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The maybe-escape from Benghazi

Jan 16, 2025 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar |Mayank Kumar

Anita Devi, 48, barely eats two meals a day. Her leaky roofed two-bedroom house in Sihorwa village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district requires urgent repair. But she cannot stop thinking about her 22-year-old son Vishal Sahani, who left for Libya in June 2023, for what appeared to be a well-paying job at the Libyan Cement Company in Benghazi, the war-torn North African country’s second largest city. “I think of him all the time.
The maybe-escape from Benghazi

Jan 16, 2025 | flipboard.com | Kunal Shankar |Mayank Kumar

3 days ago Viral Video: New allegations on Benghazi terrorist attack revealed: Report A viral video recently shared on social media raises new allegations regarding the deadly Benghazi terrorist attack, which led to the death of four … 2 days ago Military Breaks Silence After Bombshell Benghazi Allegations The United States military has released a statement amid allegations two Delta Force operators lied about their roles in the Benghazi attack.The … 1 day ago Erdoğan receives Libyan Prime...
Do DBT schemes announced just ahead of polls amount to bribes? | The Hindu parley podcast

Nov 28, 2024 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar

On November 23, the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance won a landslide victory in Maharashtra Assembly elections. Among several reasons cited for this victory are the implementation of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana — a direct benefit transfer programme introduced by the Maharashtra government in July 2024 – four months ahead of the polls.
Do new schemes ahead of elections amount to ‘voter bribes’?

Nov 28, 2024 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar

On November 23, the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance won a landslide victory in Maharashtra Assembly elections. Among several reasons cited for this victory are the implementation of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana — a direct benefit transfer programme introduced by the Maharashtra government in July 2024 – four months ahead of the polls.
2024 U.S. election results: A collection of analytical pieces

Nov 7, 2024 | thehindu.com | Suhasini Haidar |Sriram Lakshman |Kunal Shankar |Varghese K. George

Donald Trump won a second term as President of the United States, defeating his opponent Vice-President Kamala Harris when the votes were counted on November 6, 2024. Data suggest that voters wanted a break with current circumstances, driven primarily by their concerns around inflation and the economy, as well as illegal migration — the focus of Mr. Trump’s campaign.
Trump’s win will affect the global economy

Nov 6, 2024 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar

The return of Donald Trump as President of the world’s largest economy accounting for more than a quarter of the global GDP could mean a multiplicity of shifts, some of them detrimental, for several key economies, including India. It would mean a return to escalating trade wars; a continuation of economic protectionism; jettisoning multilateralism; and imposing restrictions on immigration into the U.S., which could hinder India’s IT services sector.
Decoding the workers strike at Samsung India in Chennai | In Focus podcast

Oct 18, 2024 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar

In this episode, we are in conversation with A. Soundararajan, the honorary president of the recently formed Samsung India Workers Union, to better understand the reasons for the labour unrest at one of the South Korean manufacturing giant’s flagship facilities near Chennai.
What is the Samsung workers strike in Chennai about? | Explained

Oct 9, 2024 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar |Sangeetha Kandavel

The story so far: About two-thirds of the 1,800 employees at one of South Korean electronics giant Samsung’s flagship factories in Chennai, have been striking work for a month now, demanding higher wages, an eight-hour work day, better working conditions and for the recognition of their recently formed labour union — the Samsung India Workers Union, or SIWU. What were recent developments?
Sunset for the U.K.’s coal-fired power, lessons for India

Oct 8, 2024 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar

The shuttering of Britain’s last coal-fired power plant, in Nottinghamshire, is a milestone and indicates the hastening of an ongoing paradigm shift in energy production globally. But this has by no means been a frictionless transition, as it has been portrayed in much of the press. There have also been calls to replicate the United Kingdom’s coal phase-out globally.
Is it time for India to introduce a Universal Basic Income? | The Hindu parley podcast

Sep 12, 2024 | thehindu.com | Kunal Shankar

Due to the phenomenon of jobless growth, i.e., the rise in output and labour productivity without the commensurate growth in employment generation, several countries have mooted the idea of a universal basic income (UBI). This idea has gained traction, especially since the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s most recent World Employment and Social Outlook links the decrease in jobs growth and the increase in inequality to a surge in automation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI).