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KOLKATA: The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh may take a firm stand against Indian government for 'pushing in' hundreds of people without citizenship or other identity, into Bangladeshi territory : Dhaka's recent letter to India on this issue, urging upon Delhi to follow standard operating procedures (SOP) regarding the repatriation of unwanted citizens,, had been too mild, according to Bangladeshi opinion makers. Bangladeshi official sources said that over 1500 people including women and children had been deported by India in recent weeks. However, according to unofficial accounts, over 2000 people had been pushed back from India to Bangladesh in recent weeks.

LONDON: The spectre of the Iraq war is hanging heavy over Keir Starmer today. The Prime Minister opposed that act of criminal aggression at the time, at least in part because he knew that Tony Blair was acting in flagrant violation of international law in invading a sovereign state to change its regime.

It may appear rather unusual to recall the inglorious sequence of events that began at midnight on June 25, 1975, with the declaration of the Internal Emergency.

NEW YORK: Suspense mounts over when the US will join in Israeli pounding of Iran to completely destroy its nuclear facilities., one thing standing in the way is the Fordow facility, deeply embedded in a mountainous region virtually in the under belly which Israel cannot reach on its own – it does not have the air borne or strike capability to take out this enrichment facility.

The RSS which observes its centenary year of foundation in October this year, is all set to play a key role in the victory of the BJP candidates in Bihar assembly poll scheduled around the year end. After helping the BJP win assembly elections comfortably in Haryana and Maharashtra, the RSS has been asked by the leadership to work tirelessly for the victory of BJP candidates in the coming assembly elections, especially in Bihar and West Bengal.

Two telephone calls that shook me and are still haunting were that I made to my acquaintances today. I could feel the anguish when I called my friend in Srinagar whose son is studying medicine in Tehran and with whom they are not having easy contact in the present situation. The family is much worried about his welfare but find them-selves helpless. They had not expected Israel’s attack on Iran since the negotiations about Iran’s nuclear programme were going on between the US and Iran.

KOLKATA: Even as the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) proceeds to recast and limit the scope of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) deal with Manipur’s Kuki-Zo insurgent groups, dissenting views from within the Bharatiya Janata Party have come to the fore. This development has to be seen against the reality that BJP was leading the NDA ministry in Manipur before it was brought under President’s rule.

NEW YORK: For the past two decades, disastrous Middle East wars have been synonymous with the name of Bush. The current US president seems determined to now make them synonymous with the name Trump.

Global progress towards secure, equitable and sustainable energy is accelerating after years of sluggish gains, according to a World Economic Forum report released on June 19 in Geneva. However, rising geopolitical tensions, investment gaps, and a growing disconnect between clean energy innovation and deployment where it is needed most threaten to undermine momentum.

With the likelihood of a diplomatic solution appearing increasingly distant, West Asia is now clearly veering toward a longer and more intense confrontation, one that may significantly reshape economic, geopolitical, and energy dynamics not only in the Middle East but globally.