This evening in Delhi was delighted to meet Sh Ajit Doval NSA
This evening in Delhi was delighted to meet Sh Ajit Doval NSA, with whom I had the privilege of working closely in the past. Discussed a number of issues, including those concerning #WestBengal. His assessment was full of insights. Also presented him a copy of Modi 2.0
PM Modi’s dynamic leadership and the global re-ordering
In the global re-ordering that is now in the offing and in the unmistakable shift eastward, the compass also points India-ward. As PM Modi embarks on his US tour, the first since the re-ordering began, these dimensions are emerging with certainty. As Prime Minister Modi embarks on his UN and …
Preserving the ‘freedom’ spirit
The ruling dispensation is spearheading efforts to salvage the symbols of freedom struggle which had been neglected by the Congress Ideally, the 75th anniversary year of India’s independence could have also been an occasion for the Congress party to introspect, commemorate and come up with a series of meaningful programmes, …
BJP sends 6 names to Delhi, to announce pick today
Kolkata: The Bengal BJP has sent six names for the Bhowanipore bypoll for consideration of the BJP brass in Delhi. “The name of the BJP candidate for Bhowanipore will be announced on Wednesday,” Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh said. The proposed six names include former Tripura governor and former BJP …
Suppressing Partition horrors and manufacturing convenient realities
In the discourse surrounding India’s Partition horrors, often manufactured and convenient truths have dominated, generating a miasma of falsehood and self-deception. In his introduction to the reprint of Sardar Gurbachan Singh Talib’s Muslim League Attack on Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab—1947, philosopher Ram Swarup put forth an articulate description …
Unveiling dark shades
Partition Remembrance Day is a step forward towards uncovering the ‘horrors of the Partition’ that have eluded us to date The historic and deeply symbolic decision taken by Prime Minister Modi of observing every August 14 as the “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” in memory of the victims of partition is …
নতুন করে দেশকে গড়েছেন নরেন্দ্র মোদী, প্রকাশিত নতুন বই Modi 2.0: A Resolve to Secure India
৭৫ তম স্বাধীনতা দিবসের আগে নরেন্দ্র মোদীকে নিয়ে প্রকাশিত হচ্ছে নয়া বই, “Modi 2.0: A Resolve to Secure India”। বইটি লিখেছেন অনির্বাণ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়। ৭৫ তম স্বাধীনতা দিবসের আগে প্রধানমন্ত্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদীকে (Narendra Modi) নিয়ে প্রকাশিত হচ্ছে নয়া বই, “Modi 2.0: A Resolve to Secure India”। বইটি লিখেছেন অনির্বাণ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় (Anirban …
Hollow claims
Owing to its false propaganda and petty political appeasement, the Communist parties have deviated from ground realities to plunge into organisational and functional decay Indian communists, even with depleted political clout, continue to deftly indulge in propaganda and false information dissemination. They have desisted from introspecting on their reduced presence …
‘Khela Hobe’ of retributive violence
Mamata Banerjee’s slogan of ‘Khela Hobe’ has been manifested violently in West Bengal in the last two months; this is a model she hopes to replicate across India. It is a retribution-driven dream that ought to be resoundingly rejected. While she chases her pipe dream of heading a ‘Federal Front’ …