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In The Gujarat Assembly Polls, It Is Narendra Modi All The Way, Not BJP

By Sushil Kutty It is a small world, and sound travels far. Otherwise how could America’s  former President Donald Trump echo Prime Minister Narendra Modi?  Announcing his 2024 bid for the White House, Trump said, “This is not my campaign, this will be our campaign”. And television host Sean...

Nov 16 · >

Known Separatist Leader Bilal Gani Lone Is Going Mainstream In Kashmir

By Harihar Swarup Kashmir’s politics is likely to witness a major change, Separatist leader Bilal Gani Lone is preparing to bid farewell to separatism and enter the mainstream politics.. Bilal is elder son of Abdul Gani Lone, the Hurriyat Conference leader who founded the People Conference. Considered a moderate...

Nov 16 · >

BJP Govt In Madhya Pradesh Trying To Woo Tribals Before 2023 Assembly Poll

By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh BJP has launched a massive campaign to win over tribals who constitute a significant portion of state’s population. Its defeat to the Congress in 2018 assembly polls was largely due to the fact that it won less than one third tribal...

Nov 16 · >

Kerala Governor Pitching For Showdown With LDF Government On VC Issue

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a massive manifestation of Kerala’s collective anger against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s activities in violation of the Constitution. The protest march to the Raj Bhavan on November 15 against the gubernatorial grouches saw the attendance of close to one lakh people. The march,...

Nov 16 · >

No Pre Election Fever As Nepal Goes For National Elections On November 20

By Sankar Ray The Federal Parliament and provincial assemblies’ elections in Nepal are scheduled to take place on November 20. But the election fever isn’t felt in most of the 165 first-past-the-post constituencies or directly electable seats out of 275 lower house seats of FP. The same is true...

Nov 16 · >

When Biden Erred In Pitting Ukraine As War Between Democracy And Autocracy

By James M Dorsey US President Joe Biden potentially made a strategic mistake when he framed the struggle for Ukraine as a battle between democracy and autocracy. In doing so, he did America’s main rival, China, an unintended favour. Ukraine is not about democracy vs. autocracy; from America’s perspective,...

Nov 16 · >

CoP27 Draft Agreement Shows Clear Divide On Options To Meet Climate Goals

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The draft text on CoP27 agreement released on Monday, November 14, clearly shows the division. Countries are still fighting on the most contentious issue of agreement on “funding arrangements for loss and damage”. The UN climate conference is still swinging between hope and despair. At...

Nov 15 · >

Biden-Xi Talks At G20 Meet Send Mature Signals Amidst The Period Of Tensions

By Sushil Kutty President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping met on Monday in  the Indonesian island of Bali, the first substantive meeting between them since Joe Biden became President, and Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term. The other side of the road, other leaders of Group of...

Nov 15 · >

Hemant Soren Is The New Aspirational Symbol Of Adivasis In Jharkhand

By Arun Srivastava Offence is the best strategy for Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to foil the mischievous designs of the Narendra Modi government, the BJP and the powerful caucus  of the Dikus, the non tribals, who have been desperate to grab the land of the adivasis on the...

Nov 15 · >

BJP Is In Covert Collusion With Separatists For Division Of North Bengal

By Tirthankar Mitra Even as panchayat election is inching closer, north Bengal is in the news for the wrong reasons.  The demand for a separate state or Union Territory has resurfaced. The present scenario, however, differs from the one which arose last year when BJP MP John Barla and...

Nov 15 · >
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