Trump is very hard on India and Brazil, but for very different reasons
Trump has slapped 50% tariff on both India and Brazil and has made harsh remarks on both. But the reasons for doing so are not the same
Indian Supreme Court sends reminder on right to vote, fairness and transparency
This line of questioning from the bench concluded with the EC’s counsel, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, agreeing to publish a list of voters who could potentially be deleted from the rolls.
Bangladesh celebrates Tagore through dance
By Aisha Hoque Dhaka, August 15 (TOB)- Dhaka’s Charukola transformed into a rain-kissed stage on the morning of August 8 as ‘Ghonoghota’, a vibrant Rabindra Sangeet-inspired dance production by the Arthy Ahmed Dance Academy, celebrated the monsoon season in full splendour. The open-air performance featured...
US report sharply criticizes both India, Pakistan for inaction on rights abuses
The findings for South Asia’s two largest states pointed to entrenched impunity, inadequate judicial follow-through and persistent restrictions on fundamental freedoms.
Trump’s policies create new alignments across old divides
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, August 12 -The world order that prevailed up to 2024, is breaking down primarily due to the policies , actions ad style of US President Donal Trump. Trump’s tariffs and sanctions have created new alignments across old divides. In South Asia,...
India exposes chinks in US armour
Defiant India moves towards, Russia and China,
India challenges Trump’s contentions on tariffs
India's National Security Advisor meets Putin in Moscow
A day after Trump’s ‘Russian oil’ tariffs, Doval meets Putin in Kremlin
NSA says plans for President Vladimir Putin’s India visit “almost finalised” and hails the “strategic and special partnership” with Russia during a “tumultuous situation” in the world
Transnational repression of dissent concerns Western democracies
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, August 5 – There are two kinds of cross-border invasive action one sees today – cross border terrorism and transnational repression. The former is perpetrated by non-State actors and the latter by States. Even as the world is tying to find...
Collapse of US-India trade talks – the domestic dimension
India’s refusal to accommodate US demands for tariff concessions on farm and dairy products should help Modi harvest rural votes in the coming elections
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