The Central Sanskrit University conferred the distinguished title of “Vedantavidya-Vishwaguru” on Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Bhadreshdas Swami on August 9, 2026, at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, India. The honor recognized …
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From Rattin to Balogun: How Red Cards Shaped World Cup History
by Prabhjot Singh 7 minutes readThe hype surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun to subside. However, the controversy stemming from the FIFA FFE proposal continues even after FIFA President Gianni Infantino withdrew it, …
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Ramayana Routes and Maritime Bridges: India and Southeast Asia’s Living Civilizational Ties
by Amish Tripathi 6 minutes readIndia’s Independence Day is not only a celebration of our freedom; it is a reminder that India’s story has never been confined to the borders of the subcontinent. For millennia, …
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India: The Trusted First Responder
by Ambassador Suchitra Durai 6 minutes readWhen a giant wave of sea-water struck Chennai’s Marina Beach on the morning of December 26, 2004, pulling in its wake fisherfolk and a group of children playing cricket, little …
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India and Africa: Relations Beyond Rhetorics
by Ambassador Anil Trigunayat 7 minutes readIndia and Africa have a historic and umbilical relationship. It makes a good talking point during speeches but will need an objective assessment of the extent and depth of our …
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BRICS Foreign Ministers May Discuss Middle East at UN General Assembly Session: Reports
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readThe BRICS foreign ministers may hold a separate meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, with the situation in the Middle East likely to be one of …
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Citizen-Centric Diplomacy of India
by Ambassador Jitendra Kumar Tripathi (Retd.) 5 minutes readDiplomacy had been traditionally understood as conduct of bilateral relations between the states focusing on the negotiations only in political, economic and security related drivers. However, the advent of the …
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Pakistan’s new media regulations barring foreign media reporting outside its three main cities without prior registrations have prompted heavy concern from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the …
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USCIS Restores Summary Denials
by SAH Special Correspondent 3 minutes readThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has restored immigration officers’ authority to deny incomplete benefit applications without first giving applicants an opportunity to submit missing documents, marking a significant …
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Opinion: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readJapan and the world observe the 81st anniversary of the horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In a span of three days, between August 6 and 9, some 200,000 souls …