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Iraq has just banned US-dollar transactions, the Saudis and Emiratis plan to sell oil without it, and there are plans to establish a whole new currency to bypass it. To know why, first have a look at the war in Ukraine.

The Irish privacy watchdog held that Meta's use of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) to move data to the US did not sufficiently protect European’s data from America’s privacy regime.

While many critics called the Starbucks advertisement "foreign propaganda", the transgender community in India has a long and storied history.

Pakistan's military is singularly the most powerful institution in the country. However, in Imran Khan, it arguably sees its greatest adversary ever, with unprecedent popularity not just among civilians, but also rank and file military personnel.

Martin Amis, the author of 15 novels, a memoir, and several volumes of non-fiction writing and short stories, was one of Britain's most influential writers.

New technologies are not always well-received, drawing skepticism, worries and fears. But why? A look at the history of technology provides some insight.

Located in Ukraine’s Donetsk province, Bakhmut has been a site of fierce fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces for over nine months. It has cost thousands of lives on both sides and much of the city has turned to rubble.

On his death anniversary, we remember a quote from Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister of India credited for his role in the liberalisation of the Indian economy. Quotes from historical personalities are an important part of the syllabus for the UPSC CSE paper.

A host of different sanctions have been imposed by the West on Moscow ever since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

In response to Tesla founder Elon Musk’s tweet early last year that claimed that challenges with the Indian government were proving to be a hindrance in the launch of Tesla’s electric cars in India, several state government representatives lined up with invitations to set up shop.