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Is baar, Vindhya paar? Anti-Hindi wall coming down

Last week, Narendra Modi’s phone call to Rekha Patra, the feisty lady from Sandeshkhali who has been selected as the local BJP candidate, was lauded as a piece of innovative electioneering. There is, however, another. ....

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With opposition vocal for local, BJP should think supra-national

Last week, a Bengali technician based in North Kolkata visited me to undertake a maintenance job. The conversation, predictably, drifted to the coming general election. He was of the view that despite the goodwill and. ....

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Polls loom but old fault lines still haunt Bangladesh

In an ideal world, the announcement by Bangladesh’s Election Commission to hold parliamentary elections on January 7, 2024, should have reduced the quantum of political turbulence there. Unfortunately, the persistent breakdown of understanding and civility. ....

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PM don't preach: Stand on Hamas attack shows change in India's foreign policy

One of the best foreign policy decisions of the Narendra Modi government was to ration the global distribution of India’s huge reserves of piousness. While US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and. ....

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US curbs on visas: India should stand by Sheikh Hasina

One of the big challenges that India faces in the subcontinent is asymmetry. Its size and growing economic clout have exacerbated fears in the smaller countries. The concerns over India’s political hegemonism may well appear. ....

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