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Campaign to keep girls in school may now need to refocus on keeping them at home

ROBERTO CINGOLANI was frazzled at the end of the energy and environment ministers’meet of G20 countries this July. Cingolani, who is Italy’s ecological transition minister, had chaired the two-day meet. He said that negotiations with India…

When our leaders, whether in the government or the opposition, try to reassure members of the Hindu community, saying "you are one of us," this is a blatant example of 'othering'. They have drawn the 'self/other' divide. This in itself is a…

In a world of hard geopolitical realities, New Delhi must leverage its unique strengths in remaining engaged with Kabul

The desperate scenes in Afghanistan have dredged up memories of the two Kabuliwallas of my childhood.

With the situation in Afghanistan rapidly descending into a bloody chaos, as one provincial city after another falls into the clutches of the incredibly barbaric Taliban militias, the nightmare for the ordinary people of that war-ravaged…

For the Taliban, peace is the first option, says Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the group. The 40-something Mujahid is in an undisclosed location, from where he spoke to THE WEEK. In a 45-minute-long interaction, Mujahid spoke with…

One thing that every US President since George W Bush has done is to promise to bring American soldiers home from what in September will be two decades of unending conflict in Afghanistan since 9/11

As she called herself a worker, Banerjee also signalled that her motto is to first unite the opposition and then look for a credible face approved by all.

On his first visit to India, US secretary of stateAntony Blinkensat down for a conversation withIndrani Bagchion the Quad, the future of Afghanistan and the US-India priorities going forward. Excerpts from the interview: