Tag: United States
From Missiles to Messages: How Iran Challenged Israel, Shamed the Gulf, and Shook the US
Iran’s defiant missile strikes during the brief war with Israel shook regional power dynamics, exposing cracks in Israeli and US defenses. While Tehran gained prestige, Gulf Arab rulers remained passive, revealing their declining credibility. The conflict marked a turning point, shifting both hard power perceptions and soft power influence in the region.
American Democracy Is Retreating—The Streets Must Rise Again, Says US Scholar in Kolkata Talk
At a Jadavpur University lecture, U.S. historian Elisabeth Armstrong traced Trump-era authoritarianism to Cold War repression and corporate power. She emphasized how fear politics and economic precarity threaten American democracy, and called for renewed grassroots organizing, solidarity, and street-level resistance to confront today’s crises and reclaim democratic spaces.
Decorated American Soldier’s Last Remains to Head Home After 58 Years
Kolkata: The last remains of Major General Harry Kleinbeck Pickett, one of America's most highly decorated officers who served in both World War I...
California Democratic Party designates caste as a protected category
Washington, D.C.: While the caste system originated in India, diaspora communities in the West have imported discriminatory practices and implemented them in their adopted...
Joe Biden is a bad news for Modi and his party
"Abki Bar Trump Sarkar", shouted an exultant Narendra Modi at the Howdy Modi event held in Houston, Texas, in September 2019 which was also...
Mystery shrouds around the names of the release of hostage Indians
Ranchi/Giridih: It has been a week since three Indians have been released by Afghan Taliban, but their names are yet to be revealed by...