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The shifting lakshman rekha of fear

Perhaps Kunal Kamra has done us all a favour by reminding us that laughter is the great equaliser As the Supreme Court throws out an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, filed in January by the Jamnagar police over an Urdu poem —…

A Dark Day For Nepal’s Democracy

The tragic deaths of Suresh Rajak and Sabin Maharjan on March 28, 2025, were a severe blow to Nepal’s democracy. The brutal manner in which journalist Suresh Rajak was burned to death while covering a pro-monarchy protest at Tinkune,…

Whittling down sources of U.S. soft power

Soft power is defined as ‘the use of positive attraction and persuasion to achieve foreign policy objectives’. The U.S., which had increased its soft power through alliances, trade, education, immigration and foreign aid, is now looking at…