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Time Ripe For Building A Broad Unity Against Centre’s Attacks On Federalism
By Prakash Karat Some chief ministers of the opposition-ruled states have been discussing about the need for a united stand to defend federalism and to counter the onslaught of the Modi government on centre-state relations. The need for a united stand of state governments in defense of states’ rights...
Yogi Adityanath Has Lost His Senses By Putting His UP Model Above Kerala
By Binoy Viswam Ever since the battle for Uttar Pradesh has begun, the RSS – BJP big shots are anxious about their political fortunes. Though states like Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa also are scheduled to the polls, the chieftains of the Sangh Parivar are more nervous about UP....
More American Foreign Direct Investment To India Expected In Coming Fiscal
By Subrata Majumder India’s fiscal budget for 2022-23 drew much despair and less cheer. It was alleged to miss counter measures to ebb inflation and generate more employment opportunities. Budget poured little for poor and middleclass. Little was made to create demand. No tax relief for resilience to pandemic....
Congress-Left Alliance Working Hard To Defeat BJP In Manipur Assembly Polls
By Sagarneel Sinha The polling for the Manipur assembly poll is due in two phases on February 28 and March 5. The Congress has arrived at an understanding with the four Left parties for electoral alliance on the basis of a common minimum programme. The campaign has been intensified...
K Chandrasekhara Rao Is Now The Most Pro-Active Chief Minister In South
By Sushil Kutty Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray are set for a luncheon meeting on Sunday, February 20. They will break bread and very likely talk of “Oust Modi” and “2024.” KCR says he doesn’t want to be Prime Minister but his...
Remembering Georg Weerth, The First German Working Class Poet On His Bicentenary
By Jenny Farrell “Weerth, the German proletariat’s first and most important poet, the son of Rhineland parents, was born in Detmold, where his father was church superintendent.” So wrote Frederick Engels in 1883 of his friend Georg Weerth, who came into the world 200 years ago on February 17,...
Putin’s Deescalation Announcement In Ukraine Is A Master Stroke Of Diplomacy
By Anjan Roy The Russian announcement of de-escalation of its defence posture in eastern borders with Ukraine is a master stroke of diplomacy. Several components of the Russian military formations near Ukraine borders have completed their mission and were being stationed back, Russian defence minister had announced on Wednesday....
Iran At Last Provides A Silver Lining Over Darkening Oil Clouds
By K Raveendran Iran has always provided a shock element to the global crude market, often spooking the market with histrionics linked to disruption in supplies, thanks to overarching intransigence on the nuclear deal. But for a change, Iran is now proving to be a reassuring prospect even as...
Covid Intensity Has Certainly Eased In India But Precautions Must Remain
By Sushil Kutty Has Covid-19 gone? If you think yes, you are not alone. Large chunks of people across continents and countries believe the same. There are still the cautious, those who advise there should not be laxity in Covid-appropriate behaviour. To the majority of world denizens, however, the...
Kerala LDF Govt Has To Ensure Proper Climate For Business In The State
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a strange paradox. While the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government is pulling out all the stops to woo investors, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), affiliated to the CPI(M), is indulging in acts which effectively undermine the Government’s efforts. Two...
