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TopicZohran Mamdani

Topic: Zohran Mamdani

Naseeruddin Shah and Zohran Mamdani cloak their bias in secular-speak

Neither Naseeruddin Shah nor Zohran Mamdani can be accused of honesty in the views they hold dear.

Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah—champion of Non-Alignment & man behind Zohran Mamdani’s middle name

Nkrumah was a towering anti-colonial leader, pan-African thinker, first PM & president of Ghana. Post-independence, he was seen as authoritarian and was deposed in a coup.

The meaning of Zohran Mamdani: Globalisation failed to lift all boats

At a deeper level, both Left and Right populism are linked to globalisation, the world’s greatest economic force between 1980-2010.

India-US trade deal and the Trump suspense & investigating Delhi’s yearly bout of pollution

Global media also reports on the Air India crash probe, backlash over mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s remarks on PM Modi & astronomical private school fees.

New York, New Comrade. Mayor Mamdani and his India-style socialism

Zohran Mamdani’s faith, support for Gaza, dislike of Modi and Netanyahu are reasons why many in India are unhappy to see his rise rather than celebrate it as another ‘Indian’ conquest.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.