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Sunanda K Datta-Ray is a senior journalist, columnist and author.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a ceremony to flag off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Howrah and New Jalpaiguri, and inaugurate other railway projects, via video conferencing, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Why the global reach of a Vishwa Guru' falls...

What wisdom will this guru who can't guard India's own borders and who exports deadly lethal children's medicines impart...

5 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

Rescue workers clearing rubble of a destroyed school after an attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday, July 4, 2022. The Ukrainian militarys General Staff says that Russian forces are trying to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine after capturing a key stronghold. AP/PTI

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Waiting for the dawn after world faced a...

A revolt against the Kremlin was predicted. Some warned of a military mutiny. President Vladimir Putin was reported to...

31 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

For those who are not drunk on the magic of numbers, this massive over-population can only warn of a Malthusian disaster looming ahead. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Most populous in world: An asset or a burden...

Such numerical achievements do not add up to material well-being or mental happiness. They have no impact on the quality...

22 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Don't set bar too high for India's G-20...

The G-20's consultative and advisory nature argues against the drama of the ambitious and action-oriented programme...

8 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, speaks during a closing plenary session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Deal on climate, but hard decisions put off...

The goal was to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to...

23 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

The needless and avoidable death of 133 people so far after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi in Gujarat, must become Indias resolve to never again have such a tragedy. (Photo: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Any corner can be cut in a land of...

The handful FIRs that were filed in the Morbi bridge collapse illustrates that there is no credible mechanism to punish...

9 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

Britains Finance minister Rishi Sunak said that hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their jobs, and sadly in the coming months many more will. (AP Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will Rishi make history as Britain looks for...

This time round Mr Sunak might fulfil David Cameron's 2015 promise to Narendra Modi in London's packed Wembley Stadium

24 Oct 2022 3:34 AM IST

The CPC under its overlord Xi Jinping refuses to play second fiddle to any global power. (AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi as new Mao? India & China face testing time

An unprecedented third term for Xi Jinping would silence those who seek to revive the debate on the market economy

14 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Though the GDP numbers grew with low base effect, there are also other significant reasons which suggest a recovery in the economy. (Twitter)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | The other side of life in the 5th largest...

India has 1.4 billion people against the UK's 68 million. Even a low per capita income adds up to an impressive total

28 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Britains King Charles III and the Queen Consort meet wellwishers outside Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | As King, will Charles III stay true to his...

As Defender of the Faith, the King is Supreme Governor of the Anglican Church of England, Britain's official religion

14 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britains Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can a flexible' Liz Truss usher in Global...

Long the front-runner in the race to replace Boris Johnson, Ms Truss is the Conservatives' fourth Prime Minister since...

7 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar (ANI file photo)

Do we need governors to act as agents of Centre?

Some sense of that gubernatorial grandeur persists in India even 75 years after the British left

30 Aug 2022 9:43 AM IST