Shubham Ghosh

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Northeast floods: BJP-ruled Assam, Arunachal face grim situations; why are deshbhakts silent?

Not many are talking about the deteriorating flood situation in the northeast, particularly in Assam, where the BJP came to power last year. The saffron party used to slam the previous Congress govt over the same. Now what?

Jul 12, 2017

Why Rahul Gandhi meeting Chinese envoy is controversial? Because Congress vice-president has no identity of himself

In 2013, Rahul Gandhi was slammed for his 'meeting' with intelligence officials over Muzaffarnagar riots. Whether he acts as a member of govt or Opposition, the man faces flak. The reason is that he has earned himself no place.

Jul 11, 2017

Opposition should have picked Gopalkrishna Gandhi as presidential and not vice-presidential candidate

After the drama over presidential nomination, the Opposition really did it fast when it came to picking the vice-presidential candidate. Unfortunately, they won the race but lost the plot.

Jul 11, 2017

July 10 terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims will put Narendra Modi's Kashmir policy under a serious question

The fatal attack on the pilgrims in Anantnag shows the cultural fabric of Jammu and Kashmir has been seriously hurt and now, PM Modi has a mammoth task to repair the damage.

Jul 11, 2017

Sikkim standoff: Mongolia gets an anti-China president; go India, corner Beijing in its own backyard

Just as China has challenged India in South Asia by threatening its small neighbour, India needs to come up with a tit-for-tat policy to get Mongolia, Beijing's northern neighbour, into confidence. But for that, it has to undo its past error.

Jul 11, 2017

Terrorists kill Amarnath pilgrims: 3 serious questions govt needs to answer

The dastardly act of killing of several pilgrims in Jammu & Kashmir will raise a lot of uneasy questions for the Narendra Modi government. Is its Kashmir ploy paying off?

Jul 10, 2017

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Sikkim standoff: How China's media warfare has put India's prestige in South Asia at stake

The jingoist stance of the Chinese media, which is unique, has made the situation tricky for India. If India backtracks now in the face of the belligerence even as goodwill, it will send a detrimental signal to its smaller neighbours.

Jul 10, 2017

Modi's Republic Day diplomacy: Like Obama in 2015, all 10 ASEAN nation heads to be invited for 2018 event

PM Modi had invited Barack Obama as the chief guest at the Republic Day ceremony in 2015 and it was a master stroke aimed at Pakistan and China. In 2018, he plans a similar move to nudge Beijing again.

Jul 10, 2017

Sikkim standoff: India plans to intensify rivalry with China in Indian Ocean waters as well

While New Delhi and Beijing continue to lock horns at their land border in Sikkim, South Block mulls intensifying the moves against the Chinese in the waters of the Indian Ocean as well.

Jul 10, 2017

Sonika Chauhan death: Arrested actor Vikarm Chatterjee struggles with police lock-up food

The actor was refusing to eat food being offered in the police lock-up and was reportedly uncomfortable in using blanket given to him. He, however, told his lawyer that he did not lose hope and was worried over his parents' health.

Jul 9, 2017

'Mamata doesn't want Gorkhaland but Borkhaland': How BJP is confusing narratives in tinderbox West Bengal

The BJP has zero answer to the Gorkhaland agitation because of its monolithic cultural ideology and strategic fears. So, it is tactically using a far more familiar communal issue in Basirhat to derail Mamata Banerjee.

Jul 9, 2017

Microsoft cuts dozens more jobs in Finland

IT layoffs: Techies set to challenge journalists as 'worst' marriage candidates? Well, the battle could get intense...

Journalists are generally seen as poor marriage candidates since their biological clocks run anti to the rest of the world. But with the fears of unemployment looming large in IT sector, is it the scribes' 'moment of revenge'?

Jul 9, 2017

Darjeeling, Basirhat violence in West Bengal has a semblance with this Amitabh Bachchan film

The state's administration is worried over the pattern of setting police vehicles on fire which is crippling the forces' movement during clashes. The same ploy was shown in one of Big B's film which was released in 2004.

