Burkina Faso: New leader gives first speech since ousting president

Burkina Faso: New leader gives first speech since ousting president

Burkina Faso coup d’état 2022   The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order “when the conditions are right”. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted President Roch Kaboré on Monday. He blamed the president for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants. Wearing a […]

Viewpoint: What the Capitol riot means for US foreign policy

Viewpoint: What the Capitol riot means for US foreign policy

By Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic analyst US Capitol riots Many foreign leaders – and especially Washington’s allies – will have watched the events this week on Capitol Hill with amazement and alarm. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was one of the first to respond, tweeting “shocking scenes in Washington DC. The outcome of this democratic election must be […]

CAG writes to RBI on banks’ status post-recap over the past 5 years

CAG writes to RBI on banks’ status post-recap over the

Wants RBI to give performance details over the past five years Topics Comptroller and Auditor General of India | Reserve Bank of India | PSU bank recapitalisation Raghu Mohan The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), seeking details of the performance of state-run banks after their recapitalisation (recap) over […]

Coronavirus: How my mum became a conspiracy theory influencer

Coronavirus: How my mum became a conspiracy theory influencer

Coronavirus: How my mum became a conspiracy theory influencer Sebastian’s mum has become one of the leaders of Britain’s conspiracy community, collecting tens of thousands of followers with false claims – including denying coronavirus exists, blaming the symptoms of Covid-19 on 5G radio waves and likening the NHS to Nazi Germany. Sebastian is worried about […]

Ladakh LAC on the Boil, India Must Avoid Stirring Gilgit Baltistan Cauldron With Pakistan

Ladakh LAC on the Boil, India Must Avoid Stirring Gilgit

OPINION DIPLOMACY Ladakh LAC on the Boil, India Must Avoid Stirring Gilgit Baltistan Cauldron With Pakistan With Pakistan set to make Gilgit Baltistan its fifth province, any Indian move to wrest it militarily is sure to trigger an unwinnable two-front war. Sudheendra Kulkarni DIPLOMACY HISTORY This is the first in a three-part article on Gilgit […]

India’s Onion Export Ban Goes Against the Spirit of Recent Agricultural Reform

India’s Onion Export Ban Goes Against the Spirit of Recent

AGRICULTURE The ban on onion exports has proven that farmers, mostly small and marginal, will continue to hold the burden of reining food inflation.  Siraj Hussain and Jugal Mohapatra AGRICULTURE On June 5, 2020, just after the COVID-19-induced all-India lockdown was being eased, the government promulgated The Essential Commodities (Amendment Ordinance, 2020). This move was lauded […]