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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has thrown a “Brahmafans” (the unfailing thread to traps the enemy), if we can use the mythological metaphor from ‘Sanatan Dharm’, the term he used to attack on INDIA alliance alleging that their leaders want to destroy Sanatan Dharm. However, there is a way out from this trap simply with non-resistance, remaining modest, and telling the truth and the right path on the PM’s face, and among the electorate, which can render the trap totally ineffective.

Once again Prime Minister Narendra Modi has swung into action against the INDIA partners. Attacking actor Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin for his opinion about the need to “eradicate” sanatana dharma during his talk at a Sanatana Abolition Conclave organised by the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association in Chennai,, the PM has initiated the process to lead a campaign against the INDIA alliance that this block is opposed to the Hindus.

It is one of the most foolhardy things to do, the Congress decision that the INDIA alliance parties will not send spokespersons to prime-time shows of 14 television anchors. It is poor decision-making. Hasty also. It is tantamount to boycotting the media not knowing when it will be needed the most. Like when the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan assembly elections are too close for losing connect and comfort. In this era of television and the smartphone, the dissemination of information far and wide at optimal cost, elections are not won by word of mouth alone. Three, the 14 blacklisted anchors are not going to lose sleep. These are professionals who wear their affiliations and ideologies on their sleeves and quite blatantly at that.

The G-20 meeting in Delhi was occurring in the midst of an acute economic crisis of the world economy. The advanced capitalist economies are expected by the IMF to witness a growth slowdown from 2.7 per cent in 2022 to 1.3 per cent in 2023; according to an alternative estimate by the IMF their growth in 2023 could even fall below 1 per cent. Since their rate of growth of labour productivity is likely to exceed this figure, it would mean a substantial increase in unemployment in the metropolis. This would be compounded, especially in the case of EU by a vast influx of migrants from Eastern Europe that has been occurring for some time, and of refugees from Ukraine, which is being incited to fight NATO’s proxy war against Russia.

Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un’s recent visit to Russia—his first international trip since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out—is anticipated to witness the two Cold War allies enhancing their defence and economic cooperation in the face of Western sanctions.

Libya has figured prominently in recent headlines. These days, it's floods that have devastated Eastern Libya and killed more than 5000 people, days after a catastrophic earthquake rocked Morocco like much else. Some 10,000 people are missing.

Lucknow: Veteran Rohan Boppanna, Sumit Nagpal and Yuki Bhambri will lead Indian challenge against Morocco in the Davis Cup World Group tie at Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium here on Saturday and Sunday.

The year-long ‘celebrations’ that the Modi government built up around the G-20 Summit have ended. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, due to electoral ambitions chose to design it more like a festival than with socio-political and diplomatic content. G-20, because of its very nature and proclaimed objectives, was expected to focus on socio-economic and political challenges before the world. Though there were marginal references on such issues intermittently, Narendra Modi’s emphasis was to create a larger-than-life image of himself aiming at 2024 elections. For this purpose, the G-20 presidency was cunningly utilised. It is generally known that G-20 presidency comes to member nations through mere rotation, but Modi and his storm-troopers tried to create an impression that it was because of Modi’s ‘Vishwaguru’ image, other member countries bestowed on him this responsibility.

The adoption of a joint declaration by the G20 summit in New Delhi with all member countries subscribing to it was an achievement, given the sharp divisions that exist on the issue of the Ukraine war. The eight paragraphs dealing with the Ukraine war were negotiated successfully due to the joint efforts of India, Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa – the four countries which have held or will be holding the presidency between 2022 and 2025.

The first coordination committee of the INDIA block of 28 opposition parties has decided to finally start the process of seat sharing for both coming state assembly elections scheduled by year end as also the Lok Sabha polls by early 2024.The spokesman K C Venugopal made it clear after the CC meeting on September 13 that maximum efforts would be made to complete the state level discussions by October 30. The process is too complex, that way even if the seat sharing talks are not completed by October 30, there should be no problem, there is enough time to finalise the names of the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.