Jul 9, 2017

Donald Trump responds to North Korean threat

At G20 summit in Hamburg, world leaders have new individuals and bigger challenges to tackle

While US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will be crowd-pullers at the G20 summit starting Friday, the North Koream crisis and the ongoing India-China border tension will also raise tough questions to address at the summit.

Jul 7, 2017

Just 10 months short of making record, Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling is not acting responsibly

By saying that Sikkim is sandwiched between China and Bengal, Chamling, who will eclipse Jyoti Basu as the longest-serving CM soon, did not say something with care. How can he equate two different issues?

Jul 7, 2017

Through his Israel visit, PM Modi did reverse to what Mahatma Gandhi had done during Khilafat Movement

Was the PM's overt expression of love for Israel required during his recent visit to the Jewish state? His act was an anti-thesis to that of Gandhi, who had used an international event to forge Hindu-Muslim unity in India during the freedom movement.

Jul 7, 2017

Malabar Exercise to kick off on July 10: India-US-Japan joint drill is a clear message to China

Besides India's INS Vikramaditya, Japan's largest warship JS Izumo and US super-carrier Nimitz will take part in the naval war game. Beijing has also deployed a surveillance ship which shows it is concerned.

Jul 7, 2017

'West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi is a soldier of Narendra Modi's army': BJP leader's remark embarrasses party

Former Bengal BJP chief Rahul Sinha said Tripathi could not be intimidated by the TMC for he is a soldier of PM Modi's army. The BJP's embarrassment was evident when the party's Bengal observer Kailash Vijayvargiya said Sinha's remark was not right.

Jul 6, 2017

Why have Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya broken ties with Qatar?

Qatar to be expelled from GCC? It will be a foreign policy disaster for Saudi Arabia & allies

Crisis involving Qatar and problems in GCC are not something new but this time, the Saudis and their allies are pushing things to a point of no return. This will only make West Asia more unstable.

Jul 6, 2017

Terrible floods rock Assam again: Not much change under BJP government either?

In the last two years of Tarun Gogoi's chief ministership, the Assam govt had a clash with the Centre over flood reliefs in the state. Now with BJP ruling both in Assam and Centre, why is there no end to the agony of the common people?

Jul 6, 2017

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Articles by Shubham Ghosh

Northeast floods: BJP-ruled Assam, Arunachal face grim situations; why are deshbhakts silent?

Why Rahul Gandhi meeting Chinese envoy is controversial? Because Congress vice-president has no identity of himself

Opposition should have picked Gopalkrishna Gandhi as presidential and not vice-presidential candidate

July 10 terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims will put Narendra Modi's Kashmir policy under a serious question

Sikkim standoff: Mongolia gets an anti-China president; go India, corner Beijing in its own backyard

Terrorists kill Amarnath pilgrims: 3 serious questions govt needs to answer

Sikkim standoff: How China's media warfare has put India's prestige in South Asia at stake

Modi's Republic Day diplomacy: Like Obama in 2015, all 10 ASEAN nation heads to be invited for 2018 event

Sikkim standoff: India plans to intensify rivalry with China in Indian Ocean waters as well

Sonika Chauhan death: Arrested actor Vikarm Chatterjee struggles with police lock-up food

'Mamata doesn't want Gorkhaland but Borkhaland': How BJP is confusing narratives in tinderbox West Bengal

IT layoffs: Techies set to challenge journalists as 'worst' marriage candidates? Well, the battle could get intense...

Darjeeling, Basirhat violence in West Bengal has a semblance with this Amitabh Bachchan film

At G20 summit in Hamburg, world leaders have new individuals and bigger challenges to tackle

Just 10 months short of making record, Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling is not acting responsibly

Through his Israel visit, PM Modi did reverse to what Mahatma Gandhi had done during Khilafat Movement

Malabar Exercise to kick off on July 10: India-US-Japan joint drill is a clear message to China

'West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi is a soldier of Narendra Modi's army': BJP leader's remark embarrasses party

Qatar to be expelled from GCC? It will be a foreign policy disaster for Saudi Arabia & allies

Terrible floods rock Assam again: Not much change under BJP government either?

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

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