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Mamata To Forge United Front Of Opposition

By Rahil Nora Chopra After becoming the chief minister of West Bengal for the third term, Mamata Banerjee now has become the face of opposition leader for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and she is expected to launch a United Front against the BJP at the national level....

May 7 · >

BJP May Face Defeat If There Is Alternative

By Binoy Viswam While the propaganda machinery of the Sangh Parivar was singing glory for the Modi magic during Covid, the people of five Indian states have written a different story. They came out with their verdict. These states represent the south, east and northeast regions of the country....

May 7 · >

For Free Universal Vaccination Against Covid-19

By Prabhat Patnaik Of all the decisions taken by the Modi government the most mindless has been the so-called “liberalisation” of vaccine distribution. Originally, the central government was the sole buyer from the two producing firms at a fixed price of Rs 150 per dose, and then, while itself...

May 7 · >

Assam Victory Model Crucial For BJP Nationally

By Sagarneel Sinha Putting an end to the endless speculations of the skeptics, who weren’t sure about the saffron party’s victory, the BJP led NDA returned to power with a comfortable majority. This is the first time in the history of Assam that a non-Congress party returned to power...

May 7 · >

BJP Preparing Ground For Dismissal Of Mamata Government

By Arun Srivastava While the Union home ministry is busy building a strong case for imposition of President’s rule in Bengal and proceed against Mamata government for its failure to check the eruption of large scale post-poll violence in the state, Mamata Banerjee announced no one, even a union...

May 7 · >

Bangladesh Cheers Trinamool Congress Win

By Ashis Biswas While the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) major election victory in Bengal has been welcomed in Bangladesh, there is also an undercurrent of dismay. Judging by social media messaging, Bangladeshis fear that the Teesta River Water sharing project may not be implemented. And criticism on this score about...

May 7 · >

Time For U.S. Foreign Policy To Abandon Cold War Strategies

By David Cavendish Passing the 100-day mark of President Joe Biden’s administration, one word we hear often is “bold.” From the passage of the American Rescue Plan (to fight the coronavirus), to important changes proposed in the American Jobs Plan (on infrastructure), and his American Families Plan (expand paid...

May 7 · >

Kerala: A Significant Victory For The Left

By Prakash Karat The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has been re-elected to office with a big mandate. This is a significant election in many respects. The first significant aspect of the election is that this is the first time after 1977 that an incumbent government has...

May 6 · >

Poll Panel’s Outlandish Stand Against Media Fails To Impress

By K Raveendran The Madras High Court’s ‘warning’ to the Election Commission that it should be booked for murder for failing to prevent the spread of Covid infection, no doubt, came like a bolt from the blue. But the demand by the poll panel that media must be debarred...

May 6 · >

Covid-19 Stretching Healthcare Systems To Breaking Point

By Gyan Pathak The deadly new surge in COVID-19 in South Asia, especially India, has strained the healthcare systems to a breaking point in the whole region. India has become the worst affected country, not only in the region but also in the world with 4.13 lakh new daily...

May 6 · >
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