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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | India must rethink strategy at borders to contain China

With the dawn of 2025, amid the rising instability in our neighbourhood and beyond, India should take a fresh look at its political handling of the situation in our border states. Today, the leadership of India’s northern landlocked neighbour Nepal has inexorably shifted its vision to the Pacific Ocean, despite being an integral part of South Asia’s intertwined dynamics. All …

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Arbitration Cases Quarterly Digest: October To December 2024

Live Law

Supreme Court Case Title: R.P. Agreement Between Parties Must Be Given Primacy When Deciding Petition U/S 9 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court Case Title: M/S INNOVATIVE FACILITY SOLUTIONS PVT LTD v. M/S AFFORDABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1192 The Delhi High Court Bench of Mr. Justice Jasmeet Singh held that the role of the court under section 9 of …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will Trump’s tariff threats trigger a wider trade war?

Deccan Chronicle

Long before he enters the White House on January 20, 2025, US President-elect Donald Trump has already created global tremors over his plans to implement a “Universal Baseline Tariff” on imports after assuming office. In legal terms, it’s “a schedule or system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported goods”; but in the United States, tariffs are …

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1 month ago

Prosecution Can't Commence With Statement Of Co-Accused U/S 50 PMLA: Calcutta HC Grants Bail To Recruitment Scam Accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to recruitment scam accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra. Bhadra's firm was linked with transfer of proceeds of crime to M/S Leaps & Bounds Pvt Ltd, a company linked with AITC MP Abhishek Banerjee.Justice Suvra Ghosh granted bail and held: The case essentially hinges on the statement of the petitioner and the co-accused and recovery …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stop Chinese meddling in railways, critical projects

Deccan Chronicle

Over 60 years after the 1962 setback caused by the then Prime Minister’s complete misreading of the intentions of the Communist Party of China and its brutal dictator Mao Zedong, decision-makers in India do not seem to have learnt any lessons. That worldview hasn’t entirely left the Indian foreign office, despite the 1962 war, numerous clashes along the Line of …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Don’t fall for China ploys; take lessons from Trump

Deccan Chronicle

The vociferous campaign waged by America’s incoming President Donald Trump to keep illegal foreigners out of the United States, which contributed to his decisive victory in the presidential election earlier this month, should find a lot of resonance in India, which has been having trouble in keeping its land and sovereign territory free from being overrun by outsiders. But sovereignty …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

India Must Confront China's Sovereignty Violations and Protect Its Sovereignty

Deccan Chronicle

India's stance on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its territorial integrity is a complex and nuanced issue. While the CPEC is a major economic artery for the region, it has also been a source of tension and conflict. India has repeatedly expressed its concerns about the corridor's impact on its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has called for its …

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3 months ago

Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: September 2024

Live Law

Supreme Court Case Title: COX & KINGS LTD. Delhi High Court Case Title: Apex Buildsys Ltd. Vs Vadera Interiors And Exteriors and connected matter Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 956 The Delhi High Court bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar has held that objections related to the legality of an arbitrator's appointment cannot be raised in a petition seeking an extension of …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Ukraine fights to survive as Europe battles fatigue

Deccan Chronicle

On August 27, Ukraine’s then foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said the main problem facing his country was that “its allies are afraid of approving new policies to support Ukraine out of fear of escalation”. That statement came a day after Russia warned that the “West was playing with fire” if it “allowed Ukraine to strike Russia deep” as it would …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata, in protest mode, gives unexpected boost to tram enthusiasts fighting a losing battle

The Hindu

The sole tram lovers’ body in Kolkata — which has long been demanding the revival of the slow, charming and environment-friendly mode of transport — received warm and unexpected support from crowds when its members joined a recent protest march demanding justice in the R.G. The number of Calcutta Tram Users’ Association members who joined the march from College Street …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Some historical lessons on old & new imperialist wars

Deccan Chronicle

Has the “globalisation” of warfare now come full circle? Russia feels increasingly insecure and thus waging wars for self-protection and both China and Israel are intent on revenge missions to “reverse the forces of history”. At most times, the Jews faced ignominy and wars instigated by no less than the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican and Christian emperors of …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: July 2024

Live Law

Supreme Court Avoid Bulky Pleadings & Lengthy Submissions In Arbitration Appeals : Supreme Court To Advocates Case Title: Bombay Slum Redevelopment Corporation Private Limited Versus Samir Narain Bhojwani Citation : 2024 LiveLaw 445 Expressing displeasure over the filing of bulky and lengthy submissions in the arbitral proceedings, the Supreme Court on Monday called upon the Bar to urge only the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian astronomers reveal rare type of millisecond pulsar

Hindustan Times

A group of astronomers from the National Centre of Radio Astrophysics – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Pune, led by Ankita Ghosh, a Ph.D. student at NCRA and her supervisor, professor Bhaswati Bhattacharyya of NCRA, revealed a rare type of millisecond pulsar named PSR J1242-4712 using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Ghosh said, “Pulsars are …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Enthusiasts set to protest following possibility of closure of trams

The Hindu

Tram enthusiasts in Kolkata are preparing to petition West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and intensify their public campaign after news emerged that her government wanted to shut down the tram except for one route for the purpose of tourism. We will also try to create pressure by mobilising public opinion,” said filmmaker Mahadeb Shi, general secretary of Calcutta Tram …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up 13th May To 19th May, 2024

