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Another Indian Origin Left Democrat Saikat Chakrabarti Is Creating Waves In U.S.
By Nitya Chakraborty The Left wing section in the Democratic Party in the United States of America led by Senator Bernie Sanders is on upswing even though the party establishment seems clueless to deal effectively with the challenge thrown by the second term President Donald Trump to the very...
Entire Opposition Accusing ECI Of Conspiring To Secure BJP’s Win In Bihar
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the last day of submission of elector forms and documents on July 25, 2025 under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for Electoral Roll in Bihar, six million names are set to be deleted from the voter list, while new additions will be known only after...
In India-UK Free Trade Agreement, It Is A Win Win Situation For Both Countries
By Anjan Roy Writing in the years just before the Great War of 1914, the famous British economist, John Maynard Keynes, had gloated over the fact that without moving from his bed in London he was able to order the best things from around the world, including Indian tea....
Vice President Dhankar’s Resignation Has Constitutional Ambiguity
By Satej Desale In a surprising turn of events, the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, tendered his resignation on July 21, 2025, citing “health reasons” creating a rare mid-term vacancy in the constitutional office. The Constitution of India, 1950 (“Constitution”) provides clear guidelines for presidential vacancies. However, the...
Narendra Modi Beats Indira In PM Tenure, Can He Cross Her Father?
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday-Friday was out on a foreign sojourn, an official two-nation visit, when he surpassed Indira Gandhi as India’s second-longest serving prime minister in consecutive terms — completing 4,078 uninterrupted, successive, days in office. Indira Gandhi’s continuous tenure was never as much...
India-UK Trade Agreement Has Some Bright Features But Future Risks Remain
By R. Suryamurthy India’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the United Kingdom is being celebrated as a historic milestone in bilateral relations. On the surface, the deal offers a windfall for Indian exporters—99% of India’s goods exports will now enter the UK duty-free. But beneath the surface...
Why V S Achuthanandan Govt’s Chief Ministership Will Be Remembered For Fight Against Corruption
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: His political rivals try to play down the gains of the Government of VS Achuthanandan, who passed away on Monday, July 21. But the undeniable reality is that the tenure of VS as Chief Minister (2006-11) saw Kerala making significant gains, which earned all-round acclaim....
INDIA Bloc To Discuss All Options In Bihar Assembly Poll Including Boycott
By Rahil Nora Chopra After RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav signalled a possible boycott of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections over alleged discrepancies in the voters roll, the Congress said every option is open. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru said the INDIA bloc...
India, UK Seal Historic Trade Deal; Set To Double Bilateral Trade To $112 Billion By 2030
NEW DELHI: India and the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday entered into a landmark Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) that will at once ease India’s access to the island nation’s merchandise market, spur investments flows over the next few years, and pave the way for greater exchange of...
India Targets 100% Population Coverage With 4G And 90% With 5G In Draft Of New Telecom Policy
NEW DELHI: The Centre has set up targets to achieve 100% population coverage with 4G and 90% coverage with 5G, as per the draft of the National Telecom Policy 2025 (NTP-25). The policy also aims to double the telecom sector’s contribution to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and attract...
Industry Leaders From Both Countries Hail India–UK FTA Deal
NEW DELHI: Industry leaders from both India and the UK gave a resounding welcome to the signing of the India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), describing it as a forward-looking framework that could redefine economic collaboration between the two countries. A 16-member delegation of Indian business leaders accompanied Prime Minister...
RBI To Hold Rates In August, Expected To Cut Again Later This Year: Poll
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India will hold its key repo rate at 5.50% next month following a surprisingly bigger-than-expected cut in June, but will lower it again by year-end, according to the latest Reuters poll of economists. Subdued inflation has allowed policymakers room to cut rates but with...
UK-India FTA Waives Off Double Social Security For Workers
NEW DELHI: Around 75,000 Indian workers on short-term visa in the United Kingdom (UK) and 900 employers there are expected to benefit from the Double Contribution Convention (DCC), which came into force, along with the signing of UK-India Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the two countries on...
Why SCO Summit At Tianjin On August 31 Is Crucial For India-China Relations?
By Nitya Chakraborty The recent months have not been comfortable for India with its two neighbours Pakistan and India, but as regards the third most powerful neighbouring county China, th scenario has turned different. India-China ties which became bitter at the time of clashes in Galwan valley in 2020,...
India’s Electric Vehicle Future Depends On Availability Of Rare Minerals
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik There’s a blind spot in India’s electric vehicle ambitions, which sits deep inside the battery. Lithium, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium are rare earth elements. Laboratory processing of these rare earth materials yields permanent magnets, which have applications spanning dental, aerospace, defense, electronics, batteries, and automotive sectors....
Present Police Witchhunt Of Bengali Speaking Muslims Is A Part Of RSS Programme
By P. Sudhir For some time now, shock waves have been raging across the country. The issue at hand concerns the large number of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being labelled as Bangladeshis. The combination of being Bengali-speaking and Muslim is perceived as a “lethal” marker, almost automatically branding one as...
U.S. Has Gained Major Access In Japanese Rice Market Through Massive Trade Deal
By Anjan Roy TORONTO: The United States has announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday night. In his characteristic hyperbole, Donald Trump announced a “massive trade deal with Japan”. This might be said to the first trade deal that United States has done with any country since Donald...
Jagdeep Dhankar’s Parting Has Lessons For Narendra Modi And BJP Leadership
By Sushil Kutty As it happens more vice is being foisted upon ousted Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar than if he hadn’t stood his ground and posed problems for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authority. VP Dhankar cited “medical advice” for his “resignation”. But was it resignation or more like quit...
