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China ousts yet another High ranked officer on suspicion of corruption.
China has dismissed a top general from the nation’s top military body led by President Xi Jinping, owing to what is being referred to as series of purges in its defence establishment.Admiral Miao Hua, 69, who supervises the political loyalty in the armed forces, has been removed from the national Central Military Commission (CMC), according…
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India slams OIC for bringing up unwarranted claims based on Pakistan’s anti India narratives
In an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting held in Turkey, the OIC with Pakistan’s rhetoric against India, expressed concern over violence and discrimination against Muslims in India, citing what it views as “Islamophobia” and “systemic targeting”. They called for the protection of Muslim minorities’ rights and adherence to bilateral agreements between India and Pakistan,…
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Mothballing Manipur
On February 13, 2025, President’s rule was imposed in Manipur, after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned on February 9, putting the state assembly having a tenure till 2027, under suspended animation. Biren Singh was forced to resign by the Centre to save his skin, why so and why the Centre adores him, was covered…
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India – The Racing Superpower
News says India is a racing (not rising) superpower, having overtaken Japan to become the 4th largest economy in the world with GDP of USD 4 trillion. Does it really matter that India’s per capita income is USD 2,890 compared to Japan’s USD 33,900 (11.8 times higher than India’s)? After all, Japan’s population is only…
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Water Bomb and Water Cover
Amid the war hysteria in the aftermath of Pahalgam massacre, comes the fake news of Indian Rafale jets patrolling Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK) and government’s announcement for a caste census; latter seen an effort to divert attention from the crisis at home because few months back Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it an “Urban Naxal”…
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The next Malala
Imran Khan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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General Munir’s Reckoning
Leaving no room for negotiation or talks, the junior officers in the Pakistan Army have openly demanded the resignation of the Pakistan COAS General Asim Munir in a letter addressed to him. The officers have stingingly indicted the General of misusing his position for utilizing the military for personal and political oppression. The letter demands…
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The Spectrum Muddle
Hectic preparations are underway in India for President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement on April 2 with Trump naming India “one of the highest tariffing nations in the world”. The government told Parliament that India has not replied to US tariffs. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are putting up…
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Flagrant Government Apathy Towards Military
A recent spectacle in Rajya Sabha once again reinforced the shameless apathy of the Indian establishment towards its soldiers. Two ‘starred question’ were posed to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by a Member Parliament (MP); a starred question is sent in writing in advance to the concerned ministry, to enable preparation time for the answer.…
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US deports a disconcerted Pakistan Ambassador KK Ahsan Wagan
In an embarrassing turn of events, Pakistan’s ambassador to Turkmenistan was denied entry to the United States and later deported from Los Angeles despite holding a valid visa and the required documents in what is being referred to as a “rare diplomatic incident”.KK Ahsan Wagan, is a senior diplomat, who has held several important posts…
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Defence Through Commerce
The POTUS Donald Trump’s address to the US Congress has many takeaways. But Indians should be specifically interested in the following four issues: one, reciprocal tariffs are coming to India; two, tax cuts for American citizens; three, decriminalizing America; four, a balanced budget.Fingers were crossed in India whether India will escape Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, having…
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Avenging Adolf Hitler
The despicable manner in which Volodymyr Zelensky argued with the POTUS Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the White Household was no surprise. The joke in circulation is that Zelensky rhymes with Lewinsky (Monica) and both got a mouthful in the Oval Office. Those who consider Zelensky, strutting around in a T-shirt like…
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Has Pakistan ‘completely lost its writ’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan?
In a recent session of Pakistan’s national Assembly, Pakistan MP Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman stated the possibility of Pakistan having lost its control in Balochistan as he compared the current developments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to creation of Bangladesh in 1971 due to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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Reign of Criminals
The Supreme Court (SC) of India has questioned the Central Government and the Election Commission (EC) on the rationale behind allowing convicted criminals to contest elections six years after serving their sentence despite remaining barred from government employment. The SC is to examine the constitutional validity of sections within the Representation of the People Act…
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Voodoo-Man of Manipur
The next Manipur assembly session begins tomorrow – February 10. Chief Minister N Biren Singh has told reporters that if a no-confidence motion is moved at the assembly session against the state government by “any member”, the MLA would be chased by the people and won’t be able to stay at home.“Chief Minister N Biren…
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The Economic Haze
Unpredictability of the POTUS Donal Trump was expected to come to the fore in Trump’s second presidency, but surprises are cropping up periodically. From the posts on X like “F**k Biden” during electioneering, Trump later saying General Mark Milley should be shot, withdrawing from WHO and having a rethink are but few examples of what…
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PM Sharif uses VPN to congratulate Trump on banned X?
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif faces online backlash over the Trump congratulatory post on X (formerly known as Twitter). In a good will and well intentioned post, the PM on January 20, 2025, congratulated the 47th President of the United States for assuming office while accentuating the strong partnership between the two nations. However the well…
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Jake Sullivan’s last minute nuclear visit to India
National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in New Delhi on 6 January, 2025. It was the last major international meeting that the current administration had with another major world power as NSA Sullivan was accompanied by a large delegation of senior U.S. government officials. It is…
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With eye on China, India enhances strategic border infrastructure with world-class construction
Fulfilling vital strategic/security imperatives for rapid military deployment against China and Pakistan and enhancing regional connectivity for the benefit of people of many border states, the distribution of the 75 projects is – 19 in Jammu & Kashmir, 11 in Ladakh, 18 in Arunachal Pradesh, 9 in Uttarakhand, 6 in Sikkim, 5 in Himachal Pradesh,…
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Aboard the Gravy Train
The lengths to which spin doctoring is practiced in the India media is not funny. But lack of coordination in doing so makes it amusing, not that lack of coordination is not the hallmark of our politicians. One headline says Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to the swearing in of President Donald Trump…
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India-China Special Representatives Meet on Boundary Issues
The Big Breaking News on December 19, 2024 was that Special Representatives (SRs) of India and China, NSA Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, had met on December 18 and arrived at a “six Point Consensus” on…
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The Dhaka Surrender Painting Saga
Much heat was generated after the iconic painting of the 1971 surrender of Pakistan army was removed from the Army Chief’s office. The issue as they say is “done and dusted” but prudence demands this be reflected upon more deliberately.Pakistan’s Lt Gen A.A.K. Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender in 1971- by Lt Col Arul…
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The socialist dreams for India of a French economist
Speaking at an event hosted by Delhi based think tank Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS) on 15 December 2024, the French economist Thomas Picketty urged India to tax the super-rich to address inequality, advocating for measures, such as a 2% wealth tax and a 33% inheritance tax. If this sounds like a…
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Bad Santa of Manipur
Doctored news about the volatile situation in Manipur is rampant in the mainstream media. A small glimpse of the ground situation posted on November 17, 2024 can be read here (https://news4masses.com/manipur-supreme-court-india/), which covered; Chief Minister N Biren Singh using Arambai Tenggol (AT), UNLF and police for ethnic cleansing, his cross-border links; the Manipur Tapes saga,…
