Middle East war deepens after Iran missile barrage
Fighting across West Asia intensified sharply as Iran fired advanced ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv while United States and Israeli forces expanded coordinated air strikes deep inside Iranian territory, pushing the conflict into its seventh...
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Minuteman missile test heightens global tensions
United States military conducted a test launch of a nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental...
in Happening Now Mar 6 ·Rahul Gandhi warns of Hormuz oil risk
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has cautioned that India faces significant vulnerability to...
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Indian Navy aids rescue after Iranian frigate sinking
Search and rescue operations were launched by the Indian Navy after a distress...
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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.Gen Z Supported RSP’s Resounding Win In Nepal Elections Is A Gamechanger
By Nitya Chakraborty The resounding victory of the Gen Z supported Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in the March 5 general elections in Nepal is a game changer not only in the political history of this tiny Himalayan nation but also in the evolving polity of South Asia. Nepal is...
Reshuffle Of Governors Is Manifestation Of Centre’s Changing Political Stance
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The latest reshuffle of the governors in 9 states and UTs of India seems not merely an administrative exercise, but has greater political significance. It is actually a manifestation of Centre’s changing political stance vis-à-vis most politically sensitive states and UTs of the country at...
A Oil Buying Waiver That Reveals The Limits Of India’s Strategic Autonomy
By R. Suryamurthy The United States’ decision to grant India a temporary waiver for Russian oil purchases may appear, at first glance, to be a pragmatic gesture designed to stabilise energy markets during a geopolitical emergency. In reality, the episode reveals something far more consequential: the structural limits of...
With Nitish Kumar In Rajya Sabha, NDA In Bihar Will Not Be The Same Again
By Arun Srivastava Never write off a politician. Yes, media plays a key role in showing the door or refurbishing the image of the politician, but it is the resilience of the politician that defines his role and survival, the political durability. It is a general perception that once...
The Architect Of His Own Obsolescence: The Paradox Of Nitish Kumar
By T N Ashok The Rajya Sabha — India’s upper house of Parliament — has long served as a dignified parking lot for politicians past their prime. Former ministers, retired bureaucrats, loyal party functionaries: they fill its benches comfortably, delivering occasional speeches to a half-empty chamber. On March 5,...
U.S.-Israel Combo Is Looking At Destruction Of Iran As A Divine Mission
By Asad Mirza US and Israeli leaders are framing the ongoing conflict with Iran as a religious war primarily for domestic mobilisation, civilisational framing, and strategic narrative construction. While the US-Israel led war against Iran could primarily be described as the one which is aimed at reducing Iran, the...
The Iran War By US-Israel Is Becoming Too Costly For President Trump In Mid Term Year
By Anjan Roy Henry Kissinger, the doyen of twentieth century diplomacy, had once observed “to be an enemy of US could be dangerous, but being its friend is fatal”. The truth of this observation made years ago is being learnt by the West Asian allies of the US much...
With Nitish Set To Join Rajya Sabha, Stage Set For BJP To Take Over Bihar
By Rahil Nora Chopra With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar joining the Rajya Sabha, the avenue is now fully open for the Bharatiya Janata Party to appoint its own chief minister in Bihar for the first time. However, Nitish will formally enter the Upper House once the new Rajya...
Nitish’s Exit Marks The Most Consequential Political Transition In Bihar
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s exit from Bihar politics not only marks the most consequential political transition in Bihar but also has greater implications on BJP’s national strategy and realization of its dream that it may appear at first glance. With negotiated removal of the CM...
After Five Days Of Iran War, India Has Started Feeling The Impact
By T N Ashok As the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran spills deeper into the Gulf region, India—thousands of miles away from the battlefield—finds itself confronting a cascade of economic risks that extend far beyond rising oil prices. For decades, the Middle East has been a...
Amit Shah Is Using Bengal Elections As A Test For BJP’s 2029 Lok Sabha Strategy
By Arun Srivastava Having lost hope in judicial intervention to force the CEC Gyanesh Kumar to look to the ground and do justice to 64 lakh disadvantaged people, which is likely to shoot to 1 crore by the time elections are held, who have been consciously deprived of their...
Decoding The Post-Ayatollah Khamenei Transition In War-Torn Iran
By Asad Mirza The latest Israeli-US war on Iran began with airstrikes on the home and offices of the Late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Apparently, the strategy behind this stemmed from the wishful thinking that Khamenei’s sudden elimination would pose a dire threat to the current ruling system of...
Bonhomie Between Modi And Netanyahu Is Hitting At The Very Root Of Indian Foreign Policy
By Nilotpal Basu It is now clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel was most ill-advised, ill timed. It is not merely a moral question but goes far beyond, into the realm of geopolitics and national strategy. The monstrosity of the Gaza genocide has not ended in...
Can Germany Be Allowed To Hold Olympics In 2036, A Century After Nazi Olympics In 1936?
By Tirthankar Mitra A century after “Nazi Olympics”, Germany pitches for hosting 2036 Olympics. Meanwhile, it is confronted by a question overshadowing its past “should Berlin stage the Games again?” Opinions are divided on the issue. Supporting and dissenting voices ring out loud and clear. A former Chancellor sees...
Tamil Nadu CPI Leader R Nallakannu Led From The Front Against Both British And The Feudals
By Krishna Jha It was legendary peasant leader P. Srinivasa Rao who had said about the 23 – year old, who was yet to prove his worth, “…sturdy, village-bred R Nallakannu would evolve into an exceptional party worker”. His prophetic words stood all the vagaries of time. In little...
Communalism Of All Hues Is Getting Resistance In Different Regions
By Dr. Ram Puniyani Communal Hate is the most divisive tool. Roughly the degree of violence is proportional to the prevalence and accentuation of ‘Hate’. This in turn leads to polarization and the situation where ghettoisation and accompanying phenomenon become the norm. As we have witnessed the rise of...
Trump-Netanyahu’s Iran War May Be Prolonged Involving More Countries
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The war that began with a lightning decapitation strike has settled into something far more uncertain. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. military operations against Iran could last “four to five weeks” — and possibly “far longer.” Across the Atlantic, Prime Minister...
West Bengal Heading For A Layered Electoral Battle In 2026 Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak As West Bengal approaches the 2026 Assembly elections likely to be held in April-May, the contest has moved well beyond a conventional TMC-versus-BJP face-off. What is unfolding is a layered political struggle shaped by the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the deployment of...
