By K Raveendran Increased demand for containers on the China to India route and revival of leasing rates ex China along with resilient intra-Asia trade are keeping the region’s container trade stable. But Container prices in Southeast Asia have notably dropped by over 15 percent over a 90-day period...
By Kevin Ovenden LONDON: There was widespread relief at the underperformance of Spain’s far-right Vox party in last month’s general election. The centre-right also failed to meet expectations, leaving no bloc easily able to form a government and the likelihood of a second election later this year. Boasts from...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP has released its first list of candidates for Vidhan Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on August 17, almost two months earlier than the expected date of announcement of elections. BJP’s central leadership has taken a simplistic view of the complex phenomenon called...
By Sushil Kutty Whether Telugu Desam Party head Chandrababu Naidu has a role in national politics in 2024 will depend on whether he is in the NDA or not. Naidu insists he will have a role and if talk of the TDP joining hands with the BJP is true,...
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Delhi unit of the Congress is in a bind, with its own party leaders putting the blame on it for not being able to effectively counter the ruling AAP on important issues. The grand old party is all set to give its Delhi unit...
By Satyaki Chakraborty Just forty eight hours before the Presidential elections in strife torn Ecuador on August 20, opinion polls are favouring the Leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez as the leading one in the race as 13 million voters exercise their franchise on Sunday. Gonzalez is the only woman candidate...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others. If they do, they will get it in the neck. That is the fate which befell Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan, who raised charges against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, Veena. In his attack...
By Sarah Thanawala “If you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you,” wrote German philosopher Freidrich Neitszche in his book Beyond Good And Evil. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) seems to have discovered the meaning of the quote recently. On July 28, a division...
By Ramzy Baroud It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi...
By Binoy Viswam The month of August calls upon every Indian to recall the unfading saga of great struggles and heroic sacrifices. This is the month that brought the long-awaited freedom to our people. Our long-drawn freedom struggle was an unparalleled one where various streams of struggles, from Satyagraha...