Blinken visit strengthens Indo-US bonds
BY D.C. PATHAK The visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to New Delhi on July 28 put the seal on strategic partnership between the two largest democracies and established India’s special position for…
Opinion
Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Tibet and its impact
By Norbu Dolma Chinese President Xi Jinping was on a surprise ‘inspection tour’ of central and southern Tibet from July 21-23. Xi, who had succeeded Hu Jintao in 2012, had visited Tibet as Vice-President in…
August and Everything After: Monetary Policy Review Aug 2021
By Suyash Choudhary The policy review was set against a market expectation of largely status quo on most things. The CPI forecast was expected to be raised, which would be mechanical given the higher than…
WHO calls China to comply for new probe amidst US’ claim Covid-19 modified at Wuhan lab
By R.R M. Lilani Amidst the World Health Organization (WHO) calling for China to allow for the phase two probe into the origin of Covid-19, a top Texas Republican on the House of Foreign Affairs…
RS Chairman allows discussion on farm laws but stalemate continues
New Delhi, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday allowed discussion on farm laws, but not under the rules as demanded by the opposition. Not satisfied with the decision of the…
Tunisian President sacks 2 Ministers
Tunis, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed two ministers in the government of Hichem Mechichi who was removed from the post of Prime Minister on July 25. According to a presidency statement…
The worrisome Chinese space programme
By Asad Mirza Most countries around the world whether big or small, developed or developing, pursue a space programme of their own or in collaboration with advanced countries. Most aspects of these programmes are in…
UP Shia clerics up in arms over Muhurram guidelines
Lucknow, Aug 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shia clerics are up in arms over the Muharram guidelines issued by the UP police. Shia clerics will be holding a series of meetings on Monday to decide their future course…
Market volatility and surfeit of primary issuances to dominate markets
By Arun Kejriwal Markets have a mind of their own and when at the end of the previous week, a new high on the benchmark indices looked a certainty, they decided to correct themselves. BSESENSEX…
Effective policing is the foundation of internal security
BY D.C. PATHAK An important lesson drawn by India from the ongoing pandemic is that strict crime control and maintenance of law and order are needed to protect the nation from many of the newly…
Fully prepared to continue negotiation with Iran: US
Kuwait City, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Washington is fully prepared to continue negotiation with Iran to return to the Iranian nuclear agreement, visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said here on Thursday. Blinken made the…
US-Jordan ties rejuvenated
By Asad Mirza Jordan’s King Abdullah II became the first Arab leader to meet US President Joe Biden at the White House on July 19. By granting him this honour, the new US administration is…
July expiry, volatility and new lifetime highs in the week ahead
By Arun Kejriwal It was an interesting four-day week which just went by with markets losing on the first two days and then bouncing back on the remaining two days. At the end of it…
End of ‘inclusiveness’ in TN politics?
By Arun Lakshman Chennai, July 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) When the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths raided 21 premises, including the residence of AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Transport Minister M.R. Vijayabhaskar on July…
Defence and security come first
BY D.C. PATHAK In the context of the pandemic affecting the world, India being amongst the worst impacted countries, the fundamentals of State-Citizen relationship in a democratic dispensation have come under the focus in terms…
Their Crimes Don’t Count!
BY VINOD MIRANI Film folk of yore preferred to keep their private lives to themselves. There was little exposure to the public in real life. All their communication or keeping in touch happened through fan…
Yesterday Tibet! Today India! Tomorrow Ceylon?
By K. Vigneswaran The relationship between the Chinese and Tamil people date back to the Han dynasty in the second century BC. There had been cultural and trade relationships between the two peoples since then….
Who is behind the attack on Chinese in Pakistan
By Amjad Ayub Mirza The deadly attack, carried out on July 15, on a coach carrying Chinese engineers to an under-construction tunnel site at the 4300 MW Dasu Hydro-power project site in Upper Kohistan in…
Coexistence, a unifying factor for Indians
By Asad Mirza For most political parties, sociologists and psephologists what a common Indian on the street thinks matters most. It is an insight into a common mans psyche, which allows them to strategies and…
Markets to see volatile movements on account of midweek holiday
By Arun Kejriwal Markets had a decent outing in the week gone by and they gained on three of the five trading days. The remaining two trading days were flat with virtually insignificant movement. BSESENSEX…