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Dibakar Dutta

Centre-Right. Political analyst. Assistant Editor @Opindia. Reach me at [email protected]

The forgotten ‘My Lai episode’ of India: Remembering the 1980 Mandai massacre, when Bengali Hindu refugees were brutally killed by violent tribal mobs

Major R. Rajamani, the commander of the Indian Army unit that reached Mandai on 9th June 1980, compared the brutality of the killings to the '1968 My Lai massacre' in Vietnam. He remarked, "I have heard of My Lai. I wonder whether that was half as gruesome as here."

Rahul Gandhi peddles lies and conspiracy theories about the 2024 Maharashtra election yet again: Read a point-by-point rebuttal of his outrageous claims

Instead of self-introspection and course correction, Rahul Gandhi is back at his usual blame game tactics, conspiracy theories, and outlandish claims of institutional corruption (wherever Congress fails to win elections).

What is happening in US politics: The controversy over ‘Big Beautiful Act’ and timeline of the public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk

On Wednesday (4th June), Elon Musk fired off a tweet labelling Trump's ambitious Big Beautiful Act as 'outrageous, pork filled Congressional spending bill.'

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami: A deep-dive into its history and politics, multiple bans, involvement in atrocities against Hindus and war crimes during the 1971 genocide

Soon after the establishment of Bangladesh, founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman banned the extremist outfit for siding with Pakistan and committing genocide against the Bengali population during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Hypocrisy of Kolkata police gets exposed as it takes no action against Wazahat Khan, who posted derogatory comments against Hindu deities

Wazahat Khan who runs the Kolkata-based Rashidi Foundation, took credit for ensuring the arrest of the Hindu girl 1500 kms away from Gurgaon.

A timeline of fake promises: How Muhammad Yunus has been keeping elections in Bangladesh at bay to undemocratically hold onto power

Elections are nowhere in sight in Bangladesh, which is now being undemocratically run by Muhammad Yunus.

‘Operated rape camp, abducted and murdered Hindu Professors, burnt Hindu villages’:Bangladesh SC acquits ‘Razakar’ Azharul Islam, who was earlier handed death penalty for 1971...

ATM Azharul Islam was arrested in 2012. He was found guilty of killing 1,256 people, abducting 17, and raping 13 women in cahoots with the Pakistani army.

Resignation drama, blaming India and creating hysteria about ‘war-like situation’: How Muhammad Yunus is making a last-ditch effort to hold onto power in Bangladesh

With renewed promises of systemic reforms, putting Awami League leaders on trial for alleged 'crimes' and conducting a nationwide free and fair election, Muhammad Yunus has been able to buy himself some additional time.

Congress and media ecosystem mislead about drop in ‘net FDI’ to paint doomsday picture of Indian economy under Modi govt: Here is the reality

The significant gross FDI inflow is a sign of investor confidence, which is coupled with the fact that India's foreign reserves stand at a whopping $686.1 billion (enough to cover more than 11 months of import).

Operation ‘Push-back’: How India is getting rid of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingya infiltrators, one step at a time

For decades, India has followed established protocols to deport Bangladeshi infilitrators and Rohingyas to their home country. The process has been slow (pending trial in courts), cumbersome (because Bangladesh government and BGB often refuse to acknowledge their own citizens) and has failed to attain success.

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