Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor, The Hindu, in a meeting held to remember the revolutionary Hugo Chavez, speaks of the leader's efforts and determination to bring about inclusive development in Venezuela. He also points out the examples Chavez set for the third world countries to follow in the responsible, democratic and progressive utilization of national resources

Aijaz Ahmad discusses with Newsclick the current stand-off between the US and Iran after the current round of sanctions that includes Irani Central Bank. He believes that the US policy is regime change and no solution can take place unless other countries such as India, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, China, etc intervene.