K Raveendran In the tumultuous realm of Indian politics, few narratives are as gripping and revealing as the rise and fall of communist parties. Among these, the travails of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI-M, in Kerala and Bengal offer a compelling study in contrasts – one marked by systemic decay, moral erosion, and the predictable consequences of hubris. The saga begins in West Bengal, […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s National Capital Territory Delhi is running a shortage of water to the tune of 50 MGD (million gallon) per day. The Water and Tanker Mafia are minting money. People are undergoing unprecedented suffering. Political parties are trying to derive political mileage by indulging in blame-game. The Supreme Court of India […]
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By Dr. Soma Marla Rural India limited the Bharatiya Janata Party to 240 seats in the Lok Sabha. And but for the “NDA allies”, Narendra Modi wouldn’t have become Prime Minister for a third time. The BJP now depends on its partners for the simple majority in Parliament. The BJP lost a third of its […]
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By K Raveendran Having been confirmed as the finance minister in the Modi 3:0 cabinet, Nirmala Sitharaman is more pressed for time compared to her other colleagues as the budget of the new government is hardly a month away. And her budget-making this time is more complex as she has to accommodate the compulsions of […]
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By Ashis Biswas Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh is the winner from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib parliamentary constituency, putting the central government in a fix. The government appears undecided on what should be done with him. Speculation is rife over whether he would be released on interim bail from Dibrugarh Central jail in Assam, where he is […]
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By Ashis Biswas At the end of the bitterest general elections in recent times, it is only in Assam that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition, the Congress, are broadly satisfied with the outcome. The BJP won 11 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats while the badly divided, and always under-estimated […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee The country’s industrial outlook for the current year as well as the next few years will depend on the stability of the new government and how the Bharatiya Janata Party deals with its alliance partners and the opposition, which will have a formidable presence in the newly-elected Parliament. At stake are several […]
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By Kalyani Shankar The NDA coalition government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just taken office, and it’s too early to predict how it will perform, even whether it will run its five-year term. It is common knowledge that India has a messy history of multi-party governments. Late BJP leader Atal Behari Vajpayee also […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Unprecedented unemployment crisis under PM Narendra Modi’s first two terms since 2014, is most likely to continue in his third term , unless the jobless growth model is changed. Out of about one billion working age population, the number of people in employment has been hovering around 40 crore for the […]
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Stock markets in India hit record highs on Monday, with both the Nifty 50 index and BSE Sensex rising more than 3%, underscoring the robust investor sentiment surrounding India’s economic prospects. Political stability plays a crucial role in economic confidence, and recent local exit polls suggest a strong mandate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance. These polls project that the BJP-led National Democratic […]
By Kalyani Shankar After the seven-phase elections, the June 1 exit polls indicate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely win big. The INDIA block, a coalition of regional parties, also competed, but its chances were slim. The results on January 4 will reveal the actual winner. Election results often surprise. In 2004, the U.P.A. […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Apprehensions and expectations of India’s Central Trade Unions (CTUs) have reached their climax at the completion of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1, 2024. Since the fate of trade unionism and the workers’ rights amidst the rising working poverty in the country much depends on the outcome of the election […]
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By K Raveendran It may be time for an Anna Hazare-type agitation to reclaim the integrity and independence of the Election Commission, completely compromised by the incumbent commission like never before. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is no T N Seshan, who proved that the Election Commission had enough powers not to let anyone interfere […]
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The Congress’s decision to skip exit poll debates has provided fresh ammunition to the BJP ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election, in which the party is hoping for a historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the announcement by senior Congress leader Pawan Khera, both BJP chief […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Campaign for the Lok Sabha election 2024 has brought India’s faultlines in sharp focus – which included the falling credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in ensuring free and fair election, the apparent threat to democracy and the Constitution, widening chasm between the religious majority and minorities, unprecedented level […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Lok Sabha Election 2024 campaign ended on Thursday May 30, but after raising unprecedented level of political dust which will take much longer time beyond its result on June 4 to settle. Irrespective of who or which political party or alliance wins, people will continue to suffer from the “We and […]
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By K Raveendran The credibility and trustworthiness of the Election Commission of India (ECI) have hit a new low in the current Lok Sabha elections and the situation has come to such a pass that it cannot be retrieved without certain cataclysmic changes in the system. India’s election commission had won the world’s admiration for […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee Contrary to the wide publicity that the latest X-Putin agreement will push for “a comprehensive, sustainable and just settlement” of the Ukraine-Russia conflict through peaceful means, the document throws little light on how to solve the situation within a possible timeframe. China merely talks about a dialogue on a peaceful Ukraine war […]
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So, let the drums roll and trumpets blare, for Indian politics is nothing if not a spectacle of surprises K Raveendran The issue of level playing field never came to the fore as it did during the 2024 elections. But it was mostly about political parties fighting out an unequal battle in terms of resources, partisan treatment by the Election Commission, sizzling summer heat at some parts […]
By K Raveendran In asserting his ‘indestructability’, Narendra Modi has taken a leaf out of the books of Arab rulers, who assiduously promote the idea that rulers are God’s representatives on Earth. This belief has been historically used by Arab monarchs to legitimize their rule and suppress dissent. In what is seen as a most […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Freebees, promised and actually delivered, have been by and large welcomed by the electorate over 40 years of age across the country throughout the first five phases of election campaigns. However, sharp fall in employment has made the unemployed youth little more concerned, though PM Narendra Modi tried his best to […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee It is good to note that India’s defence manufacturing industry is fast emerging as a major contributor to the country’s economy and quietly supporting the latest stock market surge. Defence manufacturers have never had it so good. The private sector defence manufacturing enterprises are doing extremely well alongside the traditional government-run publicly […]
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M A Hossain South Asian nations, bursting with diversity and contradictions, have long been a captivating subject for global journalism. Yet, despite their increasing importance on the world stage, Western media often miss the mark when it comes to accurately portraying these multifaceted and culturally rich countries. This discrepancy in coverage not only reflects a lack of understanding of the region’s complexities but also raises concerns about […]
