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Trump’s Presumptions About President McKinley May Not Be Accurate – OpEd

In his inaugural oration on January 20, US President Donald Trump hailed William McKinley, who was President from 1897 to

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Trump Says US Will Be A Peace-Maker While Fiercely Defending Its Interests – OpEd

Trump Says US Will Be A Peace-Maker While Fiercely Defending Its Interests – OpEd

US President Donald Trump declared in his inaugural address and press conference in Washington on Monday, that the US under

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Theory That Buddhism Vanished From Its Birthplace, India, Is Being Challenged – Book Review

Theory That Buddhism Vanished From Its Birthplace, India, Is Being Challenged – Book Review

Indian historian Shashank Shekhar Sinha has challenged the widely accepted theory that Buddhism vanished from India, its birth place, in

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Ambedkar’s Conversion To Buddhism Was No Political Stunt – OpEd

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the icon of Indian Dalits (or the Untouchable Depressed Castes) and the chairman of the Indian Constitution Drafting...

18.12.2024 4

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Why Is Crony Capitalism So Strong And Widespread? – OpEd

Crony capitalism is widely and publicly derided as the worst form capitalism. It is considered to be injurious to the long term prospects of an...

05.12.2024 5

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A Bangladeshi Perspective On Restoring Ties With India – OpEd

Alauddin Mohammad, a member of the Bangladesh National Citizens’ Committee Executive, seeks people-to-people contacts between  Bangladesh and...

02.12.2024 3

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A Cambridge Historian’s Take On Mahatma Gandhi’s Funeral In 1948 – OpEd

The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by a Hindu fanatic on January 31, 1948 in New Delhi, though immeasurably unsettling, played a seminal role in...

20.11.2024 2

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Russian Experts Find Trump’s Ukraine Policy Fanciful – OpEd

Russian foreign policy experts are broadly appreciative of US President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy pronouncements. But they have grave...

13.11.2024 1

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Trump Is Expected To Secure US Rights Through Tough But Fair Transactions – OpEd

US President-elect Donald Trump is feared by some and extolled by others. On the one hand, those who fear him say he will make the US aggressive,...

10.11.2024 2

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Trump’s Victory Seen Through India’s Eyes – OpEd

Republican party candidate Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Democrat Kamala Harris in the November 5 US Presidential election looks remarkably...

06.11.2024 1

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India-Canada Ties Haemorrhage, But Ties With US Endure – OpEd

In the recent past, strains have developed in India’s relations with Canada and the US over allegations by the latter that India has eliminated, or...

16.10.2024 1

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Indian Dalit Leader Ambedkar Explains Mass Conversion To Buddhism – OpEd

Thousands of people assemble at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur in the Western Indian State of Maharashtra on October 14 every year to pay homage to Dr....

09.10.2024 2

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UN Pleads For Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons As The Goal Goes On Distance – OpEd

By Ramesh Jaura Global nuclear disarmament has been the highest arms control priority of the United Nations since 1946 when the General Assembly...

01.10.2024 1

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Flexibility Marked The Hindu Caste Order In Buddha’s Time – OpEd

In Buddha’s time (Sixth-Fifth Century BC) flexibility marked the Hindu caste order and it was much later that the Vedic rigidities associated with...

01.10.2024 2

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Need To Study Maldives’ Buddhist Past – OpEd

The Maldives is a 100% Muslim country. But Buddhism was the dominant religion here for more than 1,000 years before the advent of Islam in 1153...

18.09.2024 3

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The Sociology Of Rape – OpEd

On Tuesday, September 3, the West Bengal State Assembly unanimously passed the “Aparajita Women and Child Bill” which provides for the death...

06.09.2024 1

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Bangladesh Is In A Politico-Economic Quagmire – OpEd

Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the de facto Prime Minister of Bangladesh, enjoys popular acclaim. But he is also subjected to great...

14.08.2024 1

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‘Culture Wars’ In The US Presidential Campaign – OpEd

The 2024 US Presidential election appears to be predominantly about domestic socio-cultural issues.   The most engaging subjects in the on-going...

31.07.2024 1

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