By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi couldn’t have been more thrilled than when Indian Overseas Congress head Sam Pitroda spoke. On May 8, Modi feigned anger and outrage and gave Indians reason to feel divided after Sam Pitroda did what he thought was an honest classification of Indians...
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Political difference is meshed with an almost personalised rivalry at Berhampore and Krishnanagar constituencies in the run up to May 13, the day of the electoral battle of the fourth phase of the 18th Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal. Careers of a stalwart and...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress in Kerala suffered a severe legal as well as political setback when the vigilance court in Thiruvananthapuram rejected the petition filed by party MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan seeking a probe against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena on the allegation that they...
By Girish Linganna Russia recently rejected a UN resolution proposed by the US and Japan, which aimed to prevent the development and use of nuclear weapons in space. This action by Russia indicates that they are moving closer to making the idea of using nuclear weapons in space a...
By Arun Srivastava With the passing of every phase, the anguish gripping the RSS and traditional BJP cadres and supporters is getting more pronounced and discernible, notwithstanding the attempts of the top RSS leaders to make them relent and ensure the victory of the BJP candidates. Much against the...
By K Raveendran The role of State Bank of India in suppressing information about the Supreme Court-struck down electoral bonds has been well-exposed. Now more evidence of SBI’s ‘political mandate’ is emerging. For no rhyme or reason, an inhouse economist has debunked what he describes as the myth of...
By Sushil Kutty The Congress will not be able to do a repeat of the November 2023 assembly election victory. KCR’s Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) hasn’t recouped its loss and isn’t in shape despite party head K Chandrashekar Rao’s frequent pep talk to party leaders and party workers. Politics...
By Harihar Swarup The suspense is over—it is Rahul Gandhi, not Priyanka Gandhi, who is contesting from Rae Bareli, the seat their mother, Sonia Gandhi represented five times since 2004 until she entered Rajya Sabha a month ago. And party worker Kishori Lal Sharma will face BJP’s Smriti Irani...
By James M Dorsey This week’s Gazan short-lived celebration of a ceasefire that was not to be, highlights what is at stake in the seven-month-old war and Israel’s refusal to end the carnage. Thousands poured into Gazan streets within minutes of Hamas advising it had accepted a Qatar and...
By Girish Linganna Relations have soured since Joe Biden labelled India as ‘xenophobic’. Additionally, tensions have been fuelled by criticisms from Washington and a foiled assassination attempt. However, experts believe that Washington will make sure that nothing hinders its strategy to work with New Delhi in order to counter...