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Lesser-Known Islamic Jihad Emerging As Most Serious Threat From Gaza

By Manish Rai The ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has taken effect in the Gaza Strip after days of cross-border fighting. The confrontation left at least 33 Palestinians dead in Gaza and at least two people in Israel. But most importantly in the Israeli military’s...

May 24 · >

India And Bangladesh Focusing On Major Expansion Of Rail-Connectivity

By Ashis Biswas Improved railway connectivity between India and Bangladesh should raise levels of bilateral passenger and cargo traffic significantly, and catalyse major economic growth in the years ahead. While both countries have revived operations on some of the old BG/MG (Broad gauge and Metre gauge) lines that were...

May 24 · >

Progressive Democrats Angry Over President Biden’s Move To Dilute Debt Ceiling Plan

By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik WASHINGTON: Congressional progressive Democrats are increasingly angry about Democratic President Joe Biden’s apparent willingness to give in to Republican budget cuts in safety net programs as part of a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. But they’re also proposing alternatives to avoid...

May 24 · >

Congress Can Take Lessons From Indira’s Chikmagaluru Victory To Succeed In 2024 Polls

By Kalyani Shankar Dame Luck smiles at every Party at a particular moment. The 137-year Grand Old Congress Party, which has seen many ups and downs, is no exception. Winning a prosperous and significant Karnataka recently gave Congress that golden moment. If Congress wants to revive itself, it can’t...

May 23 · >

Ministry-Making In Thailand Faces Hurdles Despite Coalition Win In Polls

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Thailand’s Move Forward party just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with coalition partners after achieving an unexpected victory in the May 14 general election. The MOU serves as a framework for the coalition government, outlining 23 key agendas that the parties agree to work...

May 23 · >

PM Modi’s Visit To Pacific Islands Draws International Attention

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Visit of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to the Pacific Island Nations drew international attention since several countries of the world, including China, had great strategic interests in the region. Indian move for consolidation and expansion of ties with the countries in the...

May 23 · >

US Debt Default May Be Unlikely But India Has To Be Ready With Precautions

By Anjan Roy The global financial circles are agog with speculation about the prospects of the US government defaulting on its payments. This is because the two major parties in America have so far failed to agree on raising the ceiling of US government borrowing. This is currently at...

May 23 · >

Congress Has To Join Opposition Wholeheartedly To Oppose Ordinance On Delhi

By Sushil Kutty Nobody can put a knife to the Congress party’s throat and compel it to stand with the Aam Aadmi Party against the Modi government’s ordinance which returned control of “services” – postings and transfers – to the Lt. Governor after a couple of days of celebrations...

May 23 · >

China Has Genuine Reasons To Oppose Objectives Of Four Nation QUAD

By Girish Linganna The leaders of the QUAD group—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—who had gathered in Hiroshima for a Group of 7 summit, delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing’s behaviour at a summit in Hiroshima on Saturday (May 20, 2023). US President Joe Biden and three...

May 23 · >

2024 Presidential Poll In US May Turn Into A Referendum On Donald Trump

By Debabrata Biswas A 2024 presidential election featuring president Joe Biden against former president Donald Trump would be a “rematch from hell” – former Republican congressman Will Hard said – “The reality is two third Americans want somebody else”. There’s evidence to support Hard’s argument that another presidential election...

May 23 · >