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On Saturday, the rightist ecosystem put out a post; 'What Israel is facing today, India suffered between 2004-14”. The post also mentioned; “Yesterday, Israel faced a dastardly terror attack, just like Mumbai was targeted 26/11/2008. Israel has declared war and their military has struck back. What did India under a weak-kneed Congress do?” What does this post imply?

Chhattisgarh has turned into the most politically and administratively sensitive state among the five going to poll in November 2023, as it is reflected in the decision of the Election Commission of India to conduct polls in two phases – first on November 7 and second on November 17.

Not mentioning “Hamas” in the Congress Working Committee resolution on the Israel-Hamas confrontation in the Gaza Strip is bothering the Congress as it shapes up for the assembly elections in five states. The election commission has spoken about the election deadlines and both the leading parties in the fray – the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress – are on their toes. The elections are suddenly too close for comfort and the assembly polls will set the stage for the all-important General Elections 2024.

Among India’s regional neighbours, the Sri Lankan economy has shown signs of recovery in recent months, with Colombo repaying the $51 million Bangladeshi emergency loan it had received when its financial crisis was at peak. This remarkable turnaround which needs to be sustained over the long haul, has been achieved, thanks to a slew of significant measures, some of them unpopular, taken by Sri Lankan policymakers.

LUCKNOW: After BR Ambedkar, major political parties are busy appropriating BSP founder Kanshi Ram to win over crucial dalit voters for 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh., For the first time, the death anniversary of dalit icon Kanshi Ram on October 9 became major event for political parties in UP.

BHOPAL: The day poll programme for five states including Madhya Pradesh was announced speculation about chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also ended. The BJP leadership finally assigned his traditional seat to him. As already known¸ polling in Madhya Pradesh will take place only on one day that is November 17 and the result will be announced on December 3. The BJP list for Madhya Pradesh also ended guesswork about giving tickets to Scindia loyalists.

Does India need a caste census? If conducted, Will it bring positive or negative consequences? There is debate over this issue. The issue is controversial due to differing opinions on potential benefits or drawbacks.

With announcement of Vidhan Sabha Elections in five states – Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana – by the Election Commission of India today, the pre-election campaigns end with the Model Code of Conduct for the political parties and their leaders coming into operation. Political narrative emerged so far underwent several twists and turns signalling bad omens for the country, if followed by the political parties, would precipitate troubles much faster that one can imagine.

Much to India’s satisfaction, its immediate South Asian neighbours have not hesitated to condemn Canada’s intemperate outburst, accusing New Delhi publicly of killing H.S.Nijjar: the hard core Khalistani extremist Nijjar had settled in Canada, where he was shot down by unidentified assailants on June 18 this year.

To the day the Yom Kippur war broke out fifty years back, the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel. Think of a Pakistani terrorist attack on Bombay of November 26, 2008 many, many times escalated in scale, and that is what had happened to Israel on this October 6, 2023.