The term "deep state" which is being bandied about a lot recently is of Turkish origin. It comes from the term "derin devlet" which means 'deep state' in that language. It grew after the establishment of republican political rule replacing the Ottoman empire i ...

A video of a group of children in a displacement camp in Gaza carefully lifting a doll on a stretcher, to re-enact a funeral, came to my notice recently. My first reaction to the video, made by a Palestinian content creator and published by Al Jazeera, was the usual res ...

It was the first high-level bilateral engagement between India and Bangladesh in 22 months - since June 2024. The two countries on Wednesday (Apr. 7) vowed to normalise their partnership following almost two years of unprecedented strain in relations, with Indian Extern ...