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

This Quote Means | Gandhi: ‘To the hungry, God can only appear as bread’ and why MS Swaminathan invoked itSubscriber Only

Oct 01, 2023 19:50 IST

Why did Gandhi say this about hunger? And why were these words relevant for the man described as...

Mon, Oct 02, 2023

Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong proclaiming the People's Republic of China on 1 October, 1949, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

How China’s communist state was established on October 1, 1949Subscriber Only

Oct 01, 2023 10:07 IST

How did the ideology of Communism come to China and why did it prevail, leading to a system that is...

Tue, Oct 01, 2024

UK’s beloved Sycamore Gap cut down: The tree and its significanceSubscriber Only

Sep 29, 2023 21:45 IST

The sycamore tree was located in a dip between two hills, at a gap in the Hadrian Wall – an old...

Fri, Sep 29, 2023

Canada Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry

‘Some terrorists found safe haven in Canada’: Why Sri Lanka has backed IndiaSubscriber Only

Sep 26, 2023 18:09 IST

This is not the first time that Sri Lanka has criticised Canada. Its objections have revolved...

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

a poster of bollywood actor john abraham smoking.

Debate over anti-smoking ads on OTT platforms: How Indian films and TV saw warnings come inSubscriber Only

Sep 26, 2023 11:43 IST

Smoking warnings for films and TV shows were introduced a few years ago but were followed by court...

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

UPSC This Quote Means: Representational photo

This Quote Means: ‘The opposite of poverty is not wealth, but justice’Subscriber Only

Sep 24, 2023 18:46 IST

What this quote essentially puts forward is that too often, poverty is seen narrowly. The...

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

In recent years, common interests, such as balancing the rise of China, have led to a closer alignment among the Five Eyes countries: the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand.

India-Canada stand-off: What is the Five Eyes Alliance, which helped ‘lead’ Canada PM Trudeau to claims on Nijjar’s death?Subscriber Only

Sep 23, 2023 11:01 IST

Spokespersons from the US and the UK have so far stressed letting Canada’s investigation into...

Sun, Sep 24, 2023

Congress leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Rahul Gandhi outside Parliament, holding a copy of the constitution.

‘Socialist’ and ‘secular’: What do these words mean in the Constitution, and how did they come to be part of the Preamble?Subscriber Only

Sep 20, 2023 11:40 IST

The original framers of the Constitution did not feel the need to explicitly mention either word...

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

Rwandan women at a meet of the political party RPF.

A country with 61 per cent women Parliamentarians: The tragedy that led to Rwanda scoring so highSubscriber Only

Sep 20, 2023 08:47 IST

Countries like Sweden, Iceland and New Zealand, which have boasted of gender progress for decades,...

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

This Quote Means: ‘Greater political power alone will not improve women’s plight’Subscriber Only

Sep 18, 2023 20:45 IST

The quote talks about a criticism that many have raised on the question of political reservations...

Tue, Sep 19, 2023

The signboard for the India Club in London.

Why London’s India Club, visited by leaders like Nehru, Mountbatten and VK Menon, is closing downSubscriber Only

Sep 17, 2023 19:00 IST

Dr Rajendra Prasad, Lord Mountbatten, Jawaharlal Nehru, Dadabhai Naoroji were some of the club's...

Mon, Sep 18, 2023

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, June 18, 2020. A federal judge on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

US court rules policy on protecting undocumented immigrants illegal: What is DACA?Subscriber Only

Sep 14, 2023 18:58 IST

Since its inception under then-US President Barack Obama in 2012, DACA has come under legal...

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

China removes Defence Minister Li Shangfu from post: Why he is speculated to be ‘missing’Subscriber Only

Sep 12, 2023 16:50 IST

Earlier in July, then Foreign Affairs Minister Qin Gang was replaced at his post with Wang Yi, and...

Tue, Oct 24, 2023

Himachal CM requests ‘national disaster’ tag after heavy rains: Who funds disaster relief in India?Subscriber Only

Sep 11, 2023 20:44 IST

How does the Centre determine the scale of assistance it provides to a state hit by a natural...

Tue, Sep 12, 2023

An artwork on tile in the villa of T. Siminius Stephanus in Pompeii, around 100 BC to 100 CE, of Greek philosopher Plato's Academy, where he taught his students.

This Quote Means: Plato said, ‘The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior’Subscriber Only

Sep 10, 2023 18:13 IST

Quotes related to public life and views on social responsibility from great thinkers are relevant...

Mon, Sep 11, 2023

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden attend Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) event on the day of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023.

India-Europe Economic Corridor: What is the Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment that is behind the project?Subscriber Only

Sep 10, 2023 15:10 IST

The new project is a part of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII) – a...

Mon, Sep 11, 2023

‘Shouldn’t be able to identify pupils’ religion just by looking at them’: Why France banned the Abaya in its public schoolsSubscriber Only

Sep 08, 2023 12:30 IST

The government has argued that Abayas, which are long robes, are dresses that are specific to one...

Fri, Sep 08, 2023

G20 Summit in Delhi: Everything you need to knowSubscriber Only

Sep 06, 2023 06:30 IST

The G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held in New Delhi on September 9-10. Here is all you need to know...

Sat, Sep 09, 2023

Udhayanidhi Stalin of the DMK and Periyar, who launched the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu.

Row over Sanatan Dharma: The history of DMK’s anti-religion, anti-caste originsSubscriber Only

Sep 04, 2023 15:54 IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Tamil Nadu’s ruling party, has its roots in the Self-Respect...

Wed, Sep 06, 2023

Students from a slum attend a classroom session at the Yamuna riverbed near Mayur Vihar in New Delhi in 2023.

This Quote Means: ‘The destiny of India is now being shaped in her classrooms’Subscriber Only

Sep 03, 2023 19:43 IST

The quote is from the govt’s Kothari Commission report (1964-66). We take a deeper look at its...

Mon, Sep 04, 2023

Preparations in Gandhinagar ahead of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors summit

G20 Summit in New Delhi: What other international organisations is India part of?Subscriber Only

Aug 31, 2023 18:50 IST

As India prepares to host the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10, we take a brief look...

Sun, Sep 03, 2023

‘Radioactive chapatis’: Why a UK MP has raised concern over a 1969 experiment on South Asian womenSubscriber Only

Aug 30, 2023 14:06 IST

The researchers did not fully inform the subjects about the risks and specifics associated with the...

Sat, Sep 02, 2023

This Quote Means: Einstein said, ‘The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking’Subscriber Only

Aug 27, 2023 21:34 IST

Einstein’s perspective says that science is an evolved form of our common thinking. It is...

Mon, Aug 28, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 Pragyan rover roams around the 'Shiv Shakti Point', Vikram' lander's touchdown spot, on the Moon at the south pole.

‘Shiv Shakti’, ‘Tiranga’, ‘Jawahar Sthal’ after Chandrayaan missions: Who names sites on the Moon?Subscriber Only

Aug 27, 2023 17:33 IST

The point where the Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down on the lunar surface on Wednesday will be...

Tue, Aug 29, 2023

Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee.

Trump’s refusal, Ramaswamy in the spotlight: How US election debates began and why they matterSubscriber Only

Aug 25, 2023 19:57 IST

Debates can provide a chance to go viral or launch an attack that gets widely discussed, bumping up...

Fri, Aug 25, 2023

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