The Rockefeller Foundation announced on May 14 that Ashvin Dayal has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO). Dayal, who has been with the Foundation since 2008 and brings decades of …
South Asia
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As India Sends New Envoy, Bangladesh’s Anti-India Chorus Grows Louder
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readAs a new high-powered Indian envoy prepares to take charge in Dhaka, the second political appointee to serve as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, a familiar and potentially dangerous political …
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144 Ayes: The Number That Changed Tamil Nadu’s Political History
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 12 minutes readWhen C. Joseph Vijay told the Assembly “This is not a minority government — it is a government for the minorities,” he was doing something Tamil Nadu had not seen …
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An input word or a prompt can stir autistics into action, sequential responses, regulation and even self-initiated learning. AI-assisted learning frameworks can turbocharge this process since AI architecture is based …
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India’s stewardship of the 2026 BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi is emerging not merely as a routine diplomatic exercise before the September Leaders’ Summit, but as an early …
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Exclusive: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan on Indian Football’s England Return for Unity Cup
by Anirudh Nairby Anirudh Nair 8 minutes readThe Indian national football team will visit England after 24 years as they are set to participate in the 2026 Unity Cup, which will be played at The Valley, home …
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a five-nation diplomatic tour spanning the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy between May 15 and 20, policymakers, exporters and strategic …
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Sikh Union Club Centenary Draws Record Gathering of Hockey Olympians in Nairobi
by Prabhjot Singh 3 minutes readThe centenary celebrations of the Sikh Union Club in Nairobi marked a historic moment in hockey, emerging as one of the largest gatherings of Olympians and World Cup players ever …
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International Day of Vesak 2026 Observed at United Nations in New York
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readPermanent Missions of Sri Lanka and Thailand to the United Nations jointly hosted a commemorative event marking the International Day of Vesak 2026 on May 12 at the United Nations …
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Opinion: Pakistan in the News, Not for Mediating Skills
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIt is a last thing that the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif needed: a media spotlight on its credibility as a mediator in the ongoing talks between Iran and …