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By Anjan Roy Whatever you have thought about Nirmala Sitharaman and the budget she presented earlier this year, one point you have to concede. She is an honest person. After presiding over the government of India’s expenses, running over into lakhs of crores, the finance minister admitted she did...
India’s Youth Lost A Decade, Now Constitute 83 Per Cent Of The Jobless
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s youth have lost a decade. They trusted Narendra Modi’s promise made during election campaign in 2014 to provide “work with dignity for every hand”, but now after a decade on the eve of Lok Sabha General Election 2024, they find themselves simply misled by...
Communist Parties Must Learn From JNU’s Nature Of Left Alliance
By Arun Srivastava AISA’s Dhananjay, the first dalit student leader getting elected as president of the JNU Students Union after 27 years, certainly merits exultation by the left anti-rightist forces. But more than this, it is also a matter of circumspection for the traditional left parties and their leaders...
Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest Poses A Big Threat To Parliamentary Democracy In India
By P. Sudhir The arrest and detention of Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, by the Enforcement Directorate is a turning point in the steady erosion of democracy in India. This brazen assault on the democratic system is a first in many respects. It is the first time a...
Congress, Uddhav Shiv Sena Fight To Wreck Maharashtra Alliance
By Sushil Kutty Waking up to news that “the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is on the verge of collapse” over seat distribution for the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra and it is a familiar dirge heard ever since Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s path-breaking son Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray...
Narendra Modi Has Some Successes In Foreign Policy But Faults Are Equally Big
By Girish Linganna As India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gears up for the upcoming parliamentary elections to seek his third term, he will base his electoral campaign on highlighting the various ways in which he has brought about significant changes and development in India over the past ten years....
Remembering Revolutionary Bhagat Singh On His Martyr’s Day March 23
By Krishna Jha The Martyr’s Day we observed on March 23 leads us to sharpen our struggle against the communal fascism threatening India. It is the day when Bhagat Singh, a young man of 23, was hanged by the British colonialists along with his two other comrades. He was...
2024 Lok Sabha Election Is A Historic Battle Against The Advent Of Fascism In India
By Nitya Chakraborty The 18th Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held from April 19 to June 1 this year in seven phases have assumed historic importance in the past 73 years of the functioning of parliamentary democracy in India since the holding of the first Lok Sabha polls...
Hullabaloo About Electoral Bonds May End Up As A Whimper Pre And Post Poll
By K Raveendran The big noise about electoral bonds will in all probability end up in a whimper like the investigations into the 2G spectrum scam, both of which can be compared in terms of scale and the extent of mischief. Both scams are likely to remain a dark...
Arvind Kejriwal Gets International Heft Against The Deshi Vishwaguru
By Sushil Kutty Acting US Deputy Ambassador Gloria Berbena was at the receiving end of New Delhi’s ire after the US State Department spoke its mind on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Both the US State Department and Gloria Berbena gave Modi’s millions a chance to...
In Lok Sabha Polls In Punjab, AAP Is Advantageously Placed As Against Its Three Rivals
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Having arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal in an excise case on March 21, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now begun raids at Punjab Excise and Taxation Commissioner on March 27. The latest ED action is largely perceived...
Party Nominees Refusing To Contest: Major Perception Threat For BJP
By Arun Srivastava Hype created by the urban middle class “andhabhakts” that Narendra Modi is invincible and he is the redeemer has few takers even within the rank and file of the BJP. Barely a month back, Modi came up with the slogan “Teesri baar Modi sarkar, abki baar...
Arvind Kejriwal Was Used By BJP In 2011 Movement To Take On The Congress
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its Chairperson, Arvind Kejriwal, owe their political incarnation to the anti-corruption movement of 2011. The movement’s epicentre was Delhi and it brought together intellectuals from diverse fields – bureaucracy, law, teaching, banking, fine and performing arts, sports, films, and social...
Deepti Asthana Documents Through Her Lenses The Stories Of Struggling Women
By Harihar Swarup A woman laughing uninhibitedly, her head thrown back, hair fanning about her. Two women lolling by the river enjoying an unguarded moment. A girl clutching a lap top in a starch cottage. Kalbelia dancers from Rajasthan applying makeup on their faces. What Deepti Asthana wants to...
Netanyahu’s Walls Are Caving In As He Has Already Lost His Public Opinion War
By James M Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s walls are caving in. His multiple battles fall into two categories: keeping his increasingly fragile government in place and fighting a war he has already lost in the court of public opinion and possibly on the ground in Gaza if...
Border And Business Expansion: China’s Twin Pressure On India
By Nantoo Banerjee At a time when India is baffled by China’s preposterous and farcical claims over the state of Arunachal Pradesh, its government-owned Sanghai Automobile Industry Corporation, commonly known as SAIC Motor, has joined hands with billionaire Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group to manufacture passenger cars and commercial vehicles...
INDIA Bloc Has To Ensure Maximum Unity To Take On Powerful BJP In Lok Sabha Polls
By Kalyani Shankar Who will win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls? The election battle has started after the Chief Election Commissioner announced the poll schedule on March 16. The polling will begin on April 19 and end on June 1. The results will be announced on June 4. It...
Rigid Stand Of RJD Leader Lalu Yadav Is Delaying Seat-Sharing Agreement In Bihar
By Arun Srivastava A sense of despondency has gripped the non-RJD constituents of the INDIA bloc in Bihar at the sudden attitudinal change in RJD chief Lalu Yadav towards them and his impulsive tactic not to concede their request for allocating them the seats where they have roots. The...