Live Law

NOMINAL INDEXBadal Kumar Mandal vs. Chairman Indian Museum Board Of Trust And Ors. The Election Commission of India and others 2024 LiveLaw 123 Balgopal Merchants Private Limited Versus The Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax -2, Kolkata 2024 LiveLaw 124 Commissioner Of Customs Versus Shri Rajendra Kumar Damani @ Raju Damani 2024 LiveLaw 125 Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax, Asansol Versus …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

CPI(M) banks on new faces for a potential turnaround in West Bengal

The Hindu

Surrounded by grey-haired party supporters sloganeering with Communist Party of India flags, an energetic Srijan Bhattacharyya weaved his way through Kolkata’s ward 97 in Tollygunge, waving and greeting locals, Ashirbaad deben. The 31-year-old Mr. Bhattacharyya is one of the many next-generation candidates fielded by the CPI in key constituencies across West Bengal, for this year’s Lok Sabha election. He is …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Animation film set in Ahmedabad climbs the Cannes ladder

Hindustan Times

At the Marché du Film, the largest film market in the world at the Cannes Film Festival beginning next week, is a rare animation film project from India. Heirloom, an Indian animation film in development at the Cannes film market beginning next week, revisits Ahmedabad's fabled textile traditions Part of five projects in development selected by the Hong Kong - …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

The biochemist who hopes to retrieve the Kolkata tram from the jaws of history

The Hindu

If biochemistry and the Kolkata tram had a friend in common, it would be Debasish Bhattacharyya. Logically, we are much ahead of anti-tram lobbies,” said Dr. Bhattacharyya, president of CTUA, or Calcutta Tram Users’ Association, ahead of the events on Saturday to mark 151 years of the Kolkata tram. “Since I was a Central Government servant, the State authority could …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court pulls up doctors for terminating rape victim's pregnancy

India Today

Expressing displeasure at the medical termination of the pregnancy of a rape victim by a team of doctors, the Calcutta High Court sought an explanation from them as to why it was done despite an order to only form a medical board for ascertaining the pros and cons of doing so. Observing that such action on the part of the …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Wars move West to East: Ukraine, Gaza to Red Sea

Deccan Chronicle

With the exception of mentally unbalanced dictators, military maniacs or political/religious fanatics, no sensible King, President or Prime Minister would choose to go to war or set a fire and create fratricide in his or her own country or in its vicinity. True to this, the twenty-first century began with a classic war waged by a Western coalition of 40-plus …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s expanding animation slate

The Hindu

Animation in South Asia could be eyeing a game-changing leap led by filmmakers working in partnership with international producers, film festivals and funding agencies. To have a diversity of voices, you need to have a large number of people making their short films in the next five years, so that they can graduate to a good batch of features in …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

The office needs smart workers, not workaholics

Live Mint

Over three years ago, Wayne Bento felt something was off. “I’d start working as soon as I woke up, constantly checking on work communication until bedtime,” says Bento, 39. “I put on weight, my temper was frayed, and my life, work and personal, was deeply affected.” Supported by his company, last year, he took a 45-day break at an Ayurvedic …

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1 year, 3 months ago

BOOK EXCERPT | Why R.K. Narayan felt humiliated by Dev Anand’s adaptation of ‘The Guide’: Extract from Indradeep Bhattacharyya’s ‘RK Narayan: The Compassionate Chronicler of Indian Life’

The Hindu

On his birth anniversary on October 10, a sneak peek into the mind of Narayan through his recollection of the filming of Guide. Indradeep Bhattacharyya’s RK Narayan: The Compassionate Chronicler of Indian Life presents the behind-the-scenes story of Narayan’s becoming a writer, and narrates the circumstances of his life that shaped his vision—the defining quality of which is compassion. Narayan …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | IAF must rely less on US' troubled aircraft makers

Deccan Chronicle

Till not so long ago, whenever one thought about aviation, it was mostly about the United States and its world-dominating aircraft manufacturers. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, the US had 84 “live” aircraft makers, of which 17 companies -- Beechcraft, Bell, Boeing, Cessna, Fairchild, Learjet, General Dynamics, Grumman, Gulfstream, Kaman, Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, Northrop, Piper, Rockwell, …

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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | India must rethink strategy at borders to contain China

Arbitration Cases Quarterly Digest: October To December 2024

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will Trump’s tariff threats trigger a wider trade war?

Prosecution Can't Commence With Statement Of Co-Accused U/S 50 PMLA: Calcutta HC Grants Bail To Recruitment Scam Accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stop Chinese meddling in railways, critical projects

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Don’t fall for China ploys; take lessons from Trump

India Must Confront China's Sovereignty Violations and Protect Its Sovereignty

Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: September 2024

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Ukraine fights to survive as Europe battles fatigue

Kolkata, in protest mode, gives unexpected boost to tram enthusiasts fighting a losing battle

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Some historical lessons on old & new imperialist wars

Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: July 2024

Indian astronomers reveal rare type of millisecond pulsar

Enthusiasts set to protest following possibility of closure of trams

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up 13th May To 19th May, 2024

CPI(M) banks on new faces for a potential turnaround in West Bengal

Animation film set in Ahmedabad climbs the Cannes ladder

The biochemist who hopes to retrieve the Kolkata tram from the jaws of history

Calcutta High Court pulls up doctors for terminating rape victim's pregnancy

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Wars move West to East: Ukraine, Gaza to Red Sea

India’s expanding animation slate

The office needs smart workers, not workaholics

BOOK EXCERPT | Why R.K. Narayan felt humiliated by Dev Anand’s adaptation of ‘The Guide’: Extract from Indradeep Bhattacharyya’s ‘RK Narayan: The Compassionate Chronicler of Indian Life’

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | IAF must rely less on US' troubled aircraft makers