US Presidential Elections and the lost cause of the American left
With Donald Trump sweeping the 2024 US Presidential Elections, what’s now left of the ‘left’ in the American polity outside the neo-liberal democrat ecosystem?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
Gold of others help Uttar Pradesh glitter during Diwali
What helps the Uttar Pradesh government, which has a low per-capita income and a troubled, jobless economy, to spend on extravaganza like the Deep Diwali festival held in Ayodhya recently?
The ‘Fakir’ who rode the BMW: Deconstructing (inside) Modi’s ‘zero assets’ claim
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed at an election rally in Jharkhand, that he is poor, owns no property and doesn’t even have a bicycle. But is this true? What does data say?
Waning confidence? Modi’s Islamophobic rhetoric puts “guarantees” in backseat
What does Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Islamophobic hate-mongering imply? Is he losing confidence on his “Modi Ki Guarantee” narrative? Or is it an exhibition of his frustration?
Rules of the CAA 2019: No relief for Bengali Hindu refugees
Finally, the Rules of the CAA 2019 saw the light of the day (or night, technically). But as this publication predicted four years ago, it won’t benefit the Bengali Hindu refugees but throw them under the bus.
CAA 2019: Shantanu Thakur’s “slip of the tongue” exposed the dilemma for the BJP
The CAA 2019 has always been a political trap for the refugees and a dilemma for the BJP. Now Shantanu Thakur’s “slip of the tongue” exposed the hollowness of Modi’s much-hyped citizenship law once more.
The BJP’s victory in the 2023 assembly elections: Factors and facts
What’s behind the BJP’s victory in the 2023 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan? Beyond numbers, lies a complicated web of political and organisational factors.
Is the Palestinian resistance creating a new history with Operation Al-Aqsa Flood?
The Palestinian resistance stunned the world with its strategic offensive campaign. Is this the beginning of the end of Zionist hegemony?
Left side (lined): CPI(M) at crossroads in Bengal
What does the CPI(M) want in West Bengal? It’s not clear from the party’s recent actions whether it’s concerned about defeating the BJP at all.
Minority persecution in India: Jaishankar’s rebuttals expose a lot
On the allegations of minority persecution in India, S Jaishankar claimed in the US that there is none as the minorities get ration in India.
Did Ramesh Bidhuri’s anti-Muslim slurs in the Parliament show BJP’s 2024 strategy?
What do Ramesh Bidhuri’s anti-Muslim slurs targeting BSP’s Danish Ali hint at? Is this going to be the template that the BJP will use in 2024?
Partition of Bengal – A saga of lost hopes and homeland
The partition of Bengal in 1947 is a forgotten chapter in history, although its trauma and pain are still visible in the lives of the people.
Henry Kissinger’s China visit in 2023: Questions and de ja vu
What’s the reason behind Henry Kissinger’s China visit in 2023? Why did the 100-year-old make his 100th trip overcoming all difficulties?
Allegations of minority persecution in India proven by Modi’s men after he denied it in the US
While Modi denied the allegations of minority persecution in India under his government, the BJP took it upon itself to prove him wrong.
The US starts playing the victim card as China asserts itself in Asia
The US has suddenly started playing the victim card as China is asserting itself and countering the US’s manoeuvres in the Taiwan Strait.
40 Years of Nellie massacre: Where the template of injustice was created
Nellie massacre took place 40 years ago and doesn’t appeal the mainstream Bengali conscience, but it set the precedence for gory atrocities in India, which helped the perpetrators of future pogroms.
The Adani Group controversy: Modi’s silence on Rahul’s questions says a lot
While responding to Rahul Gandhi’s questions on his ties with the Adani Group, Modi evaded the questions using rhetoric against Gandhi-Nehru.
Why the BBC documentary on Modi isn’t what it should be?
Although the Indian opposition is going gaga over the recent BBC documentary on Modi, in reality, it’s quite a useless piece of propaganda that can end up helping the BJP polarise its disgruntled voter base.
China’s covid outbreak story: How bad is the situation?
China’s covid situation has been blown out of proportion by the western mainstream media at a time when the US and Japan are in sheer crisis.
GM mustard approval stirs a hornet’s nest and rings an eerie alarm
The GEAC’s recommendation for GM mustard cultivation has stirred a hornet’s rest, bringing even the RSS’s farmers’ wing against the BJP.