CTA Apparels welcomes momentum in India–EU trade talks
Indian garment exporter CTA Apparels has welcomed accelerating progress in negotiations between the Government of India and the European Union on a long-pending free trade agreement, describing the talks as a turning point for apparel...
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BJP highlights Congress rift over leadership and age
Claims of a widening rift within the Congress leadership took centre stage after...
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Anna Hazare renews Lokayukta fast threat
Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has declared that he will begin an indefinite...
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Priyanka Gandhi questions push to rename MGNREGA
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has criticised reported moves to rename the Mahatma...
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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.Kerala Local Polls Result Is A Wake Up Call For LDF Three Months Before Assembly Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty The results of the local polls in Kerala covering corporations, municipalities as also gram panchayats declared on Saturday December 13 are a firm indication of the massive erosion of the support base of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) headed by the CPI(M) in both rural...
A Cultural Symbol Developing Into A Polarising Element In Dravidian Land
By K Raveendran Thiruparankundram, a rocky hill on the outskirts of Madurai, has long stood as a lived metaphor for Tamil Nadu’s layered religiosity. The hill hosts the Subramaniya Swamy temple dedicated to Lord Muruga, revered across Tamil society, and the Sikandar Badusha dargah, associated with Sufi traditions that...
Labour Codes To Push Majority Of MSME Workers Into Informal Employment
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is transitioning from old labour laws to new labour code regime. Union Government expects the new labour codes will be fully implemented from April 1, 2026, that is from the beginning of the new financial year 2026-27. The impact is very difficult to assess...
Venezuela And Honduras First Targets Of Trump’s New Security Strategy
By W. T. Whitney, Jr. WASHINGTON DC: The National Security Strategy (NSS) is a document setting U.S. foreign policy goals that the Executive Branch periodically sends to Congress. Commenting on the NSS released on Dec. 5, Rebecca Lissner, associated with the establishment-oriented Council on Foreign Relations, indicated that, “The...
Robinson’s ‘Christianity’ Reflects US Leadership Of The Global Far Right
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Anti-racists, many of them Christians, will challenge far-right agitator “Tommy Robinson” over his attempt to identify Christianity with his message of hatred this weekend. Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) hosting a carol service is a surreal contrast to his normal routine of bigoted rants and...
Bangladesh Elections On February 12, 2026 Matter A Lot To India
By Nitya Chakraborty The announcement by the Bangladesh Election Commission on the holding of general elections in Bangladesh on February 12 next year is a major development in the evolving politics of South Asia, especially with respect to India. The EC statement was welcomed by all the contesting political...
Inequality In India Is Among The Highest In The World, Says World Inequality Lab
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Only five months after the Union Government had boasted in July 2025 that India was among the world’s fourth most equal country, the World Inequality Report 2026 has found that inequality in the country remains among the highest in the world. Not only that, little...
Karnataka Congress Still Locked In Power Struggle Between CM Sidda & DK
By Rahil Nora Chopra Power tussle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka refuses to die down. The latest salvo is Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son and MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah saying the Congress high command has clearly indicated that currently there’d be no change in leadership. Reacting to Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s comments,...
All Attempts To Reform Capitalism Are Bound To Come To A Cropper
By Prabhat Patnaik It is a well-known fact that contemporary “mainstream” economics, the only kind which is taught to students over much of the world, does not capture the reality of capitalism. What is less recognized is that this “mainstream” economics, not just in its existing incarnations, but no...
Issue Of Installation Of Surveillance Tools On Mobile Phones Still Remains
By Prabir Purkayastha After concerted pushback from users, privacy groups and mobile phone manufacturers, the Modi Government has withdrawn its directive to compulsorily install its “modified” Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones. The app, initially intended for tracking stolen or lost phones, would have turned the mobile phone...
Time For British Prime Minister Keir Starmer To Stand Up To Donald Trump
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Everybody gets it except Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Labour MPs, including those traditionally on the right, are clear that the basis for Britain’s alliance with the USA is collapsing. The new US national security document — itself dismissive of Britain — is a manifesto for...
Where Is Europe Placed In The Emerging Global Geopolitics?
By Nitya Chakraborty For rich European nations, especially the troika Germany, France and Britain, the geopolitical situation that is unfolding in the year 2026 has enough elements of an existential crisis as a result of the announcement of the US policy on global security which marginalizes the role of...
India’s Bold Gamble: Forcing AI Giants To Share Royalties With Creators
By T N Ashok In a dramatic shift in global AI policy, an Indian government panel has recommended that developers of large-language models and other generative AI tools pay royalties to creators whose copyrighted works — from news articles and books to music and films — are used to...
Putin’s India Visit Should Be Followed Up By Serious Work On Building Peace
By Dr Arun Mitra The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the warm reception accorded to him once again underline that Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy of a trusted India–Russia friendship continues to endure. While today’s Russian Federation is not the former Soviet Union, it is equally true that Russia...
From UAPA To Sanchar Saathi The Narendra Modi Govt Has Led To A Republic Of Fear
By Nilotpal Basu In the rich tapestry of world literature, carols, hymns, and lullabies occupy a place of pride. Lewis Carroll evolved his nonsense rhymes as a distinct tradition to add sarcasm to the repertoire of this genre. In our own country, Sukumar Ray, an exceptionally talented cultural personality...
Real Income Of Present Low Paid Indians Have To Be Hiked To Pep Up Further Demand
By Sanjay Roy Since the past three decades policy makers in India and across the developing world had been grappling with the problem of identifying the appropriate ‘engine of growth’ for future development. A recent report by the NITI Aayog seems to propose a double engine of manufacturing and...
Protesting Farmers Are Caned By The Police Of BJP Led Rajasthan Govt
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: On the occasion of Human Rights Day celebration, Indian President Smt. Droupadi Murmu was saying – “There is no peace without justice and there is no justice without peace”. But on the other hand, the Rajasthan government was finding the way to maintain peace...
Modernisation Of Indian Defence Forces Is Taking Place Rapidly
By Aritra Banerjee Walk into any conversation about veterans’ welfare today, and you can sense a quiet tension running beneath the surface. It is not anger or disappointment as much as a kind of fatigue. Veterans see reforms moving rapidly on paper. They hear announcements about digitisation, restructuring and...
