LOOKEAST REPORT | WHEN cargo vessel MV-ITT Lion sailed into Sittwe port in Myanmar last May, having left Kolkata five days earlier, it marked an important milestone for India in its long–drawn quest for alternative routes connecting it to its northeast, even beyond to Southeast Asia. For, the docking of the cargo vessel heralded the…
Read morePrasanta Paul | OIL India Limited (OIL) has stepped up exploration and supportive logistic work in the wake of striking gold in the Andaman–Nicobar basin where it made a very significant gas discovery in the Andaman Sea. The huge find, located 17 km (9.2 nautical miles) off the east coast of the Andaman Islands in…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | A historic and powerful moment unfolded on the global stage on Tuesday as the Manipuri film ‘Boong’, directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, won the Best Children’s and Family Film award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards function at London. “Kurumjari (Greetings to everyone),” said Lakshmipriya Devi while addressing…
Read morePrasanta Paul | NEVER before has the holding of the West Bengal assembly elections gone through such a period of prolonged uncertainty as it has been passing through now, thanks to an unprecedented presence of millions of bogus (or doubtful) voters in the existing voters’ list, surfaced during the vigorous exercise of SIR (Special Intensive…
Read morePrasanta Paul | THE unveiling of a national counter–terrorism policy titled ‘Prahaar’ that seeks to put in place a multi–layered strategy anchored in “zero tolerance”, intelligence–led prevention and coordinated disruption of extremist violence, could not have come at a more opportune moment. Following the successful conclusion of a gruelling 326–day high–altitude operation, the Indian Army’s…
Read morePrasanta Paul | CLOSE on the heels of Bangladesh National Party’s (BNP) landslide victory in the just–concluded parliamentary polls, political observers in Pakistan have sought to trigger quite a brouhaha over Pakistan’s opportunity to further strengthen the tempo of friendship with Bangladesh meticulously built during the Md Yunus–led interim administration. And another narrative being floated…
Read moreSUBHRA GUPTA | THE decisive victory by the Tarique Rahman–led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the 2026 national elections in Bangladesh saw seasoned politician Nitai Roy Chowdhury taking oath as a cabinet minister in the newly formed government. Chowdhury’s appointment underscores a pivotal moment in Bangladesh’s political journey, marked by the return of the BNP…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | IN an unprecedented move, the Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1 next, a communique from the EC to the state government said on Saturday. Since it would not be possible to complete…
Read morePrasanta Paul | IF Artificial Intelligence is going to dominate the world in the immediate future, India’s massive user base which is second only to the United States, is certain to compel the father of OpenAI creator Sam Altman to intensely exploit the domestic market here. Visibly impacted by the unprecedented growth and potential…
Read morePrasanta Paul | THE June 2020 Indo–China Galwan skirmish at Ladakh is still fresh in our memories; but there is no letup in the aggressive posture of the Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LoC) in the Himalayas. Though the bugle of peace between India and China, two nuclear–armed nations may not be…
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