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Abhijit Bhattacharyya

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After horrors of 2020, is 2021 the year of famine?

Out-of-season foods have become scarce on supermarket shelves as labour is disrupted and crops are at risk of rotting in the fields

02 Jan 2021 12:05 AM

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Language row led to a new nation 49 yrs ago

Jinnah’s toxic temper, mixed with arrogance, sowed the seeds of irreversible Bengali nationalism in the world’s most fertile soil

16 Dec 2020 9:05 AM

The RCEP that was signed into existence in Hanoi on November 15 can’t be seen in isolation as a one-time landmark wishlist for commerce, trade, investment or collective prosperity, etc.

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | RECP: Why India must be firm on staying out

What India has done about the RCEP is perfect. It couldn’t be otherwise

26 Nov 2020 4:29 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks during fifth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee in Beijing on Oct 29, 2020.(AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stop Dragon’s free ride, don’t let it exploit our democracy

The Chinese Communist Party’s mission to humiliate India has become more diabolical by the day

30 Oct 2020 9:46 AM

As India’s resources to protect its workers and companies is limited, the prospect gets gloomier. AFP Photo

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Throw Chinese out of India’s economy; war is not an option

Those talking of war have no idea of the economic disaster it will inevitably inflict

11 Sep 2020 6:09 PM

Is the Indian system so corrupt that it will aid someone working directly against our national security interests? Representational Image

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stop Chinese ‘criminals’ making hay inside India

New Delhi’s helplessness is bringing these Chinese criminals to justice confirms the CPC’s long-held view that India is intrinsically weak

21 Aug 2020 5:20 PM

For India, it may be the worst of times, despite the dubious, so-called “retreat from Galwan”. PTI Photo

After Galwan, correct India's past mistakes

China may aspire to be the world’s numero uno, but it doesn’t care about diplomatic niceties

09 Jul 2020 2:20 AM

ITBP personnel practice yoga at Khardung La in Ladakh on June 21, 2020. (PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | China has multi-front strategy and India must stand up to it

South China Sea, Hong Kong, the Taiwan Strait and now Ladakh… something is brewing in Beijing

22 Jun 2020 12:10 PM

A Chinese soldier stands next to an Indian soldier at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China (AFP file photo)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Given China’s psyche, can we take ‘soft line’at face value?

The global pandemic has triggered utter destruction of the world economy and a full stop to China’s Belt and Road Initiative juggernaut

30 May 2020 7:28 PM

A couple carrying an infant walk along an expressway hoping to reach their home, hundreds of miles away, as New Delhi comes under lockdown. (AP)

How the virus from Wuhan has taken the world to the brink: Is the economy next?

How did 21st century India forget the 'yellow peril' that battered the global economy in the guise of globalisation?

01 Apr 2020 8:36 AM

A municipal worker cleans the floor of a room to be used as an isolation ward for coronavirus asymptomatic people at an athletic stadium in Hyderabad, March 17, 2020. (AP)

The rising China virus threat: For India, a spell of self-isolation is not a bad idea

India should never get involved wholeheartedly in the business of globalisation, which has turned out to be a bit of a myth anyway

17 Mar 2020 9:21 PM

Unless it is controlled fast, the coronavirus outbreak will not only lead to a prolonged slowdown in China, but also hit global growth, and disrupt mega- projects across continents.

China’s coronavirus epidemic: For India, a challenge and wake-up call

China is four times more powerful economically than India.

15 Feb 2020 6:21 AM

Today, however, Chinese laboratories faced a big blow owing to the coronavirus “leakage”.

China virus: A prelude to chem and bio warfare?

The declining populace of 130 million Russians are no match for China’s upswinging economy of 1.4 billion people.

03 Feb 2020 1:32 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

Heating up the Himalayan border: What really is Beijing’s gameplan?

Strangely though, no sooner did Mr Xi leave Kathmandu October 13, strange things began to occur.

15 Jan 2020 1:47 AM

A glimpse of how Huawei operates might be an eye-opener. (Photo: AP)

Huawei in India: The Chinese, finally, get their way

Indians need to understand the intrinsic multi-dimensional long-term strategy of the Communist Party government in Beijing.

03 Jan 2020 12:39 AM

First, India is the largest country-of-origin of global migrants, with 17.5 million living abroad, followed by Mexico’s 11.8 million and 10.7 million Chinese. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

Indians are the biggest migrants in the world

There are three main factors which make individuals leave their homes and hearth.

24 Dec 2019 1:41 AM

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on Indian soil, on the banks of the Yamuna, on Wednesday, January 14, 1761 between two belligerents from Afghanistan and India.

Why does Panipat the movie make Afghans see red? It’s simply history

It was reported that “there are perceptions that the movie insulted Ahmad Shah Abdali, prompting sharp reactions from many Afghan citizens”.

05 Dec 2019 1:09 AM

After RCEP, what’s the road ahead?

An astonishingly ambitious plan of action without doubt, RCEP invariably had to have its bumps.

15 Nov 2019 12:43 AM

World trade and China aside, the situation doesn’t get any better for India even with the Asean countries, which constitute the 10 core countries of the proposed 16-nation RCEP. (Photo: PTI/File)

Why India should not become a part of RCEP

In reality, India’s foreign trade deficit woes continue unabated even today, thus leading to the desperation for quick remedial measures.

31 Oct 2019 12:05 AM

From Wuhan to Chennai: Xi’s long journey

It must have been a meeting of head, heart and mind by the leaders of the two Asian giants, with a population of over 2.7 billion people.

15 Oct 2019 1:07 AM

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