Mamata faces cold shoulder in Bengal
Mamata Banerjee’s call for a broad anti-BJP front in West Bengal has run into a firm rebuff from the Congress, the Left Front and CPI-ML, deepening the Trinamool Congress’s isolation after its sharp defeat in...
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By Nitya Chakraborty The U.S. President Donald Trump begins his three-day visit to China on May 13 for his summit with the Chinese President Xi Jinping, the outcome of which has special significance for Trump in shaping his political future in the context of the midterm elections in November...
Disunity In INDIA Bloc Will Pave Their Fall Into A Deeper Political Pit
By Dr. Gyan Pathak INDIA bloc has suddenly fallen into a deeper crisis, a new phase of disintegration has set in, which cheers the BJP the most. The opposition camp has perhaps forgotten the proverb – united we stand, divided we fall. Just after the Legislative Assembly elections results...
BJP’s Mega Show Of Identification With Bengal
By Anjan Roy KOLKATA: With Subhendu Adhikari sworn in as the first BJP chief minister of Bengal on Sunday May 10, an altogether new chapter is begun in the state. With that the recalcitrant, screaming Mamata Banerjee goes into the penumbra of political oblivion. At its mega swearing in...
2026 Assembly Polls Outcome Is A Setback To Growing Role Of Regional Parties
By Kalyani Shankar In the recently concluded 2026 Assembly elections, three prominent chief ministers faced unexpected defeats, a situation that many in the political arena recognise as a challenging part of the process. The chief ministers of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala lost their elections. Winning and losing...
Chief Minister Vijay Starts With Massive Goodwill, He Has To Translate It Into Action
By T N Ashok CHENNAI: The rise of Vijay from matinee idol to Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is not merely a political victory. It is a civilisational rupture in the political history of southern India. For nearly seven decades, Tamil Nadu was governed by the iron logic of...
GCC Ecosystem Has Been Emerging As Lifeline Of India’s New Economy
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik In Economics, we teach the concept of exogenous and endogenous variables. In simple terms, exogenous variables are those outside the control of policymakers, whereas endogenous variables are those that policymakers can influence or adjust to improve economic outcomes. Take, for instance, the recent Iran-Israel-US conflict...
Iran Balances Resistance, Regional Outreach And Global Pressure
By Asad Mirza Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has sharpened Tehran’s diplomatic messaging amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and mounting pressure from the United States. Rejecting what he describes as “colonialism and exploitation”. Pezeshkian has simultaneously projected defiance toward Washington and expanded outreach to regional neighbours, especially...
U.S. Govt Advisory To Its Women Citizens To Be Careful About Travel In India Has Basis
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Why did the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India have to issue advisory to warn the U.S. women travelling to India? What fears do they have in their minds? On 18 June, 2025, it issued a Travel Advisory to India – highlighting the increased...
Governor Seeking Receipts Is A Wrong Kind Of Proof In A Hung Assembly
By Rohan Mehta On May 10, Sunday actor-turned politician Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu’s new chief minister following days of uncertainty across an election season that has given analysts across the country much to talk about. Vijay’s storming win against the AIADMK & DMK duopoly, with...
British Labour Party’s Crisis Runs Deep — It Needs A Real Debate On Its Future
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Labour’s left warns against any bid by Keir Starmer or the wider Cabinet to stitch up a transfer of power without a proper contest. MPs with any sense should recognise the folly of any such move. Forget the received wisdom at Westminster about leadership contests...
Indian Democracy’s Black Friday: Popular Will Held Hostage By Power And Prejudice
By K Raveendran Friday’s twin constitutional dramas exposed two serious threats to Indian democracy: the refusal of a defeated ruler to leave office, and the reluctance of a constitutional referee to invite a claimant who appeared to be assembling the numbers to form a government. Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to...
Tamil Nadu Witnesses Its Most Dramatic Political Transition In Decades
By T N Ashok CHENNAI: The long night of uncertainty in Tamil Nadu politics finally appeared to end on Saturday evening when actor-turned-politician Vijay crossed the majority mark with the support of smaller parties that had, until the last moment, kept Chennai guessing. For six extraordinary days after a...
India Operationalises New Labour Codes On Wages And Industrial Relations
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With the publication of the final rules under the Code on Wages, 2019 and Industrial Relations Code, 2020 on Friday, May 8, 2026, the Union Government of India has fully operationalized them. Apart from these, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has also notified...
Indian Farmers Producing Livestock, Fisheries Look For More Incentives
By Kunal Bose A hedge against food price inflation that may be caused by domestic crop failures and global supply disruptions, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration has been created to manage the strategic food inventory. Cornering of global food supplies at the Chinese scale, however, impacts grain...
Tragedy-Hit Mp Tourism Cruise Boat Flouted All Norms
By L S Herdenia The tragic incident of 13 persons drowning after a cruise boat carrying tourists capsized while sailing in the reservoir of a dam on River Narmada in Madhya Pradesh offers a microcosm of what is wrong with our system. On the afternoon of April 30, the...
2026 British Local Polls Results Reveal That The Threat Of Far Right Is Real
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The threat of the far right looms over British politics. That is the most serious takeaway from the 2026 elections. It is not that Reform are winning everywhere. The Scottish National Party look secure in power at Holyrood, despite their vote share falling. Labour’s historic...
Cracks In Tripartite Alliance For South African Elections
By Roger McKenzie While debates rage in Britain’s left circles over the rights and wrongs of dual membership of political parties, a long standing arrangement of this kind has been placed under severe threat. The South African Communist Party (SACP) was the backbone of the African National Congress (ANC)...
Instability Stares At Tamil Nadu Polity Even If Vijay Cobbles Up A Majority Of 118
By T N Ashok CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s political drama entered its most decisive phase on Friday evening as actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay moved within touching distance of forming the State’s next government after the Communist Party of India and the CPI(M) extended unconditional support to his fledgling Tamilaga Vettri...
