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• India

  19 October 2024, by Faraz Ahmad

  The Government of India is facing a charge from the United States of America (USA) and its northern neighbour Canada simultaneously of indulging in contract killing of two different Sikhs, Gurpatwant Singh Panun and Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
  But a stark difference is evident in Modi government

• Contested Meanings of Durga Puja in West Bengal | Arup Kumar Sen

  19 October 2024, by Arup Kumar Sen

  Celebration of Durga Puja festival is a big event in the cultural life of West Bengal. However, such celebrations took contested meanings in the public life of Kolkata this year in the context of brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor on duty in R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, 2024. Initially, the chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, made attempts to address the grievances and protests of the junior doctors as a charismatic leader of the State. When the (…)

• Modi and Shah are getting ready to repeat Haryana experiment in Maharashtra and Jharkhand | Arun Srivastava

  19 October 2024

  Just after six months of the Lok Sabha elections, India is having a mini general election in November and this time too it is once again the credibility and image of Narendra Modi that is at stake like earlier, but for different reason. Besides assembly elections to the two states, Maharashtra and Jharkhand, the country will have bypolls in 48 Assembly constituencies and two parliamentary constituencies spread across 15 states.
  Though the people of Haryana only a fortnight back had (…)

• Individual Priorities over the Party-Defeated Congress in Haryana | S S Sangwan

  19 October 2024

  The euphoria created in favour of the Congress party by vocal voters and the electronic media during the Haryana poll campaign especially after voting on 5 October 2024 was belied by the actual results on 8th October. The exit polls on all channels too predicted around 50 seats for Congress but it turned turtle with seats 48 seats for BJP and 37 seats for the Congress after actual counting. The incorrect estimates of exit polls in the May 2024 Lok-Sabha and Haryana Assembly elections in (…)

• Will Vikash Yadav be sacrificed in an exchange deal over Tahawwur Rana | Faraz Ahmad

  19 October 2024, by Faraz Ahmad

  October 25, 2024
  Having now disowned former R&AW official Vikash Yadav, allegedly involved in the plot to kill Canadian-US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, stating that he is no more an employee of the Indian Government, there is apprehension in informed circles whether India may hand over Vikash Yadav to the US to be tried in the US for the alleged conspiracy.
  In a quid pro quo, India seems to be striking a deal with the US government to secure the extradition of Tahawwur Husain (…)

• Revamping Drug Inspection and Monitoring Mechanism: Institutional Gap between Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation and the States of India is Worrisome | Gautam Sen

  19 October 2024

  Within the purview of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, a Central statute, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Directorate General of Health Services attached to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of the Government of India, is responsible for approval of drugs, conduct of their clinical trials, specifying their standards, and ensuring control over the quality of imported drugs. The CDSCO is also mandated to maintain standards pertaining to drugs, cosmetics (…)

• Punjab

  19 October 2024, by Bharat Dogra

  Punjab is a very important state of India whose importance cannot be judged in terms merely of its area and population. This cannot be judged even in terms of the undoubtedly very important contribution to food grain self-sufficiency and procurement for feeding the public distribution system. In fact the great importance of Punjab cannot be judged in terms of just any economic or demographic criteria as the entire county has a special affection and emotional attachment for the Punjabis and (…)

• Covid-19 and the explosive Pfizer documents | S G Vombatkere

  19 October 2024, by S G Vombatkere

  October 26, 2024
  A time of fear and panic
  Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses which cause disease in mammals and birds. The SARS-CoV-2 virus manifests as Covid-19 disease in humans. It is highly contagious and spreads very fast.
  Covid-19 became a global public health emergency in 2020. Today, over five years later, it doesn

• Decoding Jammu and Kashmir Poll Results: Exploring National Conference

  19 October 2024

  Abstract
  The results of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections held on October 8, 2024, not only delineates the victors and vanquished but also unveil notable political trends warranting rigorous academic analysis. This commentary examines the divergent voting patterns between the two divisions

• Education: Beyond Economic Instrumentalism | Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

  19 October 2024

  Education, often heralded as the cornerstone of human development and progress, is increasingly shaped by a narrow vision that prioritizes economic productivity over broader human values. This reductionist view is transforming education into a tool for producing economically viable individuals, neglecting its deeper purpose: to foster well-rounded, civic-minded community builders. This article delves into the critical issues confronting contemporary education systems, including the rise of (…)