Editorial - Page 138

For a time during the deep-end of the worldwide lockdown phase months ago, there was an oft-quoted silver lining that was presented to anyone who was...

Months ago, when the call for an inquiry into the source of the COVID-19 pandemic first came on to the global stage, Australia was the nation that led...

For most Brexit is old news. A messy affair that dragged on for much longer than what one would expect and its passing ultimately left a bitter taste...

Among the myriad factors that can complicate any efforts by a nation or community to normalise post lockdown is the global perception that you may be...

In 2019, while presenting the Union Budget 2019, the Finance Minister proposed a faceless assessment system for tax filing. The new system would,...

The already delicate situation involving the hospitalised Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny recently took a predictably tense turn. After being...

In a time when 'fake news' and conspiracy theories are common enough to be banal, the possibility of a disinformation campaign being run by a nation...

As has been previously discussed in this column, education and its continuation is one of the most important and contentious issues that a nation must...

The term 'compulsory' or 'government-mandated' have inspired knee-jerk reactions in democracies across the world. Months into the pandemic and with...

Last year, the world was united in criticising Brazil and its new Government on Amazon fires that had broken out. The fires were an annual affair but...

After a record seven years and eight months, Japan's longest-running Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, this week announced that he would be stepping down...

This week marked the third year anniversary of the Rohingya mass exodus to Bangladesh. For the nearly one million refugees inhabiting sprawling...