What did Mahmoud Abbas achieve in the two-day PLO Central Council meeting? He united the Palestinian resistance against himself and his sycophants.
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Should the Palestinian resistance accept Israel's disarmament demand for ceasefire talks?
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During Modi's Sri Lanka visit, India's prime minister offers economic inducements, but Colombo pursues a balanced foreign policy
As South Asia's would-be hegemon attends the Bangkok BIMSTEC summit, The East Post examines how a decade of Hindu nationalist foreign policy has left India increasingly isolated from its neighbours.
Regional leftist parties mobilise across Bangladesh, India and beyond, calling for an immediate ceasefire and condemning Western support
Indian communists have alleged that the alignment of Modi's Hindutva ideology with Israel's Zionism has kept India silent on the genocide in West Asia.
What did Mahmoud Abbas achieve in the two-day PLO Central Council meeting? He united the Palestinian resistance against himself and his sycophants.
Elbit Systems, Israel's largest defence contractor, faces mounting international criticism for its role in Gaza. The weapons manufacturer has become a lightning rod for protests across Europe and America. In India, however, its partnership with the Adani Group continues largely unchallenged.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have asserted that they will confront the US's escalations with escalations after the Ras Issa port attack.
Palestinian Prisoners' Day on April 17th came at a time when Israeli aggression against Palestine has imprisoned its people everywhere.
The conflicts
What did Mahmoud Abbas achieve in the two-day PLO Central Council meeting? He united the Palestinian resistance against himself and his sycophants.
Elbit Systems, Israel's largest defence contractor, faces mounting international criticism for its role in Gaza. The weapons manufacturer has become a lightning rod for protests across Europe and America. In India, however, its partnership with the Adani Group continues largely unchallenged.
Putin has announced an Easter truce from April 19th to April 21st in the special military operations in Ukraine
The Yemeni Armed Forces have asserted that they will confront the US's escalations with escalations after the Ras Issa port attack.
Geopolitics
The Trump-Netanyahu nexus isn't merely creating roadblocks on the way to finalise a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, but trying to reshape the region's politics.
As American tariffs reshape global trade, Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam reveals Beijing's strategy to maintain export growth
What's happening in Syria after Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed? Is it a unification process or an attempt to Balkanise the country?
Israel-Hamas Gaza ceasefire talks remain elusive, and the Palestinian resistance blames Benjamin Netanyahu for it.
Geoeconomy
Trump's China tariffs of 145% can't scare Beijing; a diplomat asserted that posting a video of Mao Zedong
As the US president launches a global trade war, world leaders are quick to condemn—except for a peculiar trio. The East Post examines how Modi's unusual acquiescence is trading India's economic interests for personal political capital.
Chinese AI start-up Zhipu AI launched its new AI model AutoGLM Rumination, which has the potential to disrupt the industry.
Who will be hurt more due to Trump's tariffs on Canada and China when it comes to agriculture? It will be the US agricultural sector.
Indian steel imports from China surged 80% in 2024. With Trump's steel import tariffs looming, India faces a double blow: losing American markets and battling cheap Chinese steel at home.
Adani Power’s ultimatum intensifies Bangladesh’s energy crisis amid hostilities with India, as the caretaker government pledges payments despite dollar shortages and mounting public unrest.
The recent Hindenburg Research report on the SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch alleges ties to Adani, raising concerns about the regulatory body's conflicts of interest.
The mid-term Union Budget 2024-25 has been hailed by the ruling BJP, but criticised by the Opposition. But what does the budget entail?
Top American companies supplying arms to Israel to enable the genocide in Gaza, escalating Palestinian civilians' death toll to “unacceptably high.”
While the Russian defence industry experiences production growth due to the special military operations, it's also eyeing dual-use products for the future
Editorial & Op-eds
Is JD Vance's India tour a crucial one for India-US relations, especially in view of the ongoing bilateral trade talks?
52% of Ukrainians now favour peace with territorial concessions. Trump’s ceasefire plan for Russia-Ukraine conflict could reshape Europe—but at what cost to Kiev's future?
President Dissanayake got exactly what he wanted in the Sri Lanka national elections — the massive victory for NPP. But now can he deliver on his promises?
Under Narendra Modi, despite reiterating India's stance regarding a two state solution, New Delhi has moved far away from Mahatma Gandhi's stand on Palestine, which can jeopardise its long-term interests in the Arab world.
The West
The West has been shaken over a failed assassination attempt on Trump but it turned a blind eye to Palestinians killed by Israeli snipers since October last year.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appears to be less of a change-maker and more of a Tory due to his tryst with the right.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was freed on Monday after nearly a decade in confinement. His freedom after an illegal confinement raises concerns over US jurisdiction on journalism.
Agriculture & Labour
Farmers have sown a lesser amount of paddy crops this kharif season. Mango farmers are also suffering this season due to several issues.
Japanese management and Indian workers are embroiled in a standoff over retrenchment. Labour union resorts to protracted movement.
Amid countrywide communal tension, leftwing unions mobilised 75,000 workers and peasants in the Mazdoor-Kisan Sangharsh rally held in Delhi.
Ed-tech startup Unacademy is all set to fire 380 employees. This layoff comes after four months of the company firing another 350 employees.
The CBT of the EPFO fixed an 8.15% interest rate for the fund for the financial year 2023-24. The rate is higher compared to last year's.
In Global Millet Conference 2023, PM Modi emphasised millet cultivation during the threat of climate change.
Caste & communalism
Understanding how Islamophobia has been spread among Kolkata's Bengali Bhadralok community over decades, which bolstered the Hindutva camp in West Bengal.
Art, culture, films & more
The Chinese film industry has transformed from "chaser" to "leader," with 2025's Spring Festival box-office reaching 10.5 billion yuan, surpassing North America as the world's largest market.
On the 225th birth anniversary of Alexander Pushkin, a competition was organised for Russian and African journalists on great personalities in the history of Russian-African relations.
Art as resistance, from Palestinian ballads to anti-colonial paintings, reveals deep truths and inspires global solidarity against oppression.
The conspicuous silence of the celebrities on Gaza genocide contrasts starkly with Met Gala's glamour, sparking online movements to divest their power.
Law
Hamas's appeal in the UK against the ban on it exhibits the West's hypocrisy regarding the anti-colonial struggles in the Global South.
With the introduction of new criminal laws and codes, India's defence lawyers face a lot of confusion and with them, justice delivery also faces uncertainty.
The Supreme Court on Monday, August 21st, ordered the circulation of the Justice Mittal Committee report on Manipur violence to petitioners.
The Supreme Court has granted conditional bails to Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves. Ferreira and Gonsalves are charged under the UAPA for their alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon violence case.
Climate
Experts say that behind the massive landslides in Himachal Pradesh is the rampant deforestation and unplanned constructions.
Cloudburst and flash floods have wreaked havoc on Himachal Pradesh, killing nine people and leaving over 200 stranded due to road closures.
Finally, southwest monsoon arrives in southern West Bengal, providing a brief relief to the people living in a severe heat-like situation.
The West Bengal government has decided to allot around 30 acres of land to the ECL for open-cast mining in Asansol.