Tehran signals shift towards US talks
Mojtaba Khamenei, identified in regional reports as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, has agreed to pursue negotiations with the United States, pointing to a potential diplomatic opening as tensions continue to shape the security landscape of...
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Centre calls all-party meet on West Asia
Government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday evening to brief political leaders...
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Iran deletes Kashmir remarks after online backlash
Iran’s embassy in New Delhi removed social media posts that thanked authorities and...
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Gujarat clears common civil code legislation
Gujarat’s legislative assembly has approved a Uniform Civil Code Bill after an extended...
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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.Redrawing Political Map Of India On Census 2011 Will Be A Grave Mistake
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union Government of India under PM Narendra Modi has given enough hints by proposing to bring an amendment Bill purportedly to fast-track women’s quota rollout that it is seriously working on its earlier plan to complete the delimitation process by 2028. However, the most surprising...
Challenge To Gold’s Safe Haven Status May Be Transcient And Not Permanent
By K Raveendran Gold’s abrupt retreat has emerged as one of the more striking anomalies in a period otherwise defined by geopolitical escalation and market anxiety, challenging long-held assumptions about the metal’s role as a sanctuary during crises. A decline of roughly 20 percent from levels above $5,000 an...
Redesigning Civil Society: The Quiet Power Shift Behind India’s FCRA Overhaul
By R. Suryamurthy By any legislative measure, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 is being presented as a technical correction—an effort to plug “gaps,” streamline procedures, and bring clarity to a law that has evolved in fragments over the past decade. But that framing, while convenient, obscures a...
The Historic Act To Ensure Women Reservation In Lok Sabha Is Finally Taking Shape
By T N Ashok Twenty-seven years is a long time to wait for a revolution. India’s Women’s Reservation Bill — now the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act — was first introduced in 1996 when Deve Gowda led a fragile coalition government and the idea of reserving one-third of Lok Sabha...
Alleged Turkish Intelligence Plot In South Asia Raises Regional Security Concerns
By M A Hossain Serious allegations have emerged suggesting the presence of a covert foreign intelligence operation targeting Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. According to information obtained from multiple sources, a Bangladeshi national currently residing in India is suspected of working under the direction of National Intelligence Organization,...
Ruling Social Democrats And Left Allies Emerge As Largest Bloc In Denmark Elections
By Satyaki Chakraborty Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats and the other left wing allies in her ruling coalition emerged as the single largest group in the national elections in Denmark held on March 24. Out of the total 179 seats in Parliament, the ruling block got 84 seats...
Spain’s Strong Refusal To Support Joint US-Israel War In Iran Unnerves NATO
By Dr. Hana Saada NEW YORK: The most revealing feature of the current confrontation is not the fury of its rhetoric, but the narrowing of its coalition. In the political language of war, the loudest voices often conceal the deepest fragility. That is precisely what is now unfolding in...
Amidst India-China Bonhomie In Bilateral Ties, Both Sides To Fight Each Other At WTO Meet
By Nitya Chakraborty It is a history of twists and turns in India-China economic relations for decades. The same is being repeated now as India after taking special measures to make Chinese direct investment easier and agreeing to start border trade from three points in this country from June...
West Bengal Voter List Is Incomplete 12 Days Before The Last Date Of Nomination
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Final Electoral Roll for West Bengal published by the Election Commission of India on February 28, 2026 under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is still not final. The supplementary list published on March 23 late around midnight has covered only about 29 lakh voters. The...
No Space For Complacency Towards The Nuclear Threat In West Asian War
By Dr Arun Mitra The United States of America President, Donald Trump, has now extended the deadline regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. This decision appears to have been taken on the advice of his senior military leadership, as well as under pressure from European nations and...
PM In His Parliament Speech On Monday Did Not Explain His Failure In Condemning Killing Of Khamenei
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi speech in Parliament on West Asia war on Monday sounded like that of a fugitive who lacked the courage and moral conviction to confront the truth. After 25 days assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Ali Hosseini Khamenei), following joint U.S.-Israeli air...
India On The Edge: How The Iran War Is Testing India’s Key Economic Sectors
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: When Narendra Modi flew to Jerusalem on February 26 to address the Knesset — becoming the first Indian prime minister to do so — the timing carried an unmistakable strategic signal. Two days later, U.S. and Israeli forces launched their campaign against Iran....
India’s Strategic Petro-Products Reserve Can Take Care Of Six Weeks Demand
By T N Ashok The flames have been burning for weeks now, but for India, the real crisis is not military — it is mathematical. Every day that the Strait of Hormuz remains contested, every tanker that turns back or delays, every cargo rerouted around the Cape of Good...
AIMIM Joining TMC Rebel Humayun Kabir’s Front Should Cause Worry To Ruling TMC
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress is likely to face a stiff competition in minority dominated constituencies in poll bound West Bengal next month after Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to form an alliance with Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP). Hyderabad MP, Owaisi...
BJP Facing A Plethora Of Problems In Keralam Elections
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Keralam unit, which is hoping to improve its performance in the crucial Assembly elections, is bedevilled with a bewildering array of problems. Topping the list is infighting over and dissatisfaction with the selection of candidates for the assembly elections. To...
Dhurandhar 2 Is A Successful Propaganda Film Paraded As A Patriotic Thriller
By T N Ashok Bollywood has always flirted with politics. From Indira Gandhi’s state-funded documentaries to Modi-era blockbusters, cinema has been a pliable tool for power. But with Dhurandhar 2, the line between entertainment and propaganda doesn’t just blur—it collapses entirely. What masquerades as a patriotic thriller is, in...
No End Of Iran-US-Israel War Is In Sight
By Nantoo Banerjee With the US-Israel military conflict against Iran continuing through the fourth week, severely disrupting global supply of oil and gas, petro-fuel prices may shoot up to record highs this year threatening economic stability across the world. India’s economy, which is 90 percent import dependent on oil,...
Oil At $130 Per Barrel Will Push India’s GDP Down To 6.4 Per Cent In 2026-27
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is clearly heading for a severe economic shock due to rise in international crude oil prices hitting at around $113 per barrel, which is far more than the country can bear, and is on the rise day after day. The macroeconomic impact of price...
