G20: Xi Jinping’s snub of summit the latest in escalation of ambition between two assertive powers
London: True reason for Xi’s unwillingness to visit India stems from fact that successful joint communique from summit would lend credence to India’s emergence as leader of global south
The Conversation / 10 Sep, 2023
Bharat: why the recent push to change India’s name has a hidden agenda
London: “Bharat” is creation of binary designation whereby those who continue to espouse an “Indian” identity will, over time, become politically labelled as an “other” to the true and authentic “Bharatiya”
The Conversation / 10 Sep, 2023
Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?
Melbourne: It makes sense to go to Moon first since it is closest planetary body to us, at a distance of around 400,000 kilometres
The Conversation / 26 Aug, 2023
Brics expansion: six more nations are set to join – what they’re buying into
Johannesburg: Brics envisions a World Bank in which its members have voting rights proportional to their economic weight, and geographically balanced staff
The Conversation / 26 Aug, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner Group boss joins long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price
Birmingham: Author claims that under Putin, Russia has carried out several high-profile assassinations and assassination attempts
The Conversation / 25 Aug, 2023
Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs
Uttarakhand: Destructive floods continue to happen in central Himalayas with increasing force and frequency
The Conversation / 17 Aug, 2023
What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply
Camperdown: El Niño could lead to deeper societal issues in some region, such as famine and agro-pastoral conflicts
The Conversation / 16 Jul, 2023
Why Meta’s Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet
Melbourne: Twitter’s lawyer releases letter accusing Meta of “systematic” and “unlawful misappropriation” of trade secrets
The Conversation / 09 Jul, 2023
Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s
Bloemfontein (South Africa): Intermittent fasting is a dietary approach that involves regulating food intake by alternating periods of fasting and eating
The Conversation / 03 Jul, 2023
Putin seriously weakened by Wagner Group mutiny but it was a missed opportunity for Ukraine too
London: Zelensky's senior advisor, Mykhailo Podolyak, expressed disappointment that Prigozhin had given up so quickly
The Conversation / 26 Jun, 2023
What was the catastrophic implosion’ of the Titan submersible? An expert explains
Adelaide: Debris field comprising "five different major pieces of debris" of various sections of submersible was found on sea floor
The Conversation / 23 Jun, 2023
Climate change is making trees bigger, but also weaker
Quebec: Recent study shows association between growth and lifespan in trees: fast-growing trees have a shorter life expectancy
The Conversation / 19 Jun, 2023
