Sibal remark deepens Bengal violence row
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal’s remark that he was “ashamed” to live in a country where elected representatives could be attacked has triggered a political confrontation after two Trinamool Congress MPs were targeted in separate...
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Secret MLA meetings test TMC unity
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By T N Ashok The dust may have settled on the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election, but the political war has only intensified. Defeated former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched perhaps the most serious challenge yet to the legitimacy of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s sweeping victory, alleging that...
Running The Existing Race Will Not Make India Win The Semiconductor Race
By Dr. Gyan Pathak NITI Aayog’s 10-year roadmap for semiconductor industry in India has warned, “Winning the semiconductor race will not be easy if India continues to run the existing race; instead, it should shift gears and target becoming the ecosystem player. … This requires India to pivot away...
A Multi-Front War Is Overturning Trump-Iran Talks On Ending War
By Asad Mirza The latest phase of the US-Iran confrontation presents a paradox. While President Donald Trump publicly dismisses negotiations as “boring” and claims indifference to their outcome, Washington and Tehran continue exploring a possible agreement. Yet escalating Israeli military operations in Lebanon threaten to derail diplomacy and deepen...
Remembering Some Interactions With The Legend Of Linguistics Probal Dasgupta
By Pradip Baksi Probal Dasgupta, an eminent Indian linguist, Esperantist and academic administrator, passed away in his sleep after suffering a stroke in the early hours of Monday at the age of 72. His sudden demise has cast a pall of gloom among students, colleagues and academics. He is...
The Price Of The Iran War Is Being Paid By Workers And The Poor Globally
By Diane Abbott LONDON: There is a growing recognition that the illegal war on Iran conducted by the US and Israel is exacting a huge cost on the population, and that the price will go higher the longer the war is continued. Of course, the biggest price of all...
Chinese Part In Bangladesh Teesta Project Alarms India
By Nantoo Banerjee Bangladesh’s involvement of China in the country’s US$ 1.5-billion Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) seems to have posed a significant geopolitical tension for India and its defence concerns. Dhaka made a formal request to China for the project during Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s...
India And The U.S. Return To The Negotiating Table For Trade Deal
By T N Ashok The most consequential economic negotiation currently underway for India is not with China, Europe, or the Gulf states. It is with the United States. Beginning June 1, senior trade negotiators from both countries have resumed four days of intensive discussions in New Delhi to finalize...
D K Shivakumar As New Karnataka CM Is Good For Congress Before 2028 Polls
By Kalyani Shankar Karnataka is currently undergoing a significant political and generational transition following the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has been elected to succeed him after the Congress party successfully resolved a recent political crisis. This leadership change represents a crucial moment in...
The Mystery Over One Per Cent Children Of India Under NFHS-6
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The provisional data of the National Family Health Survey 2023-24 (NFHS-6) shows that one per cent of the children below the age of 15 years has just disappeared within two years compared to the NFHS-5 (2019-21). Population of children below 5 years of age has...
Present Economic Challenge For India Is Critical In Narendra Modi’s 12 Years
By R. Suryamurthy For much of the last decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has benefited from one political advantage that few leaders enjoy – whenever one crisis emerged, another pillar of the economy remained strong enough to offset the damage. When demonetisation disrupted economic activity, global oil prices were...
Left Coalition Senator Ivan Cepeda To Face Trump Loyalist Espriella In Colombian Presidential Run-Off On June 21
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Left is having a bad time in Presidential elections in the Latin American countries. After losing Ecuador and Chile, the ruling Left coalition in Colombia faced a defeat in first round of Presidential polls in the country held on May 31. The ruling coalition nominee...
Samajwadi Party And Congress Preparing For 2027 Assembly Polls On Their Own
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: In the absence of any dialogue between Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav on poll alliance against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party and Congress are making preparations in all the assembly seats for 2027 polls. Now nobody talks about INDIA alliance in UP, Akhilesh...
Punjab Soars High In Higher Education Standards While Haryana Dips
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: On one hand, in Haryana, even a sufficient number of its youth, passing out the Post Graduation, NET and PhD degrees from its own colleges and universities are not getting even the minimum qualifying marks to get through the Assistant Professor’s exams being conducted...
IPL 2026 Ends Imparting Many Lessons To The BCCI And Franchises For 2027 Season
By T N Ashok The IPL 2026 season ended with a familiar image: Virat Kohli standing tall under the lights of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, bat raised, trophy secured, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrating a second consecutive title. For a franchise that spent nearly two decades being...
Facing Major Challenge From China, India Set To Improve Bilateral Relations With Myanmar
By Nitya Chakraborty Facing the big possibility of China taking control of the new Junta government in Myanmar which took office last month, Indian policy makers are now very keen to give a big push to the India-Myanmar relations covering both economy and security aspects. Myanmar President U Min...
Exam Fiascos A Sad Commentary On Modi Govt’s Claims On Economic Progress
By K Raveendran The promise of India becoming the world’s third-largest economy has become one of the most persistent themes in the political messaging of the Modi government. It is projected as evidence of national resurgence, a sign that India is no longer waiting at the margins of global...
Tripartite Social Dialogue Has Stopped In India Since 2015
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Navigating Change Through Inclusive Social Dialogue, the fourth item on the agenda of the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference scheduled to be held during June 1 – 12, 2026, has pointed out that the tripartite social dialogue in India has stopped since 2015,...
SIR Begins In Manipur Amidst Tense Political Situation
By Rabindra Nath Sinha May 30 marks the launch of SIR in strife-scarred Manipur, where Assembly elections ‘under normal circumstances’ are due between late February and mid-March 2027, SIR, therefore, is preparatory to constituting the 60 member-House in this north-eastern state, where ethnic conflict of alarming proportions on the...
