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If debates between rival leaders decided outcomes, then Kamala Harris has won the US presidential race. The entire media, including the arch conservative ones, could not but admit that the debate on September 10 night could not have been better for Harris, and worst for Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON: Watching the Harris-Trump debate, an old idiom came to my mind: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Karl Marx had another way of saying much the same thing: “All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance and the essence of things directly coincided.”

Rahul Gandhi in the USA is proving to be a nightmare for the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government. Also to India that is Bharat. His statements made abroad do not make him a patriot. But patriotism is the last refuge for scoundrels. So, whoever is writing the script for Rahul Gandhi should be given a one-way ticket to the farthest town in the hemisphere.

India's economic aspirations have long been anchored in the expansion of its manufacturing sector, a goal that has become increasingly critical as the country seeks to position itself as a global economic powerhouse. It is widely believed that the realisation of this goal would be impossible without Chinese investments, which however, come with certain risks to national security. In fact, Chinese companies have played a key role in India’s emergence as the second largest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world.

Who won Tuesday's Trump-Harris debate and the answer was in the media's pocket. Democrat Kamala Harris had to just show up while Republican Donald Trump had to field pointed questions. Harris owned the media and Kamala wasn't late at the ABC show. Kamala's highlight of the debate was her quip that Trump's "bored fans were leaving all his rallies."

KOLKATA: With the resumption of bulk rail dispatch of goods/cargo from India to Bangladesh, the interim government has succeeded in restoring major supply chains to some areas, bringing much needed financial relief to people already hit by massive inflation. As Chief adviser to the current ruling regime, Dr M. Yunus has won a measure of local praise for keeping the administration going despite all pulls and pressures.

Former Chief Minister Bhupender Singh Hooda , who is sure to contest in coming Haryana Assembly elections on October 5 , is known for the sobriquet “Ganga Putra” after a narrow escape from death in 2003 when his car was swept away by the flooded Ganga in Haridwar. This old timer of the Congress is leading his Party in the present intensive campaign against the ruling BJP in Haryana.

A book launch is not the ideal platform to make a foreign policy announcement. Yet external affairs minister, S Jaishankar chose the occasion to announce that the era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over.

Though oilseed crops are the second most important determinant of the agricultural economy, next only to cereals within the segment of field crops, India has lost the self-sufficiency in oilseeds achieved during the "Yellow Revolution" in the early 1990s. Government’s neglect in terms of policy decisions encouraged imports and discouraged oilseed growing farmers, which accelerated the crisis. The latest NITI Aayog document has now acknowledged that India's heavy reliance on edible oil imports, currently accounting for 55-60% of its needs, presents a substantial challenge to its food security and economic stability.

Visit to Hiroshima to participate in the All Asia Conference of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) in 2009 and again on the occasion of 20th World Congress of IPPNW in 2012 is an unforgettable experience. We had the opportunity to go around the Peace Memorial Museum situated adjacent to the epicentre where the atom bomb was dropped. This left a heart rending imprint in the mind about the destruction caused due to the atomic bombing. Never before in the history of mankind has so much catastrophic damage been heard of in such a short span of time.