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By Girish Linganna Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, recently visited the White House representing one of the world’s rapidly growing major economies. With an annual growth rate of 6%, India is currently the fifth-largest economy globally. The country’s technology industry is thriving, and there is a significant focus on...
China, Others Grappling With Understanding Meaning Of Wagner Group Revolt
By James M Dorsey The sigh of relief in a swath of land stretching from China to Africa’s Atlantic coast was audible when Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch who heads the Wagner Group, a state-funded private military company, called off his mutiny against President Vladimir Putin’s military and security...
Former U.S. Officials Hold ‘Secret’ Talks With Russia To End Ukraine War
By C.J. Atkins A group of former top U.S. diplomats has been conducting secret peace talks with officials at the highest level of the Russian government since at least April with the goal of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. That according to NBC News, which published...
Congress Is Approaching State Assembly Elections With More Unity And Better Prospects
By Sushil Kutty Finally, the Congress is on track to win Rajasthan after the Bharatiya Janata Party poured urine over its prospects in Madhya Pradesh which along with Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are among five states that will go to polls before the 2024 general elections. So, has Sachin Pilot’s...
Centre Defaming Mamata Government, Erecting Administrative Hurdles
By Arun Srivastava It is for the people of West Bengal to decipher the real nature of what the TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee observed about the Governor: “A man of C V Ananda Bose’s ‘intellect, wisdom and understanding of democratic values and the Constitution’ was needed more in...
Old War Horses – Pawar, Lalu, Nitish – Remain Crucial For 2024 Fight
By Rahil Nora Chopra The veterans of Indian politics — Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar — all are playing their last inning and trying hard to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Although Ajit Pawar split the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with the...
India Is Witnessing A Unique Case Of Crony Capitalism Based On Corporate-Hindutva Nexus
By Prabhat Patnaik Fascistic elements exist in every modern society, but usually as fringe, marginal or minor elements. They move centre-stage only when they get the support of monopoly capital which provides them with ample money and media coverage; and this happens when there is a capitalist crisis that...
Battle For Control Of Nationalist Congress Party Will Continue For Long
By Arif Ayaz Parrey and Gursimran Kaur Bakshi Monsoons are supposed to be the harbingers of new life in a parched, thirsty subcontinent. But, for the second year in a row, the rains have brought along a political storm in Maharashtra. Eknath S. Shinde of Shiv Sena may have...
Priorities Are Markets And Corporates, Not People
By Dr. Soma Marla The Union Cabinet last week approved the introduction of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill 2023 to promote Research and Development in the country. The program which is budgeted with Rs 50,000 crore for five years (2023-28) is aimed at fostering research and development in...
From Balaji To Bengal: Tell-Tale Tresses
By Girish Linganna Indian hair is lustrous, wavy, bouncy and lightweight, making it so popular for wigs and hair extensions. Each month, lakhs of devotees at the Tirupati Balaji temple donate their hair to the service of the Lord. At a rough estimate, devotees from all over the world...
Will Uproot You From Politics: Lalu Throws Open Challenge To Modi
By Arun Srivastava Not to be frightened by the coercive political machinations of Narendra Modi, the old war horse having fought many legal and political battles through his long six-decade political career, RJD chief Lalu Yadav has accepted Modi’s challenges and also cautioned him to get ready for facing...
BJP Cannot Have Any Pawar Play In Andhra Pradesh With Jagan Mohan Standing Tall
By Sushil Kutty Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on July 5. Reddy also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third time in six months. One surmise is word travels fast and the BJP’s “Pawar-play” in Maharashtra has...
Mamata Banerjee Aims Her Charm Offensive At Rural BJP Supporters
By Tirthankar Mitra A redoubtable politician, a no-nonsense administrator, a poet whose works often finds place in bestsellers list (a fact which her detractors take with a pinch of salt), West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee wears many hats. But though she has never staked a claim for managerial...
India Is Moving Closer To US Geopolitics After The State Visit Of Narendra Modi
By Debabrata Biswas BOSTON: Two weeks have passed since the much hyped second official visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA. The real impact of the India-US agreements is still being debated amongst diplomats and Indian diaspora. Modi was the third world leader after Francis...
CPI-M, IUML To Step Up Campaign Against UCC In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has decided to intensify its campaign against the Union Government’s plan to enact a Uniform Civil Code in the country. The Front has also called for a joint campaign on the issue The Congress, which leads the UDF, has,...
USA Policy Makers See Ties With New India Indispensable Despite Russian Connection
By Subrata Majumder India is not an important trading partner of USA. Neither, it is a political ally or major buyer of defence equipment from USA. Even then, USA needs India more than India needs. The big takeaway by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to USA...
Narendra Modi’s Big Claim In US On Religious Freedom In India, Has Proved Wrong
By R Arun Kumar All the claims made by Prime minister Narendra Modi on the absence of discrimination based on caste, creed, religion, age or geographic location in India, during his rare interaction with the media in the US were immediately proven wrong. A spate of attacks on religious...
Wilful Defaulters Are Having A Big Time After Latest RBI Directive On Pending Loans
By Krishna Jha Napoleon had once said,”…Money has no motherland; Financiers are without patriotism and also without decency. Their sole object is gain”. Though not visible, it is the creed on which the finance capital takes roots. India is slowly stumbling towards the higher state of capitalism which does...
