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By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proclivity for favouring friends has become an enduring characteristic of his leadership, a trait that has shaped both his domestic and international strategies. His approach to governance, often criticised for prioritizing personal and political loyalties over broader national interest, is once again...
Anti-US German Mood Helps Chancellor Designate Frederick Merz To Consolidate
By Nitya Chakraborty Germany, the strongest economy of Europe and the nation facing big onslaught from the United States President Donald Trump in his second term, is finally getting back its mojo to carve out a strong independent position distancing from its longtime ally the U.S. Despite the spectacular...
IMF Bats For Early Implementation Of Labour Codes In India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak There is a pressing need to create quality jobs for India’s growing population, and advancing difficult factor and product market reforms, complemented by continuing efforts to streamline regulations and address skill mismatches could reinvigorate private investment and increase formal employment, says International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
Manipur Faces Fresh Challenge Of Influx Of Refugees From Myanmar, Bangladesh
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Even one instance of burial of one victim of violence can serve as a commentary on the ethnic strife-scarred Manipur, which witnessed a fresh bout of violence – though short-lived – on March 8 as the administration under President’s rule proceeded to implement Union...
Trump’s Tariff Hike On Steel And Aluminium Will Have Little Impact On Chinese Industry
By Kunal Bose Analysts are in consensus that steel exports by China will remain elevated in the current year too as the country’s property market faces weak recovery prospects and investment in infrastructure projects is experiencing moderate growth. The two sectors have more than half the share of China’s...
Fringe Hindutva Outfits Tried To Create Communal Tensions During Holi In Uttar Pradesh
By Arun Srivastava Muslims live under the increasing threat of Hindu fundamentalism is explicit from what happened yesterday in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Hindu zealots enjoying patronage of the RSS and Narendra Modi resorted to all kind of manoeuvres to foment violence. The gangs of Bajrang...
Stalin Rallies Opposition Against Population-Based Delimitation Move
By Rahil Nora Chopra Chief Minister MK Stalin has called for a joint action committee meeting in Chennai on March 22 to mobilise and strengthen the support of like-minded parties against the population-based delimitation exercise. Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) gave his consent to attend the meeting, after...
Trump’s Unilaterally Imposed Tariffs Are Leading Towards A Trade War
By Dr. Arun Kumar President Donald Trump is keeping the pot boiling with daily major announcements. Globally, the trade front changes are creating turmoil and uncertainty among nations and financial markets. ‘Are they on or off?’ – Nations are left guessing. Should they retaliate or wait? If they retaliate,...
US Aid Suspension Triggers Economic Crisis In Mena And South Asia
By Tajul Islam On January 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending all USAID and State Department-funded projects, totalling $60 billion, for 90 days. This decision was framed as a reassessment of foreign aid effectiveness and its alignment with the administration’s strategic priorities. The abrupt...
Social Democratic Vienna Vs. Ever More Rapidly Liberalizing Paris
By Dennis Broe VIENNA: With European sovereignty under attack from Donald Trump and his national security plunderers, er, advisors—will Denmark eventually capitulate to the orange monster’s protection racket threat to take over Greenland? It is still refreshing to note that there are at least oases of the old continent’s...
Narendra Modi Govt Has Become An Apologist For U.S. On Trump’s Coercive Tariff Hikes
By P. Sudhir The US President Donald Trump, in his first address to the US Congress following his election, has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that he considers are taking advantage of US trade policies. In his list is India, along with Canada, Mexico, China, Brazil and the...
Neoliberal Economy Of India Is In Deep Crisis Under Narendra Modi Government
By Krishna Jha Corporate capitalism in India is today in the grip of crisis. Economy keeps falling deeper. Data predicts further sliding to be a four year low of 6.4 per cent in 2024–25, mainly on account of a poor showing in the manufacturing and services sectors, according to...
U.S. Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard’s Coming Meeting With Narendra Modi Has Crucial Importance
By Nitya Chakraborty United States of America’s Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard will be visiting India early next week in the concluding part of his tour of the Asia Pacific nations including Japan and Thailand. This will be the first visit to India of such a high...
Issue Of Separate Kosal State In Odisha Gets A Fresh Impetus
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The issue of a separate Kosal state in Odisha has got a fresh impetus after senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra called the merger of Odisha’s western region named Kosal with the state a ‘historic blunder’, though the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJP) has accused the...
Pakistan Army’s Claim Of Successful Conclusion Of Hostage Crisis Has Many Gaps
By Sushil Kutty Pakistan Army’s Operation Jaffar Express Clean-up came to a successful conclusion: All the Baloch ‘dehshatgars (terrorists)’ were eliminated in one fell-swoop with not a single body of the killed terrorists to show! Pak Army’s Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) told the media. And if that...
Muslim Students In India Are Still Not Getting Proper Educational Opportunities
By Arun Srivastava Character and quality of education and health are the basic indices to comprehend the true nature of empowerment and growth of a community. Otherwise too it is known fact education is the Most Powerful Weapon which you one use to change the world. Education provides the...
Trump’s Tariff Hike On Steel And Aluminium Will Have Little Impact On Chinese Industry
By Kunal Bose Long before Donald John Trump became President of the US for the first time in 2016, he invited the sobriquet maverick for the unconventional way he conducted his business and politics. The world is having a full taste of that in his second term as President...
‘Queen Of The Ring’ Film Portrays Exciting Journey Of Women’s Wrestling
By Chauncey K. Robinson NEW YORK: Just in time for Women’s History Month comes the wrestling biopic Queen of the Ring, which provides an epic rollercoaster ride through the journey of sports legend Mildred Burke. The movie is packed to the brim with wrestling lore through the scope of...
