OPINION

For more than two years, China has waged a campaign of unparalleled repression against its Islamic minorities, incarcerating an estimated one-sixth of the adult Muslim population of the Xinjiang region at one point or another. Yet, with the exception of a recent tweet from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling on China to …

With the aim to inculcate good savings habit and create awareness among the younger generation and parents on banking, insurance, and various types of financial services provided by the financial institutions, Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) in partnership with Zangkhar Primary School in Lhuentse observed Global Money Week starting from …

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Thimphu revealed that the top five common crimes committed are battery, larceny, burglary, auto stripping and drug related offences. The crime rates in Thimphu have been increasing since 2016. The number of cases registered with RBP Thimphu has increased from 1,009 cases in 2016 …

Librarians from across the country attended a four-day workshop at the National Library in the capital last week. The theme of the workshop this year was—‘Giving users the keys to the library’ which was conducted with the objective to empower libraries and librarians across the country to be the agents …

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are prerequisites for prosperous societies. To begin a conscious shift towards such a future, we must understand that although gender is merely a social construct for identification, patriarchal systems and practices have made it a major basis of discrimination. And for far too long, men …

WASHINGTON, DC – As Chinese and American trade negotiators meet in Washington to try to forge an accord on trade, observers are largely focused on the countries’ economic disagreements, such as over China’s subsidies to its state-owned enterprises. But to think that an agreement on trade will protect the world …

NEW DELHI – One sign that an Indian general election is imminent, and that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is readying its campaign pitch, is the government’s final pre-election budget. By tradition, it is an “interim budget” – a modest rollover of expenditures to see the government through for …

CAMBRIDGE – In September 2018, we argued that China’s economic and foreign policies were defying the “laws” of economics and geopolitics, and warned that the situation could not last. Since then, our assessment has been borne out, and our concerns have deepened. Until recently, China had been able to pursue a unique …

I am of the opinion that government has not violated the Constitution in the class 10 cut off debate. The confusion has mainly arisen out of understanding Article 9, which is the ‘Principles of State Policy’. Section 16 of this article says, ‘The State shall provide free education to all …

BOSTON – The most frustrating part of my job as a public health scientist is the spread of false information – usually online – that overrides years of empirical research. It is difficult enough for doctors to counter medical falsehoods in face-to-face conversations with patients. It becomes even harder to …