By Arun Srivastava More than keeping his promise made to the RJD leaders and other alliance partners, it is the importance of Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar’s caste oriented politics that led Nitish Kumar to announce Tejashvi, his deputy in the alliance government, as his successor. The Bihar Mahagathbandhan will...
By Ashis Biswas Ahead of the Meghalaya and Tripura state Assembly elections in 2023, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee , currently visiting the Northeast, is sending out mixed signals to major national parties like the BJP and Congress . Steps taken by the TMC so far in Meghalaya...
By Dr Arun Mitra The group of 20 countries, nick named as G20 includes Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union. So far seven summits...
By James M Dorsey Muslim religious soft power rivalry, a battle for the soul of Islam, just got hotter. The latest battlefield is not Mecca, Medina, Cairo, Tehran, or Istanbul. It’s Hindu nationalist Delhi. That is because, for the next year, India chairs the Group of 20 largest economies...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak A little easing of inflation in November has been projected by the Modi government as if they have finally controlled and successfully brought it within the RBI’s tolerable limit of 6 per cent. However, this little ease is too little for common man who will...
By Sushil Kutty Another five judges have been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium for appointment to the apex court. The five-member collegium led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. This comes on the heels of the Centre’s nod to the appointment of the Chief Justice of the...
By Harihar Swarup If there is something called a meteoric rise, this is the one. The son of a bus driver has taken oath as the 15th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. Not many profiles can touch as many steps of the political ladder as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister...
By Uri Weltmann TEL AVIV: The troubling results of the recent elections to the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), held on November 1, generated interest around the world for their possible repercussions on the situation in the Middle East and the danger they pose to the cause of Palestinian freedom....
By Kalyani Shankar Now that the voters in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have given their verdict, what next? Each of the main parties got some gains but also suffered some losses. The immediate challenge before them and the Opposition are to set right things before the final 2024 polls....
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Devil of a New Pension Scheme (NPS) has now surfaced impacting government employee-pensioners in India, many of whom are getting a paltry monthly pension in the range of Rs 2000-Rs 4000 per month retiring after 18 years of service as a government employee. In...