The 2026 Commemoration demonstrated that digital platforms, when deliberately shaped around shared heritage rather than division, can become spaces of genuine encounter.
Bhutan stands at a crossroads between survival and sacrifice, tradition and transformation. Its model is not perfect—but it offers the world something rare: a vision of development that does not cost the Earth.
One should, nevertheless, keep in mind that war is horrific. It is most often not the answer. When it is, it is always the very last resort after all other means to resolve adverse situations have been well and truly exhausted.
Tourism accounts for 6.98 percent of the state’s GDP and is considered a key sector of Kashmir’s economy; 80 percent of Kashmir’s population, which is 12.5 million, is directly or indirectly dependent on it.
President Dissanayake acknowledged the scars left by the decades-long civil conflict between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil separatist groups, which ended in 2009 after more than 30 years of violence.
The report highlights the severe impact of illicit financial flows from drug markets, which drain critical resources, fuel corruption, and finance both organized crime...
The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.
The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.