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Governor Of Hindu-Majority Bali Puts Indonesia In A Tight Spot
By James M Dorsey A refusal by the governor of Hindu-majority Bali to host an Israeli soccer team at this May’s FIFA Under-20 World Cup puts the Indonesian government, football association, and foremost Muslim civil society movement on the spot. Wayan Koster’s refusal threatens to lead FIFA to deprive...
Rahul Gandhi’s Political Future Depends On Many Imponderables Before 2024 Polls
By Kalyani Shankar Is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi politically finished after the recent court verdict and his subsequent dismissal from Parliament? Is it an advantage or a setback for him and his party? It is too early to predict as it is an evolving story. But experience says that...
A Contemporary Indian Narrative Of The Times Of Narendra Modi
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The contemporary Indian narrative of the times of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is full of confusing signals for the common men. On the one hand PM Narendra Modi and his government in all their appearance has been trying to be truthful, doing justice, and virtuous,...
Assembly Poll Campaign Picks Up In Karnataka As BJP And Congress Are In Battle-Mode
By Sushil Kutty Things are moving fast in Karnataka where assembly elections will be held in April-May, a matter of a few weeks. In the latest, after the BJP announced the scrapping of the 4 percent quota for the Muslim minority, the Congress vowed to restore it if it...
Central BJP Leaders Focusing On Madhya Pradesh To Retain Power After Assembly Poll
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: BJP is resorting to virtual ‘ghero’ of Madhya Pradesh. Besides several small leaders, two stalwarts of the party chose to visit Madhya Pradesh almost at the same time. While home minister Amit Shah visited Chhindwara, stronghold of Kamal Nath for more than four decades,...
Israeli Supreme Court ‘Reform’ Aims To Approve Erasure Of Palestinians
By Gershon Baskin At the demonstrations for saving Israel’s democracy, I carry a sign that says, “There is no democracy with occupation.” It is not very popular, and at every demonstration, some people feel compelled to tell me that it is not in the right place. My answer is...
Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer Has Started A War Against British Left
By Ben Chacko British Labour Party’s national executive (NEC) is due to consider a motion in Keir Starmer’s name on Tuesday confirming that Jeremy Corbyn will not be endorsed as a candidate for the party at the next election. Nobody will be surprised at this long-trailed development. From Corbyn’s...
Punishment To Rahul Gandhi May Have Been Disproportionate To His Offence
By Nantoo Banerjee The punishment meted out to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by the Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him by a BJP MLA over his “why all thieves have Modi surname” remarks may have been considered by many as disproportionate to his sin...
Congress Should Not Confuse Legal Coalition On Rahul As Political Alliance
By Nitya Chakraborty There has been a sudden change in the political mood of the country, especially among the non-BJP opposition parties after the conviction of the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by the Surat Court and consequent disqualification of Rahul as Lok Sabha member from Wayanad constituency of Kerala....
Honduras Giving Recognition To Communist China Is A Major Event In Latin America
By Satyaki Chakraborty The decision announced by the Honduras Government on Saturday recognizing the People’s Republic of China as the only China and snapping all diplomatic ties with Taiwan signals the emergence of independent foreign policy by the left wing regime elected only early last year after decades of...
What Exactly Went Wrong Leading To Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank?
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik And the story goes on like this. There is this bank named Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that lent money to the tech industries, and the start-ups primarily in the tech domain. During 10th March 2023, the news broke that this bank collapsed and did not...
Rahul Gandhi Must Avoid Touching Sensitive Issues Which Hurt Congress Allies
By Sushil Kutty It is not easy to be Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray. The head of the vestiges of the Shiv Sena founded by Balasaheb Thackeray is being constantly tested by the disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and it has become difficult for Uddhav to keep proving his secular credentials...
Increased Minimum Wages For MGNREGA Workers Is Insufficient
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Centre has finally notified an increase in minimum wages of MGNREGA workers in the country, but it is too little to offset the reduced real time wages of the rural workforce on account of the high level of retail inflation that stood at 6.44...
The Debate Over CBDC Vs Financial Privacy Rages On In US And Nigeria
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The use of digital currencies has been a topic of discussion for some time now, with both supporters and opponents presenting their views on the matter. Recently, US Senator Ted Cruz, a member of the Republican Party representing the state of Texas, introduced a bill...
Present Revolt In Iran Is Rallying Its Diverse Working Class In The Struggle
By Niloufar Nematollahi Protesting crowds, clapping and chanting azadi, azadi, azadi, surround a police car, pushing it until the vehicle tips over. A girl with a covered face, her hair in a tight ponytail, climbs on the car and holds up a black scarf she has set alight. Amid...
Rahul Disqualification Puts India In Unenviable League Of Nations
By K Raveendran Incumbent ruling dispensations disfranchising former rulers and banning them for life from contesting elections is something that one often associates with countries with fragile democracies. Indians are used to news about politicians losing their seats in parliament and being debarred from contesting elections on account of...
Congress Has The Massive Task Now To Organise Stay On Rahul’s Conviction
By Harihar Swarup If not people, BJP will make Rahul Gandhi a leader by persecuting him. History has shown whenever a leader is persecuted as Rahul Gandhi is being done, he gets people’s sympathy. Wayanad MP Rahul has lost his Lok Sabha seat after being convicted of a criminal...
Passing Of 2023-24 Budget In Lok Sabha Without Debate Was A Subversion
By Anjan Roy Overshadowed by the news of Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from parliament, March 24 witnessed another unique parliamentary episode. For the first time in 75 years history of independent India, the general budget was passed without a debate on the provisions of the budget. It has bypassed all...
