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President-elect Donald Trump’s first days of 2024 were anything but smooth. On January 9, he attended Jimmy Carter’s state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral—a poignant reminder of the nation...

A schism over policy underpins the shifting allegiances in Donald Trump’s coalition, with billionaires like Elon Musk clashing with nativist MAGA supporters over the future of visas programmes

In a highly anticipated decision, the US Supreme Court delivered a blow to Trump’s legal manoeuvres and paved the way for his sentencing. Professor Upendra Baxi analyses this extraordinary struggle between the Executive and Judiciary, the outcome of which is globally fateful

The extent to which the country would have to change and spend to possibly achieve a state of a one-election cycle for all is probably not needed at this point in history. The entire exercise could result in a bigger expenditure than it undergoes today, and  a logistical chaos of epic proportions

If confirmed, five Indian-Americans are likely to be top-tier players in the new US administration, rewarded for their ideological beliefs and personal loyalty to President-elect Donald Trump. Not surprisingly, several are lawyers with considerable public involvement in Republican and right-wing political issues. Despite a slim Republican majority, all are not assured of confirmation by the US Senate, which must approve top-level presidential appointments

The country has entered a historic phase following the sudden collapse of the Bashar al-Assad family’s decades-long authoritarian rule, ushering in an uncertain future for the nation. The militant rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies have orchestrated a rapid and decisive offensive that led to the ousting of Assad, dismantling a regime that has dominated Syria since 1971, beginning with his father Hafez al-Assad

Opposition parties, led by the Congress, have moved a resolution of no-confidence to unseat Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar from office, alleging partisanship. However, how much this motion achieves in outcome and symbolism has to be observed

The President-elect has chosen a different criterion for selecting his cabinet than during his last term. Now, relevant experience or educational background appears unnecessary. His unwillingness to select people based on competence and reputation to manage departments that spend billions of taxpayer dollars and have tens of thousands of employees is a problem for politicians and those organizations focused on responsible government

An international conference on ending plastic pollution comes unglued after countries want curbs on plastic production. Hope lives on for another attempt, even with climate skeptic Donald Trump looming large on the horizon

The conflict in the state is a product of historical grievances, socio-economic inequalities and political mismanagement rather than a singular issue like religion or migration. Only through sustained and inclusive efforts can lasting peace be achieved in the state