Rishika Singh

Introduction

Rishika Singh is a deputy copyeditor at the Explained Desk of The Indian Express. She enjoys writing on issues related to international relations, and in particular, likes to follow analyses of news from China. Additionally, she writes on developments related to politics and culture in India....Read More

Articles by Rishika Singh

US UK aircraft launching strikes against Houthis in Yemen.

Who are the Shia Houthis, and why are they aligned with the Sunni Palestinian Hamas?Subscriber Only

Jan 12, 2024 17:56 IST

The US and UK have struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the militant group's attacks on...

Fri, Jan 12, 2024

Iranian women hold pictures and flags depicting Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2024.

Iran bomb blasts leave 103 dead: How this can impact the Middle EastSubscriber Only

Jan 04, 2024 17:07 IST

Why had crowds gathered in Iran to mourn the late General Qassem Soleimani? And with Iranian...

Thu, Jan 04, 2024

Why the UK has stopped some postgraduate students from bringing family membersSubscriber Only

Jan 03, 2024 09:21 IST

The UK curbs have to do with larger concerns over migration and are also a central plank of the...

Thu, Jan 04, 2024

Deng Xiaoping, the first Chinese President to visit the US, and US President Jimmy Carter at the arrival ceremony for the Vice Premier of China in 1979, at the White House.

How China and the US first established diplomatic ties 45 years ago, why Taiwan became a sticking pointSubscriber Only

Jan 02, 2024 11:28 IST

Cold War rivalries resulted in a lack of official contact between the US and China for decades....

Tue, Jan 02, 2024

The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) sails alongside the Japanese Murasame-class destroyer Akebono (DD 108) in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 25, 2023.

Red Sea attacks: Why many US allies have not joined its Op Prosperity GuardianSubscriber Only

Dec 31, 2023 19:50 IST

The US Secretary of State Lloyd Austin announced a joint maritime security initiative called...

Mon, Jan 01, 2024

On Congress Foundation Day, a brief history of the INCSubscriber Only

Dec 28, 2023 15:11 IST

The Indian National Congress came into existence on December 28, 1885. In the 138 years since then,...

Fri, Dec 29, 2023

The many origins of Santa Claus, from Christian saints to Nordic evil spiritsSubscriber Only

Dec 24, 2023 15:47 IST

How did the grandfatherly figure of Santa Claus come to be linked with Christmas and with the...

Mon, Dec 25, 2023

‘Dunki’ and immigration: How the first modern passports came to beSubscriber Only

Dec 22, 2023 19:38 IST

The recent Shahrukh Khan-Rajkumar Hirani film ‘Dunki' is centred around the issue of immigration....

Tue, Dec 26, 2023

Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023.

Attacks on ships, costly rerouting and more: What is happening in Red Sea, as spillover of Gaza warSubscriber Only

Dec 19, 2023 20:18 IST

The United States has launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to maintain security in the Red Sea....

Sun, Mar 16, 2025

This Quote Means: Lending hands to someone is better than giving a doleSubscriber Only

Dec 17, 2023 20:12 IST

What relevance does the quote have to politics in India? We explain. Questions of economic and...

Sun, Dec 17, 2023

Conference of the Big Three at Yalta makes final plans for the defeat of Germany. They are UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Franklin D Roosevelt, and USSR Premier Josef Stalin in 1945.

US veto of Gaza ceasefire: Why only five countries have veto power in the UN Security CouncilSubscriber Only

Dec 17, 2023 16:21 IST

Israel-Hamas conflict: The continued US support for Israel has been noted at the UN. It vetoed a...

Sun, Dec 17, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu during the COP28, in UAE, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

Maldives to not renew 2019 water survey pact with India: What are hydrographic surveys?Subscriber Only

Dec 15, 2023 16:36 IST

What was planned under the pact, and why did the Maldives pull out of it? Does India have similar...

