The freedom movement for Indian independence and a free India stood against the mighty British Empire and sounded the death knell for colonialism across the world. By comparing it to an agitation to build the Ram temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has devalued the freedom struggle. Mani Shankar Aiyar has asked of Congress leaders, “……rather …
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The world has witnessed many defining moments since the end of the Second World War. Each of those moments constituted a complete break from the past and was indicative of the dawning of a new era. Today, we are living through yet another pivotal moment in the world. The COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to …
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चीनची अर्थव्यवस्था मोठ्या प्रमाणात ‘बेल्ट अँड रोड इनिशिएटिव्ह’वर केंद्रित झाली असून, त्या देशाने अनेक देशांत भरीव गुंतवणूक केली आहे. परंतु चीन व संबंधित देशांसाठी यात मोठी जोखीमही आहे. ची नने महत्त्वाकांक्षी ‘वन बेल्ट वन रोड’ या महाप्रकल्पाची घोषणा करण्याला यंदा सहा वर्षे पूर्ण होत आहेत. चीनने या महाप्रकल्पाचे नामांतर ‘बेल्ट अँड रोड इनिशिएटिव्ह’ (बीआरआय) …
