...

4 July 2019 12:15 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

US must climb down to talk peace with Iran

Neither Rouhani nor Khamenei bears any resemblance to Kim Jong-un the Iranian leaders won't be penning any love letters...

20 Jun 2019 2:51 AM IST

Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in a covert raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. (Photo: AFP)

As Sudanese make their demand for democracy, there's blood in the Nile

In both instances, what proved crucial was the reluctance or refusal of younger military officers to go on the rampage...

13 Jun 2019 3:25 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

Will China one day erect a memorial to Tiananmen martyrs?

The students in Tiananmen Square were joined by many other Beijing residents, and it is estimated that their numbers...

6 Jun 2019 12:05 AM IST