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Deportation shocker by Trump, Indians in limbo

February 23, 2025 1 Comment

The issue of deportation of Indian migrants staying illegally in the US took an emotionally charged turn when a C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the US Air Force landed at the Amritsar International Airport at around 10pm on February 5, 2025. The first military flight carrying 104 immigrants landed with handcuffs and chained. Of the total deportees, 31 were from Punjab, 44 from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, two from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. When questioned by the Opposition in Parliament, EAM Jaishankar informed that the govt is in talks with the US for considering being ‘Humane’ while returning our people. But surely nothing seemed to have made Trump budge.

International, Op Ed, Political

Master Disruptor or Mover & Shaker, Trump set to change geopolitics

January 23, 2025 No Comments

With the historic 200 Executive Orders signed on day 1 in office, the ‘Master Disruptor’ Trump and his times could herald both dazzling opportunities and thorny challenges for India, molded by his administration’s audacious policies on trade, defense, foreign relations, and immigration. While Trump’s unflinching “America First” ethos and deal-driven worldview might unlock new corridors of cooperation, they also harbor the seeds of potential discord, making it a double-edged sword for India’s strategic ambitions.

International, Political

Post Assad Syria, a spoil to be shared in a volatile region

December 10, 2024 2 Comments

Imagine a nation that waits to be split apart as if to be shared amoungst the winners as the spoils of a war. The wolves are already at work. Syria just had its moment of purge with President Bashar Al Assad fleeing after rebels took over Damascus on December 8, 2024 following the Israel Hamas […]

Cultural, Interviews, Talks

National Film Awards to undeserving, institutes are compromised, will not want to interview PM: Tigmanshu Dhulia

November 20, 2024 No Comments

A National Award for Best Feature Paan Singh Tomar that premiered at the London Film Festival in 2010, Shagird, Saheb Biwi aur Gangster, Hassil, Raag Desh and with many more under his belt, acclaimed Film Director Tigmanshu Dhulia is a not the usual breed of Directors in Bollywood. With his roots in Allahabad and being […]

International, Political

Consular officials attacked in Canada’s Hindu temple, India says won’t be deterred

November 4, 2024 No Comments

Toronto/New Delhi: In a latest development in the increasing acrimonious Canada India relations, triggered by Trudeau, violent clashes erupted on Sunday during a visit by Indian consular officials to a Hindu temple in Brampton, a Toronto suburb. Footage shared on social media shows groups of demonstrators, including supporters of Khalistan and others waving India’s national […]

International, Political

India China should speak in one voice; welcome talks but no role: Russian Envoy Denis Alipov

October 29, 2024 No Comments

New Delhi: After the BRICS Summit in Kazan on October 22-24, 2024, Ambassador of Russian Federation to India, Denis Alipov said, ‘We have welcomed the meeting between leaders of India & China in Kazan,’ and that Russia has played no role in organizing the meeting. He said, ‘Russia has always wished that India and China […]

International, Political

India Canada relations nosedive with ‘Person of Interest’ allegations, Diplomats shunted

October 15, 2024 No Comments

New Delhi: In a riveting development in the last 24 hours on October 14, relations between India and Canada plummeted a new low. The row between New Delhi and Ottawa over the allegations by Canada over the killing of Nijjar, a Canada based Khalistani terrorist, have been flying since 2023 when Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau […]

International, Op Ed, Political

What brings Maldives Muizzu to New Delhi now

October 8, 2024 1 Comment

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s efforts to reset ties with India, despite his earlier China-leaning rhetoric, reflects a change of heart or seems to be so. While Muizzu’s electoral campaign emphasized reducing India’s influence, his latest decision to engage closely with India as president highlights the geopolitical and economic realities facing the Maldives validating that in […]

Op Ed, Political, Social

Independence OR Fear

August 17, 2024 No Comments

As we wish Happy Independence Day this year, are we really happy! I am afraid I am not. Rather I join the anger of the doctors protesting on streets across the nation for what happened to the young lady doctor at RG Kar Government hospital in Kolkata on the night of August 9. Another horrific […]

International, Op Ed, Political

The dynamics of a Bangladesh upside down

August 13, 2024 No Comments

India’s neighborhood presently is rather fragmented. After Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh is the third neighbor witnessing a regime change ridden with violence and unrest, with similar playbook. A popular uprising against an unpopular leader, followed by his/her fleeing, mobs taking over the Palace/Parliament spaces, loot, vandalize and destroy public property, with security forces no […]