Sat, Dec 16, 2023

SC verdict on abrogation of Article 370 Explained Live:

SC verdict on abrogation of Article 370 Explained Highlights: Everything you need to know about the landmark judgment

Dec 11, 2023 09:17 IST

SC verdict on abrogation of Article 370 Explained Highlights: What are the judgment's implications?...

Tue, Dec 12, 2023

As China-US tensions rise over Taiwan, what do the Taiwanese themselves think?Subscriber Only

Dec 09, 2023 16:53 IST

Taiwan elections 2024: With the campaign focus on concerns around security and foreign policy,...

Sat, Dec 09, 2023

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the United Nations before a meeting about the conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023.

What is Article 99 of the UN Charter, invoked for the first time in decades as Israel attacks GazaSubscriber Only

Dec 07, 2023 16:04 IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said 'Nowhere is safe in Gaza'. Why has he invoked Article 99...

Fri, Dec 08, 2023

How to read the NCRB 2022 report on crime in IndiaSubscriber Only

Dec 04, 2023 17:45 IST

The report has crime statistics from across the country. It is a valuable resource, but may not be...

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

U.S. President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger speak on Air Force One during their voyage to China, on February 20, 1972.

From Israel to China, how Henry Kissinger influenced US foreign policySubscriber Only

Nov 30, 2023 12:37 IST

Kissinger, who passed away recently, was an influential US Secretary of State who left behind a...

Fri, Dec 01, 2023

A prehistoric rock art site in northeast Zimbabwe showing group "hunt" scene.

How a new study rejects the idea of ‘Man, the Hunter’, through female biologySubscriber Only

Nov 28, 2023 18:01 IST

A new study has argued that women not only hunted in Paleolithic times, but they also had certain...

Tue, Nov 28, 2023

BR Ambedkar's statue in the Supreme Court premises in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu to mark Constitution Day on November 26.

This Quote Means: ‘Constitution is not a mere lawyers’ document… its spirit is always the spirit of Age’Subscriber Only

Nov 26, 2023 17:22 IST

Constitution Day 2023: We explain what the quote from Dr BR Ambedkar means, in terms of how the...

Mon, Nov 27, 2023

Hou Yu-ih (left), candidate for Taiwan's presidency from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), and Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate.

Taiwan elections 2024: Who the candidates are, why it matters for the worldSubscriber Only

Nov 24, 2023 20:19 IST

Candidates have filed nominations for the upcoming elections, which are likely to impact...

Fri, Nov 24, 2023

Hamas rally from 2007, with banners of former leaders Ahmed Yassin (left) and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (right).

Which countries recognise Hamas as a ‘terrorist’ organisation?Subscriber Only

Nov 21, 2023 16:10 IST

Israel has designated Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, the terrorist group that carried out the...

Thu, Nov 23, 2023

Nelson Mandela meets members of the South African rugby team, in a time when the team was seen as a representation of the apartheid rule that had existed for decades.

This Quote Means: ‘Sport has the power to… unite people in a way little else does’, from Nelson MandelaSubscriber Only

Nov 19, 2023 19:39 IST

As the ICC Men’s World Cup Final gets underway, we discuss the unique power that sport holds, and...

Mon, Nov 20, 2023

rishika singh on how deepfakes are shrinking online spaces for women

Rashmika Mandanna controversy: How deepfakes shrink online space for womenSubscriber Only

Nov 19, 2023 07:35 IST

It is young men who need to be conditioned, told repeatedly that when it comes to consent and...

Thu, Nov 23, 2023

Cook. Clean. Care. Repeat. The unrelenting lives of Indian womenSubscriber Only

Nov 18, 2023 16:21 IST

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's recent remarks encouraging youngsters to put in 70-hour work...

Fri, Nov 24, 2023

A BDS protest in Melbourne, Australia against Israel.

What is the BDS movement, led by Palestinian groups against Israel?Subscriber Only

Nov 17, 2023 20:27 IST

The movement was launched in 2005 by more than 170 Palestinian groups to garner international...

Fri, Nov 17, 2023

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