The India-UK free trade deal is a game-changer for bilateral trade relations

[ad_1] The agreement promises to enhance economic engagement and reshape global value chains. Indian industry contributes extensively to the UK’s economy. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) India meets Britain Tracker 2024 report, the number of Indian companies in the UK was estimated at more than 970, contributing about ÂŁ1.17 billion to the…

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Pakistan must step back from the brink of worse

[ad_1] The horrific attack of 22 April by terrorists on tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, took New Delhi’s patience past yet another breaking point, the last being in 2019. The Indian military response was aimed squarely at terror set-ups and should be seen not just as retaliatory, but as a calibrated move to secure long-term progress…

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‘Content creator of Pakistan’: BJP hits out at Congress after Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘PM Modi had intel’ remark

[ad_1] The BJP has launched an attack on Congress, labelling them as the ‘official content creator for Pakistan’ after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, on Tuesday, claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his Kashmir visit after “receiving an intelligence report three days before” the Pahalgam terror attack last month. What Did Mallikarjun Kharge Say?…

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Military action is to be taken with greatest caution

[ad_1] About 6am last Tuesday, I got a notification on my mobile phone—a message from a friend’s son distraught by the Pahalgam attack. The message berated the government for not taking speedy retaliatory action and wanted me to build media pressure on the government into taking immediate action. I was shocked. I have known this…

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Shashi Tharoor remembers Oommen Chandy as Vizhinjam seaport commissioned: ‘Shame none of the official speakers…’

[ad_1] The Congress upped its attack on the Centre and the LDF government in Kerala over the inauguration of the Vizhinjam seaport near Thiruvananthapuram, with party MP Shashi Tharoor accusing official spokespersons of not mentioning the name of Oommen Chandy. The Vizhinjam port deal with Adani Ports was signed in 2015, when the Congress government…

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Modi govt’s caste census twist: Is BJP stealing Congress’ thunder ahead of crucial Bihar polls? Explained in 5 points

[ad_1] The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s push for caste enumeration has stirred the political pot in the country ahead of the Bihar Assembly election.  The decision to conduct caste enumeration along with the upcoming census was taken in the high-level Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) meeting held after the Pahalgam terror attack. Here’s…

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Vizhinjam Port: 10 things about India’s first semi-automated trans-shipment port as PM Modi to inaugurate it on May 2

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on May 2. The strategic maritime project near Thiruvananthapuram is India’s first semi-automated trans-shipment port. Making the announcement, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Vizhinjam International Seaport will help Kerala rise on the global maritime trade map. “Vizhinjam International…

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Mamata Banerjee says ’won’t implement Waqf Act’ in Bengal as BJP flags ‘appeasement politics’ amid Murshidabad violence

[ad_1] The Waqf Act will not be implemented in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informed on Saturday in a rather long post on X (formerly Twitter). The Bengal CM urged to people in Murshidabad to not engage in ‘unrighteous behavior in the name of religion’ amid violent protests. TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee said ‘do…

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