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LEFT GETTING BACK ITS MOJO IN LATIN AMERICA AGAIN FOLLOWING BOLIVIAN WIN

FAVOURABLE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED IN ECUADOR, CHILE AND BRAZIL SOON
Nitya Chakraborty - 2020-11-10 10:29
The swearing of the new left wing Bolivian President Luis Arce on November 8 following the massive victory of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) in the general elections on October 18 signals a fresh shift in the politics of Latin America towards pink tide after the right wing dominance in the last few years.

FIGHT FOR A PEOPLE’S CONSTITUTION BEGINS IN CHILE

OCTOBER 25’S BIG MANDATE SETS STAGE FOR POLITICAL CHANGE
W. T. Whitney Jr. - 2020-11-10 09:39
Chileans voted in a national referendum on October 25. Commentary reflects what happened: “We began to dig the grave of the Pinochet-era constitution and the market economy,” one report said. This was an “overwhelming, historical triumph of the people,” declared Chile’s El Siglo newspaper.

BIHAR 2020: FROM SOCIALISM TO SOCIAL DEMOCRACY

TWO NEW BOOKS FOCUS ON BIG TRANSITION IN THE STATE
Papri Sri Raman - 2020-11-10 09:34
Even as a new government takes office in the eastern Indian State of Bihar, two new books on the State seem to be shouting from the rooftop, what ails Bihar. . One of the books is called Ruktapur by an independent journalist, Pushyamitra. The other one, called JP to BJP: Bihar after Lalu and Nitish, is by journalist Santosh Singh, author of an earlier book, Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar.

IMAGINARY INVASION

Vijay Sanghvi - 2020-11-09 16:48
The British authorities sought to take away the reputation of the most flourishing civilization even before India was officially converted to be the settlement in the British dominion. They implanted a story of imaginary invasion of India by the illiterate pastoral tribe from the Pamir plains in the Central Asia. They descended on India through Khyber Pass on their swiftly moving horses and laced with their arrows and bows in 2000 BC. They destroyed the original Indian settlements known as Dravidians a less developed people to south and in five hundred years the illiterates gave four Vedas and other science based wisdom to the rest of the world. The invaders were described as the Aryan race. They had brought with them images of their gods. According to the British claims the other contingent of Aryans descended in Persia. Both had brought their Indo German tongue Sanskrit. The historians lapped up with scholars in other related fields lapping up the imaginary tale of invasion.
SPORTS

GOLF: AADIL BEDI LEADS ROUND ONE WITH A FLAWLESS 65

Special Correspondent - 2020-11-09 16:19
Panchkula: Chandigarh based Aadil Bedi carded a flawless seven-under-65 at his home course to emerge sole leader after round one of the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship at Chandigarh Golf Club here on Monday.
SPORTS: HOCKEY

EAGER TO PLAY IN ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY: MIDFIELDER SUMIT

Harpal Singh Bedi - 2020-11-09 15:53
New Delhi: The Asian Champions Hockey Trophy is tentatively scheduled to be played in Dhaka, early March next year and midfielder Sumit feels, this will be a perfect platform to test where the team stands.

BIDEN VICTORY YES, BUT AMERICAN LEFT HAS BIG TASKS AHEAD

PRESSURE HAS TO CONTINUE ON NEW GOVT FOR PRO-PEOPLE CHANGES
Tim Wheeler - 2020-11-09 12:12
The victory in Pennsylvania has finally made the Democratic candidate Joe Biden the winner in this crucial 2020 Presidential elections in USA defeating incumbent Donald Trump. This is a great moment in the history of the American people who have been fighting the racist and anti poor policies of the Republican president for the last four years. But the battle for the people who love democracy is not yet over. Trumpism has got deep roots in the U.S. society and this has to be fought.