“The callous execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru…has filled the country with deep resentment… I bow my head before the patriotism, sacrifice and courage of Bhagat Singh and his companions.” –Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel The continuous struggle of the countrymen for...
This year, in January, my long-pending wish was fulfilled when I visited Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India to pay my religious homage in the Shree Ram Janmabhoomi and other temples including Hanuman Gadhi. However, it was not enough and my eyes were searching for the Korean Monument site, which is built...
Amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently pointed out that the ramifications of this war will not only be devastating but far reaching as well. In addition to human suffering and refugee flows, global economies will be encountering slow growth and high inf...
Author and journalist Sitaram Sharma relives the story when he was with Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, Government of India on the day Pakistan attacked five of India’s air bases to start the 1971 war. It was December 3, 1971 and the author was at the Raj Bhawan in Kolkata. This article also...
On December 9-10, 2021, President Joe Biden will host the long-awaited virtual summit for leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector – the ‘Summit for Democracy’. The summit, according to the US government, will focus on challenges and opportunities facing democracies.The s...
What would be the last lie a politician ever told? It is perhaps the question that shrouds the minds of voters in Assam. All these years they are searching for answers, for so many questions and they wondered how the politicians let the world believe the same old lies. Listening to the rhetori...
Bangladesh has been upgraded to the status of developing countries of the world. Earlier it was considered as a least developed country. The recognition has been given by UNO on the last 26th February. This recognition has received special meaning in the present situation as the current year i...
Myanmar has recently witnessed its first coup d’etat against a civilian government since 1962. Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military army has recently seized power and detained State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi along with President Win Myint and other democratically elected leaders of the civilian g...
Joe Biden is finally going to take oath as the President of the United States of America (US) after prolonged violence fuelled by angry Trump supporters. Biden had served as the Vice President (VP) during Barack Obama’s tenure. As President, Biden will probably try to create an example of no...
Could Chabahar Port set the ball rolling for sea changes in West Asian economic-political scene? Thanks to the Iran policy of the outgoing Trump administration, China has already stepped into Iran with a new 25-year $400 billion deal to induct Tehran into their One Belt One Road (OBOR) pr...