Kanhaiya Kumar And Jignesh Mevani To Join The Congress
The firebrand youth leaders – Kanhaiya Kumar from Bihar and Jignesh Mevani from Gujarat – are all set to join the Congress on September 28 in New Delhi, in the presence of former party chief Rahul Gandhi. The past few days had seen social media buzzing with reports claiming that the two youth leaders known […]
UNGA: What Do World Leaders Have To Say About The Crisis In The Middle East And Afghanistan?
As the world leaders returned to deliver their speeches and perceptions, delivering remarks both in person and virtually at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that kicked off on Tuesday, a number of leaders took the initiative to discuss the most pressing issues in the Middle East – the war in Syria […]
PM Modi To Meet President Biden, Quad Leaders Ahead Of His Address At The 76th UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for his much awaited three-day visit to the US on Wednesday to participate in the first ever face to face meeting with the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), a multilateral group involving Australia, India, Japan and the US. He is also expected to address a high level international […]
Russia: Putin Emerges As Winner Of The Parliamentary Election Amid Reports Of Electoral Fraud
President Vladimir Putin who has been running Russia since 1999, alternating his roles as either prime minister or president, has once again demonstrated his strong hand over the political process in the country. His United Russia party emerged as the winner in the parliamentary election held between September 17 to 19 amidst reports of fraud […]
Australia, Britain And The US Announce A Trilateral Indo-Pacific Alliance Ahead Of QUAD Summit
In a significant strategic shift, an alliance – AUKUS – between Australia, the UK and the US was announced by US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and their Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Wednesday. The pact, seen as an effort to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region, will enable the US and […]
Is The ISI’s Apparent Support A Major Factor Behind The Taliban’s Return To Power?
With the announcement of an interim government by the hardliner Islamist Taliban on September 7, the overt presence of strong ties between the Afghan insurgent group and Pakistan’s intelligence agency – the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) – has been questioned. The announcement of an interim government came days before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks […]
Bhupendra Patel’s Appointment As Gujarat’s CM: A Calculated Election Strategy
In a sudden move, Vijay Rupani became the fourteenth chief minister to resign from the post in Gujarat, also joining the tally of other CMs who have stepped down in BJP ruled states. B.S. Yediyurappa in Karnataka and two Uttarakhand chief ministers – Tirath Singh Rawat and Trivendra Rawat – also resigned this year. Rupani’s […]
Mukhtar Ansari Offered Party Ticket By The AIMIM After Mayawati’s Shunning
In what is being viewed as a strategy to woo voters ahead of the 2022 assembly election in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and former chief minister Mayawati announced that gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari will not be given a party ticket from the constituency of Mau again. Mayawati, whose popularity has been declining […]
Jailed Separatist Leader Masarat Alam Appointed Hurriyat Conference Chief
Days after the demise of Kashmir’s staunchest separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani who died on September 1 due to age related ailments, the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has appointed Masarat Alam as the new chairman. He is currently behind bars in Delhi’s Tihar Jail for terror-funding. In a statement, the APHC said […]
Surge In Foreign Militants In Northern Kashmir Amid The Taliban’s Takeover Of Afghanistan
The sudden fall of the Afghan government manifests the failure of US foreign policy. With this development, the surrounding region seems to be in imminent trouble as reports indicate that with the rise of the Taliban, other extremist groups such as various factions of the ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Lashkar-e-Taiba, will increase their contribution in […]
