President Donald Trump is confronting the most serious political setback of his second presidency, a reversal that unfolded with unusual speed and left him newly exposed on an issue that …
TN Ashok
TN Ashok
TN Ashok is a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience. He served as Editor (Economics) at the Press Trust of India (PTI) and has traveled to more than 20 countries on assignments with Indian prime ministers and vice presidents. He has authored three books on COVID-19, and his forthcoming work, Borrowed Time, Borrowed Hope, is set for release this month. Two additional titles, one on spirituality and another on fantasy, are currently in progress.
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India made its sharpest attack ever on Pakistan for fueling cross border terrorism in the wake of the Pahalgham and Red Fort blasts in what diplomatic circles considered the starkest …
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U.N. Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan, Marking an Unusual Convergence After Years of Mutual Distrust
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readAfter years of open hostility, mutual suspicion, and sharp public criticism, President Donald J. Trump won a rare and emphatic victory at the United Nations on November 17, 2025. The …
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Federal Judge Rebukes DOJ as Comey Case Revives Long-Running Feud with Trump
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readThe Department of Justice (DOJ) has been singled out for a stinging attack by a federal judge who has accused it of displaying a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” …
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A Test Balloon in Delhi: Why Shashi Tharoor Spoke on Sheikh Hasina’s Death Sentence When No One Else Did
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readWhen Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia this week by a special tribunal in Dhaka, the shock rippled across the region. Yet the most …
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DHAKA, Bangladesh—A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital erupted in applause on November 17, as judges sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, marking a stunning …
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Trump Aims for Democrats’ Jugular with New Epstein Demands — Even as MAGA Fractures Over Files
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readU.S. President Donald Trump has launched sharp attacks on several prominent figures – including former President Bill Clinton, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and leading bank JPMorgan Chase – as he …
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How the Modi-Nitish Alliance Crushed Bihar: A Lesson in Coalition, Caste, and Confidence
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 8 minutes readIn a landslide that stunned many political observers, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) — under the leadership of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar — together claimed …
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Bihar 2025: How the NDA Engineered a Near-Sweep — and Why the RJD-Congress Flame Flickered Out
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readThe Bihar Assembly Election of 2025 will likely be remembered as one of the most decisive mandates in the state’s recent political history. By early afternoon on November 14, the …
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Govt. Shutdown Ends, Washington’s Deal Leaves Obamacare Subsidies Hanging in Suspense with Threats of Higher Health Costs
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readWashington woke up from its latest fiscal standoff this week with the federal government reopened, hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers heading back to their desks, and a narrowly brokered …