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By Sushil Kutty The release of a book on November 29 in New Delhi brought the focus back on the INDI-Alliance, which was seen to be losing its direction and purpose in recent weeks much to the chagrin of those who wanted to see the back of Prime Minister...
Modi’s Design To Deny Education To His Favoured Electoral Base
By Arun Srivastava Any amount of money that is being spent on the Dalits and poor in the management of RSS-BJP’s political perception is a national waste. During the UPA era, the Sangh had used its might to try foil Dr Manmohan Singh’s move to get the Food Security...
Bengal BJP’s Morale Is Further Down After Amit Shah’s Flop Rally
By Tirthankar Mitra The Bengal unit of BJP is in dire straits now as the leadership has no face to face its supporters after the big flop of the party rally addressed by the Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday afternoon. All the earlier big hype made by the...
Decoding The Famous Trade Union Leader H L Parwana In His Birth Centenary Year
By Krishna Jha November 3 this year marked the centenary of the great trade union leader in banking, H L Parwana. On this day we recall him and his contributions to the history of banking industry in our country. For the cause of banking he sacrificed his life, and...
Uttarkashi Road Tunnel Collapse Has Many Lessons For The Authorities
By D. Raghunandan The 17-day long trauma of the 41 mostly migrant workers trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand state, is finally over. It has taken days of efforts by multiple agencies, public and private companies, foreign experts, engineers from the army, other...
Both Samajwadi Party And Congress Are Competing In Uttar Pradesh For Backward Support
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The presence of Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav at the unveiling of huge statue of former Prime Minister V P Singh at Chennai is considered a calculated move to consolidate backwards to strengthen his PDA before next Lok Sabha polls. Former PM VP Singh...
Western Nations And Institutions Are Keeping The Global South In High Debt Trap
By Roger McKenzie Rich European powers stole more than 20 million people out of Africa, shackled and enslaved them to transport them across the Atlantic, worked them to the bone and then underdeveloped the African continent through colonisation. They then expected African nations to pay them back for the...
All Eyes On OPEC Meeting As Cartel Struggles To Continue Voluntary Supply Cuts
By K Raveendran Oil markets are eagerly awaiting the outcome at the forthcoming OPEC+ meeting this week, after internal troubles forced a postponement of the meeting originally scheduled for November 26. The meeting assumes great significance both for producing as well as importing countries, especially amidst assessments that a...
Bihar Chief Minister’s Decision On School Holidays Is Not Politically Wise
By Sushil Kutty In these days of political significance, ‘appeasement’ is the word, the favourite of the rightwing to beat the leftwing with –- who in turn, while disapproving of appeasement, openly embraced Muslim minority appeasement for electoral dividends. Other minorities like the Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh and Parsi...
Bangladesh Social Media Celebrated India’s Defeat To Australia In World Cup Final
By Ashis Biswas In dramatic contrast to the frenzied anti-India celebrations in Bangladesh following India’s loss to Australia in the one-day cricket final at Ahmedabad on November 19,, people in Pakistan have reacted far more soberly: in the lively Pakistani social media , there have been some expressions of...
Exploring China’s Role In Facilitating A Truce In Israel-Hamas Conflict
By M. A. Hossain In the catastrophic context of Hamas-Israel conflict, China had stepped forward to mediate between the parties. Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, discussed the conflict situation with officials in Washington, perceiving the fear of a wider regional war. The US counterpart has assured full support for...
Resurgent Modern Far-Right Across Europe Could Soon Reach Britain
By Ben Chacko The growing strength of far-right politics across Europe demands analysis as well as condemnation. It cannot be wished away. Veteran Muslim-baiter Geert Wilders’s Freedom Party placed first in last weekend’s Dutch election. This follows success for the fascist-descended Giorgia Meloni in Italy, the strengthening of the...
Biren Singh Praises Prime Minister Narendra Modi For Acts Not Done
By Tirthankar Mitra Not a thick line separates praise from sycophancy and obsequiousness in Indian politics. Remember the then Congress chief Dev Kanta Baruah’s “famous” one-liner “Indira is India.” It is another matter that Baruah did not live up to his words when Congress party led by his “esteemed...
Israeli Peace Movement Demands Release Of All Hostages By Both Sides
By C.J. Atkins The peace movement in Israel is on the offensive. From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the demands in the streets are clear: Release all hostages on both sides and immediately remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office. Pro-peace forces have been making the most of both the...
Biki Oberoi’s Death Has Left A Void In India’s Hospitality Industry
By Harihar Swarup The news of passing away of Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi (Popularly known as Biki) has shocked all those who came in touch with him. He was 94. He had stepped down as executive chairman of the group that runs 32 hotels, with a presence in seven...
China’s Largest Private NBFC Zhongzhi Fails Leading To Crisis In Financial Sector
By Anjan Roy China’s is staring in the face of a possible financial sector crisis, with its largest privately owned non-banking financial company unable to meet its obligations. Zhongzhi financial company, having widespread exposure to China’s real estate sector, has failed to honour its obligations to its investors and...
RSS Leaders Are A Bit Confused On Their Role In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
By Arun Srivastava As the exit polls of the four states, where the elections to the assemblies were held this month, send a distressing signal that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personality cult, that was painstakingly built over the last nine and half years by the RSS and its frontal...
Hamas Military Command Members Are Highly Skilled Militarymen
By Girish Linganna Ever since militant group Hamas’s most audacious attack ever to be launched from Gaza blindsided Israel on October 7 this year, people have been questioning who the brains are behind masterminding this deadly strike. Notwithstanding their varied and checkered backgrounds and antecedents, they all have one...
