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Trump or Harris: Who’s the better bet for India?

It may seem the Indian establishment would prefer Trump in the White House, but it also has good reasons to root for Harris.

Harris, human rights and a problem for Modi

Trump won’t bother about India’s human rights record. Harris might. That’s a worry for the Modi administration.

India-US Relations: Rahul and Modi Seek Meaning as US Elections Loom

India-US Relations: With the US elections approaching, both Rahul and Modi seek to redefine their influence within American politics and the Indian diaspora.

Turkey: The Coup & After

Today, Turkish democracy is stronger, it’s institutions deeper than four years ago after the failed coup of 2016.

Can a battered economy afford a long lockdown

At this stressful time, people need the steady hand of a government that bases its decisions on empirical data, objective reports from the ground, compassion, efficiency and good sense. Can we expect this from a government that combusted the economy through devaluation, an unplanned GST and poor leadership?

“The world changed because of 1979”: Satish Jacob on the Afghan-Soviet War and its relevance today

Satish Jacob was one of the first Indian reporters on the ground in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion of 1979. For over 40 years, Jacob has witnessed history in the making again and again. In this conversation with HNFP, he narrates the story of the 1979 Afghan-Soviet War and how it changed the world. Also below is a brief explainer on the way this war reshaped the world.

‘Parliamentary democracy has been smothered in Maldives’

In the backdrop of an escalating political crisis and a purge initiated by Maldives’ President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, former speaker of the People’s Majlis, Abdulla Shahid, speaks to Hardnews about the island nation’s growing proximity to China and the plight of its democratic system