Exactly one year ago, India and China announced the end of a 73-day standoff between troops from both sides at the tri-junction of Bhutan, India and China. Since then, many developments have taken place—on political, diplomatic and military fronts. Our Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale brings you the background and the subsequent events.
Enthusiasts think BRICS is taking on the US-led West. Critics think it is just a weak wannabe. In reality, BRICS is undergirding the new global order that will bring together friends and foes alike. A Deep Analysis by Drishtikone.
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.
