There is a rising number of predatory journals in academia, challenging scholars to determine which publications are legitimate.
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In some cases, it can be difficult for academics to know which journals are not credible – but other times, people feel pressure to publish in these publications.
United States and Chinese flags are set up before a July 8, 2023, meeting between officials of the two countries in Beijing.
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The move to rename India as ‘Bharat’ is part of a push by the Hindu nationalist right to create an ideologically pure state that in reality never existed.
Where’s Xi Jinping? The Chinese leader will be conspicuous by his absence at this year’s G20 summit in New Delhi.
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In this podcast, @michellegrattan and @amanda.dunn10 discuss the week in politics
BRICS leaders announce the outcomes of the XV BRICS Summit, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 24 August 2023.
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Indonesia has taken a good decision by not joining BRICS, but still needs to be aware that this bloc remains important for the country, and ASEAN.
Indian soldiers watch a telecast as Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.
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As the Brics alliance signs up new members, Russia continues to win over more allies.
India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touched down on the south pole of the Moon on Aug. 23, 2023, sparking celebrations across the country.
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India became the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon, a notoriously difficult achievement that also marks them as the fourth country to land on the Moon.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi delivers the traditional Independence Day speech from the Red Fort in Delhi on August 15.
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BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – compose 41% of the world population and almost a third of global GDP.
The ‘space economy’ isn’t just rockets and space suits – satellite data, radio and TV are all part of a broadly-defined space economy.
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With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paint a more complex picture.
Plantations of exotic trees from the mid-19th century onwards devastated Indian ecosystems.
Activists protesting ethnic violence in northeastern Manipur state shout slogans in Mumbai, India, on July 24, 2023. Violence between tribal communities in the state has flared up in recent months.
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The Indian central government has done little thus far to quell the ongoing ethnic violence in the state of Manipur.
Debt renegotiation between debtors (mostly older, minority women) and debt collectors (in green and from behind). December 2019, debt renegotiation fair in Vitoria (Espirito Santo) Brazil.
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Isabelle Guérin, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Elena Reboul, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM), and Timothée Narring, Université Paris Cité
In different parts of the world, managing debt on a day-to-day basis is a real job, and one that is mainly taken on by women.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
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