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Dominant players like Germany see fiscal rules as a means to promote stability, but weaker members like Italy and Greece see them as curbs on sovereign decisions.

Mint Explainer: The EU's brewing battle over budgets

3 min read . 01:01 PM IST

Nobel prizes have come in controversy too. Mahatma Gandhi was never awarded the peace prize, despite being nominated five times. Phoyo: AP

Mint Explainer: How the Nobel laureates are chosen

3 min read . 10:41 AM IST

Data speed on 6G is expected to be almost 100 times faster than 5G.. Photo: Mint

Mint Explainer: The next-gen telecom will be anything but ordinary

3 min read . 06 Oct 2022

Liz Truss's approval rating has dropped tremendously. Polls indicate the Labour Party will win in elections in 2024. Photo: Reuters

Mint Explainer: The hole PM Truss dug for herself and the way out

3 min read . 06 Oct 2022

North Korea's Supreme leader Kim Jong Un is developing hypersonic and rail-fired missiles designed to defeat the US and South Korean defence systems. Photo: AFP

Mint Explainer: The message in missile North Korea fired over Japan

4 min read . 05 Oct 2022

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is seen as the party presidential candidate backed by the high command.

Mint Explainer: How the Congress party elects its president

3 min read . 04 Oct 2022

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (left) and the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro are divisive figures, representing Brazil's left and right politics respectively. Photo: AFP

Mint Explainer: What's at stake in Brazil's tightening Bolsonaro-Lula race

4 min read . 04 Oct 2022

The Russian forces still do not have full control over the Ukrainian areas Russia says it has annexed. Photo: AP

Mint Explainer: Why Russia has claimed parts of Ukraine

3 min read . 03 Oct 2022

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), the free ration scheme, has been extended for next three months.

Mint Explainer: Free food grains come with hidden costs too

4 min read . 30 Sep 2022

Pakistan has used F-16s against India. After the Balakot strike of 2019, a Pakistani F-16 shot down an Indian MIG-21. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Mint Explainer: Behind the US-Pak F-16 support deal

3 min read . 29 Sep 2022

Women at a protest in New York City against the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, Photo: Reuters

Mint Explainer: Why are women protesting in Iran?

3 min read . 28 Sep 2022

The gas leak at the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Natural gas is used both as a feedstock for fertilisers and some petrochemicals, and for heating homes and running power generators. Photo: AFP

Mint Explainer: How Nord Stream leaks will hit the world

5 min read . 28 Sep 2022

Urban planning has not focused adequately on the need to build freight corridors in and around cities. Photo: Mint

Mint Explainer: National Logistics Policy, and the need for freight-smart cities

4 min read . 27 Sep 2022

A PLA soldier during military exercises in Taiwan Straits, China has warned the bill could disrupt peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Photo: AP

Mint Explainer: How a US bill risks new crisis over Taiwan

3 min read . 26 Sep 2022

Huawei ran afoul of the Trump administration which accused it variously of committing fraud, violating sanctions against Iran and stealing technology from competitors. Photo: AFP

Mint Explainer: What Huawei's 'US-free' supply chain would mean for China

3 min read . 24 Sep 2022

This is not India’s first attempt at building a domestic manufacturing base for semiconductors. Photo: Bloomberg

Mint Explainer: Why India wants to get into the semiconductor game

4 min read . 23 Sep 2022

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the that central bank would persist with its hawkish stance until inflation settled at about 2%. Photo: Reuters

Mint Explainer: Why the US Fed struggles to control inflation

4 min read . 22 Sep 2022

A file photo of the Chinese forces conducting a long-range live-fire drill into the Taiwan Strait. China has a range of options for invading Taiwan. Photo: Reuters

Mint Explainer: How Chinese invasion of Taiwan will hit world economy

3 min read . 21 Sep 2022

A woman uses a makeshift raft to cross a waterlogged slum area in Bengaluru, 65% of India's 7,933 urban settlements do not have any master plan. Photo: PTI

Mint Explainer: Beyond Bengaluru, a colossal urban crisis

6 min read . 12 Sep 2022

Chhota Bheem, a hugely popular character from a superhit animation TV series for kids, has become a figurehead for native toys.

Mint Explainer: The battle of Barbie versus Chhota Bheem

8 min read . 07 Sep 2022

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