Markets not yet out of the woods, exercise caution
By Arun Kejriwal Markets in the week gone by began on an ominous note with sharp losses on the very first day of the week. They ended the week with even more ominous signs, losing…
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Security goes beyond deterrence of uniform
By D.C. Pathak Whenever there is mention of a threat to national security, people think of our defence forces in their glorious battle dress — protecting the country on our borders against external attacks and…
Cummins will make for an unbelievable captain: James Pattinson
Sydney, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian pacer Pat Cummins’ former Test team-mate James Pattinson has said that the fast bowler would make for an “unbelievable” captain if he is given the opportunity to lead the side…
Abrahamia: A new religion on the horizon?
By Asad Mirza News reports about a new religion to be implemented globally, has caused consternation amongst the people and also raised questions about its validity and designs behind it. Recently in this era of…
Expiry week will induce volatility and sharp movements
By Arun Kejriwal The week gone by was a four-day week with Friday being a holiday. The week began on a positive note but that was all the positive news for the week. Markets lost…
India’s rise on the world horizon
BY D.C. PATHAK In the narrow narrative of domestic politics – marked by minority versus majority controversy whipped up in the name of ‘secularism’, a distorted projection of the strong governance of Prime Minister Modi…
Truth behind government’s approach to Sikh religious affairs in Pak
By Prof Sarchand Singh Pakistan always tries to wash away its stigma of being a pro-terrorist country in the world community. The idea of opening the Kartarpur Corridor was also hatched to improve its image…
Seeds of hope and trust: Here is how India can bend the arc of hunger, optopolitics in Afghanistan
By Robinder Nath Sachdev & Dr. Anand Kumar Agnihotri New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The title of this column today is inspired by the title of a piece that your author wrote way back in…
Old foes poised against each other again
By Asad Mirza India and Pakistan are poised against each other, to play a more proactive and constructive role in Afghanistan’s redevelopment, trying to negate each other’s initiatives. The ascendancy of Taliban to power in…
Markets to trade with a positive bias
By Arun Kejriwal Markets behaved during the week gone by on expected lines. It was volatile and choppy and we saw gains on Monday and Friday. The remaining three days in between were days of…
Uttar Pradesh on the cusp of economic transformation
By Prof Arvind Mohan Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest markets in the world, it has over 8 per cent of the nations purchasing power; it is blessed with variety of resources/ raw material,…
Tinted analysis can not help the opposition
BY D.C. PATHAK Some strategic experts known for their slant against the security policies of the Modi government have declared that the constitution of the State Investigation Agency in J&K to probe into terror-related cases,…
The ‘Good’, the ‘Bad’ and the ‘Deobandi’ Taliban
By Asad Mirza While an effort to classify the Taliban into good and bad is rather easy, the underlying reasons to classify them as Deobandi becomes a little tough and illogical. The seizure of Afghan…
Markets to remain volatile and choppy
By Arun Kejriwal Markets behaved in the short three-day week on expected lines. There was a dead cat bounce on the opening day with markets gaining ground quite sharply. They lost ground on the remaining…
Diwali fest as a tool of ‘Soft Power’
By Nirendra Dev The move by US lawmakers led by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney from New York to get a new draft law that would declare Diwali as a federal holiday is a landmark event…
Long term strategic interest demands US to revisit CAATSA
By By Maj Gen S.B. Asthana When former US President Donald Trump signed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) in August 2017, a US Federal Law to impose sanctions on Iran, North Korea…
When you expect interest rates to rise
By Suyash Choudhary The last few weeks have been notable from a global rates environment standpoint, particularly in developed markets. Markets across many such geographies have brought forward their expectations for interest rate hikes, as…
Diwali resolution we need in Covid times for a breathable future
By Dr Rajat Arora The much-awaited festival of lights stands at our threshold — the harbinger of peace and prosperity. With the economy coming back on track after the jolt suffered on account of the…
TLP is not about the sanctity of Islam
By Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistans (TLP) long march to Islamabad had camped at Wazirabad for four days before it finally reached an agreement with the government on October 31. The TLP had…
Short week may see a dead cat bounce
By Arun Kejriwal Markets behaved on expected lines and gained ground on the first two trading sessions of the week gone by. Thereafter it was the pain of seeing markets fall for the remaining three…