Former chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane may set different benchmarks in the ongoing Test series, as he has a proven record in the longest format of the game. Rahane, who was India’s third-highest run-scorer in the pink-ball Test, had led the side to an eight-wicketContinue Reading

How the pandemic could play out in 2021

Maridav/Shutterstock Vaccines for COVID-19 are now being rolled out, but in some parts of the world, this good news has been tempered by the emergence of new, potentially more infectious strains of the virus. Exactly how the pandemic will evolve has become more uncertain. Certainly, the next three or soContinue Reading

How the pandemic could play out in 2021

Maridav/Shutterstock Vaccines for COVID-19 are now being rolled out, but in the UK, this good news has been tempered by the emergence of a new, potentially more infectious strain of the virus. Exactly how the pandemic will evolve has become more uncertain. Certainly, the next three or so months willContinue Reading

The term 'Judeo-Christian' has been misused for political ends – a new 'Abrahamic' identity offers an alternative

The term ‘Judeo-Christian’ serves political agendas. 1000 Words/Shutterstock Upcoming elections in the Netherlands and Germany in 2021 will test the strength of the radical right, which has a distinct vision of European identity. In contrast to those who view democratic values as essentially secular and universal, and not tied toContinue Reading