Joyeeta Basu

BORIS JOHNSON NOT SERIOUS ABOUT INDIA-UK TIES

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did it again—cancelled his visit to India. The visit was scheduled for next week, but…

4 years ago

COVID CRISIS: LOCKDOWN IS NOT THE SOLUTION

Amid an unprecedented surge in Covid infections, the Maharashtra government has imposed what it insists is not a lockdown, but…

4 years ago

COVID CRISIS: LOCKDOWN IS NOT THE SOLUTION

Amid an unprecedented surge in Covid infections, the Maharashtra government has imposed what it insists is not a lockdown, but…

4 years ago

A VIOLENT POLL PROCESS: WHAT AILS THE STATE OF BENGAL?

A very sad case of lynching took place in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district, where a Station House Officer from…

4 years ago

LOCKDOWN IS NO ANSWER TO SECOND CORONA WAVE

Now that India is in the middle of a second wave of coronavirus, with the number of daily cases rising…

4 years ago

LAVROV’S VISIT TO PAK IS A MESSAGE TO INDIA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to discuss bilateral ties and to review…

4 years ago

INDIA MUST HELP SHEIKH HASINA COUNTER EXTREMISM IN BANGLADESH

Bangladesh witnessed reprehensible violence during and post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to that country to mark the 50th anniversary…

4 years ago

INDIA SHOULDN’T PARTICIPATE IN ANTI-TERROR EXERCISE ON PAK SOIL

 There are times when India’s foreign policy can be baffling. Bizarre as it may sound, there are reports that India…

4 years ago

LLOYD AUSTIN’S VISIT UNDERLINES IMPORTANCE OF INDIA-US STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

From all accounts, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s India visit went off very well. As the statements issued by Defence…

4 years ago

SPARE THE LECTURE ON INDIA’S DEMOCRACY

It is becoming increasingly apparent that some people have a major problem with India’s greatest badge of honour—its democracy. Or…

4 years ago

ALL EYES ON THE KEEN CONTEST IN BENGAL

Of all the states going to the polls in the latest round of Assembly elections, West Bengal is grabbing the…

4 years ago

INDIA MUST NOT DRAG ITS FEET ON QUAD

A “peace conference” for Afghanistan is scheduled to be held in Moscow on 18 March from where India has been…

4 years ago