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Why The U.S.–Bangladesh Trade Pact Demands India’s Close Attention?
By R. Suryamurthy Trade agreements are written in the language of reciprocity. They are sold as mutually beneficial, technically balanced, legally tidy. But their real consequences often unfold outside the negotiating room — in mandis, ports, supply chains and balance sheets that were never explicitly mentioned in the text....
Indo-US Trade Deal Is A One Sided Unequal Agreement
By Prabhat Patnaik The Indo-US Trade Agreement, even leaving aside specific provisions, has two unusual features that mark it out as an Unequal Treaty, of the sort that imperial powers used to impose on countries of the global south that they did not directly rule. The first is the...
Successful General Strike Sounds A Stern Warning To Modi Govt
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 24-hour nationwide general strike on February 12 called by 10 trade unions handed out a stern warning to the Union Government and hinted at stronger steps if it failed to roll back the “anti-working class and pro-corporate” Labour Codes. Expectedly, Kerala led the nation...
Majority In Britain Want Major Shift To Left – But Can The Opportunity Be Seized?
By Ben Chacko LONDON: As the Westminster political crisis unfolds, the hopes and fears of the capitalist class were spelt out plainly in two separate articles in The Telegraph, appearing on the same day this week. The first was headlined “Why bond markets may be Starmer’s closest friend.” The...
New Consumer Inflation Data To Bolster Policy Responses: CEA Nageswaran
NEW DELHI: India’s new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series using 2024 as a base year, unveiled on Thursday, captures the transition in household consumption trends over the past decade with greater spends going towards services even as the share of food in domestic budgets declined, and will help fiscal...
Govt Needs To Implement New PSE Policy Without Delay: Parliamentary Panel
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel on Thursday emphasised the need for the implementation of new Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) Policy without delay for achieving the intended objectives of fiscal prudence. The New PSE Policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat envisages that loss-making public sector undertakings (PSUs) in non-strategic sectors should be...
Finance Panel Urges Faster Disinvestment, MSME Credit
NEW DELHI: The Standing Committee on Finance, in its 29th report, tabled in the parliament on Thursday, seeks faster progress on fronts such as disinvestment, MSME lending, job generation, digitisation, and R&D while acknowledging the efforts made by the government to sustain the stability of the macro-economy. The report...
India Moving Towards Nuclear Self-Reliance, Says Government
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that it was following timelines and safety measures on commissioning of nuclear plants in the country, and the third unit of the Kudankulam nuclear plant is likely to be completed by 2026 and the fourth by 2027. Replying to...
Reserve Bank Of India Moots Rules To Rein In Harsh Debt Recovery
MUMBAI: Seeking to ensure fair treatment of borrowers during the recovery process, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released draft guidelines barring banks and their recovery agents from using harsh or coercive practices. The draft norms explicitly prohibit abusive or threatening language, excessive or anonymous calls, inappropriate messages,...
General Strike Of Workers Spread And Intensify Creating History
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India witnessed on Thursday February 12 the most intensified of all India general strike of workers in the country so far in which over 30 crores workers were estimated to have participated in about 600 districts of the country, surpassing the record of July 9,...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Is A Rabid Communal Hate Monger
By Krishna Jha A gun is pointed at two men with skullcaps. The man holding the gun is Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. It is a video posted by the BJP’s official twitter handle in Assam. Almost an open call for ethnic cleansing and genocide. The video, uploaded...
Servile Erosion Of Autonomy Is The Hallmark Of India-U.S. Trade Deal
By Nilotpal Basu The role of US, and specifically of President Donald Trump, is assuming the spectacle of ‘bulldozer’. In India, we are now familiar with the unilateral deployment of ‘bulldozers’ to trample legitimate rights of the weak and the defenceless. In a majoritarian ambience, such display of naked...
How Tamil Nadu Balances Caste, Charisma And Governance On Eve Of State Polls
By T N Ashok Tamil Nadu presents Indian democracy’s most intriguing paradox: a state that rhetorically rejects caste operates the subcontinent’s most sophisticated caste-based electoral system. As the 2026 assembly elections approach, understanding how voters balance community identity, leader charisma, and governance performance reveals lessons that extend far beyond...
Mohammad Deepak Is Upholding Fraternity Amidst Communal Turmoil
By Dr. Ram Puniyani India is a country full of all types of diversities. The diversity of religions is astounding. The British used the Hindus and Muslims identity to sow the seeds of ‘divide and rule’. They harped on history to plant the hatred, which became the base on...
Why PMO’s Instructions To Lok Sabha Secretariat Raises Serious Questions?
By S.N. Sahu Recently, a shocking report by Indian Express stated that the Prime Minister’s Office brazenly interfered in the functional autonomy of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, by instructing it to not admit questions, notices to raise issues in zero hours, or Special Mentions by Lok Sabha MPs, in...
Germany Pushes European Rearmament, Using Trump As An Excuse
By Mark Ellmann MUNICH: These days, the Bavarian capital resembles a fortress. Dozens of heads of government and foreign ministers from around the world have arrived for the Munich Security Conference, which will be opened by Germany’s conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday, February 13. The private event has...
RBI Looks To Ban Sales Incentive To Bank Staffers From Third Party
MUMBAI: In a move aimed at curbing the mis-selling of financial products, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed banning incentives paid to bank staffers by third parties such as insurance companies and mutual fund houses for selling their products and services. It has also proposed that banks...
US Softens Claims On Trade Deal Terms With India
NEW DELHI: The United States on Wednesday revised the factsheet on the trade deal with India released two days earlier, climbing down significantly on its claims about concessions wrested from New Delhi. The modification allayed apprehensions caused by the February 9 version of the factsheet, and gave more credence...
