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

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

Women carrying placards with the slogan 'Palestine will be free from the river to the sea' during pro-Palestine protests.

‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’: How the rallying call began, why it is criticisedSubscriber Only

Nov 14, 2023 20:43 IST

Where does the slogan, seen in pro-Palestine marches around the world, come from? Who has said it...

Sun, Feb 11, 2024

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a bilateral meeting ahead of a U.S.-hosted APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 9, 2023.

Xi-Biden to meet amid US-China tensions: What is APEC, the forum they will be attending?Subscriber Only

Nov 14, 2023 13:11 IST

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President XI Jinping are also set to meet on the summit's...

Tue, Nov 14, 2023

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on his first day in office.

David Cameron to be new UK Foreign Secretary: Who is the former PM, what his return signalsSubscriber Only

Nov 13, 2023 16:57 IST

The appointment comes after British PM Rishi Sunak sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Cameron...

Tue, Nov 14, 2023

Trump ahead of Biden in key US states, finds survey: What it means, why it mattersSubscriber Only

Nov 07, 2023 19:47 IST

In states considered crucial for winning US Presidential elections, Biden has seen low approval on...

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

The late former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waving to media after a statement during an official visit to Switzerland in 2013.

Li Keqiang was once tipped to be President of China. What happened?Subscriber Only

Oct 27, 2023 16:25 IST

Li, who passed away on Oct 27, served as China's Premier for a decade until early 2023. His reduced...

Fri, Oct 27, 2023

ec sybols such as a laptop, charging socket, a bowl of noodles, a dustbin and a sink.

Hand, Lotus, noodle bowl, charger and more: How are symbols allotted to political parties in India?Subscriber Only

Oct 23, 2023 18:54 IST

Recognised national and state parties get exclusive symbols, while unrecognised registered parties'...

Tue, Oct 24, 2023

Canada recalls 41 diplomats from India: What is the 1961 Vienna Convention, why it was invokedSubscriber Only

Oct 22, 2023 18:01 IST

Earlier this month, India had sought ‘parity’ with Canada, asking it to downsize its diplomatic...

Mon, Oct 23, 2023

Photographs showing officials, including Russia's incumbent president Vladimir Putin, are on display next to the so-called Russia's nuclear briefcase also known as the "Cheget", at the exposition of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Centre in Yekaterinburg, Russia, October 18, 2022.

Vladimir Putin seen with ‘nuclear briefcase’ in China: Its history, what it containsSubscriber Only

Oct 19, 2023 19:31 IST

Emerging during the Cold War rivalry between the US and the USSR, the briefcase has drawn interest...

Fri, Oct 20, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China in 2017. On right, Xi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2023.

China’s envoy to visit Middle East: Beijing’s position on Israel-Palestine conflict, and its changing roleSubscriber Only

Oct 16, 2023 08:01 IST

China has called itself a "friend to both Israel and Palestine". How has its involvement in the...

Mon, Oct 16, 2023

economics nobel 2023 winner claudia goldin.

What the 2023 Nobel Economics Prize winner says on women’s aspirations, role in workforce and pay gapSubscriber Only

Oct 14, 2023 07:15 IST

While Claudia Goldin's 2021 book focuses on American women, in an increasingly globalised world...

Sun, Oct 15, 2023

Robbie Thorpe talks during a NAIDOC, National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, march in Melbourne, July 6, 2018. Thorpe, an Indigenous activist, drew attention to Indigenous division over the Voice by applying for a High Court injunction to prevent the referendum going ahead.

What is Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum?Subscriber Only

Oct 13, 2023 18:03 IST

Australians will vote to decide whether the indigenous, non-white population of the continent...

Fri, Oct 13, 2023

A vendor waits for customers at a shoe shop in a market in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 14, 2022.

Why China has assisted Sri Lanka over debt worth $4.2 billionSubscriber Only

Oct 12, 2023 18:50 IST

India is also involved in the process of negotiating the debt Sri Lanka owes to it. How did the...

Sat, Oct 14, 2023

In Israel-Palestine conflict, why Hamas and Hezbollah have raised the issue of ‘normalisation’Subscriber Only

Oct 09, 2023 09:15 IST

The militant anti-Israel groups have opposed the creeping improvement of relations between the Arab...

Thu, Oct 19, 2023

A Hezbollah supporter holds up a poster of the late Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh, as others wave the group's and Palestinian flags during a rally in celebration of the attacks that the militant Hamas group carried out against Israel, in Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Who are Hezbollah, and why has their presence raised concerns of escalation?Subscriber Only

Oct 08, 2023 15:45 IST

Hezbollah, whose name means ‘Party of God’, is a Shiite Islamic militant organisation from...

Mon, Oct 09, 2023

Mohammadi has also been awarded other prominent prizes in the West for her work, such as the 2023 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award in May 2023.

Nobel Prize for Peace: Who is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian woman awarded this year?Subscriber Only

Oct 06, 2023 16:23 IST

An engineer-turned-activist, Narges Mohammadi is currently living in a detention facility in Iran...

Sat, Oct 07, 2023

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