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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,…