GANGA WATER TREATY
GANGA WATER TREATY PART-I: EXISING AGREEMENT SARASIJ MAJUMDER The treaty is set to expire in December 2026. Technical-level talks and joint water flow measurements are currently underway between India and Bangladesh through their Joint Rivers Commission to discuss its renewal and address Bangladesh’s long-standing demands for greater water guarantees during
DISINVESTMENT OF IDBI
DISINVESTMENT OF IDBI ©INVESTMENT MONK The Government of India has approved a landmark ₹52,878/- crore ($6.3 billion) strategic deal to sell a 60.72% controlling stake in IDBI Bank to a Canadian entity, making the single largest foreign direct investment (FDI) transaction in the history of India’s financial sector. The Cabinet
STARLINK AND INDIA
STARLINK AND INDIA SARASIJ MAJUMDER Starlink is a low-orbit satellite-based internet and communication system developed and operated by SpaceX that delivers high-speed, low-latency broadband coverage across more than 160 countries. How Starlink Works Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites: Unlike first generation satellite system that use distant geostationary orbits (about 35,000
JIHADI PILOT: FLIGHT FZ1073
JIHADI PILOT: FLIGHT FZ1073 SARASIJ MAJUMDER The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the Indian Captain on Flydubai Flight FZ1073 has been identified by US media as Hamam al-Hammani (also spelled Hanam Alammani or Hamam Al-Hammami). The Omani co-pilot had discussed killing Jews on social media; an Israeli official told The
FLYDUBAI FLIGHT–FZ1073
FLYDUBAI FLIGHT–FZ1073 SARASIJ MAJUMDER The Flydubai flight FZ1073 was diverted as it took off from Dubai to reach Tel Aviv through Jordanian airspace, prompting Israel to deploy warplanes, the Reuters news agency reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says one pilot on a Flydubai flight stabbed another pilot and apparently
BANGLADESH CONUNDRUM
BANGLADESH CONUNDRUM ©SARASIJ MAJUMDER “Minus Two”– Have that old phrase resurfaced in Bangladesh Politics? Specifically, the concept Hearing this phrase immediately recalls the events of January 11, 2007 (“1/11”), when the army-backed caretaker government attempted to remove both Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia from the political landscape; both leaders were
VLADIMIR ILLYCH ULIANOF
VLADIMIR ILLYCH ULIANOF SARASIJ MAJUMDER VLADIMIR ILLYCH ULIANOF’S MUSK WAS ‘LENIN’! And during my student years, he was one of my Heroes! I bought and read his complete works. In this ‘BLOG’, I will de-mythify some known well circulated half-truths, and un-truths about him. TRUTH ABOUT NOVEMBER REVOLUTION: Lenin
CAPITALS OF BANGA (BENGAL)
CAPITALS OF BANGA (BENGAL) PART—1||3rd Century BCE SARASIJ MAJUMDER MAHASTHANGARH (PUNDRANAGARA): (From 3rd Century BCE) The oldest capital city in Bengal (located in present Bangladesh), named MAHASTHANGARH / PUNDRANAGARA, was serving as the provincial capital during the Maurya and Gupta empires. And later it became Capital City, having a
RAMNA KALIBARI, DHAKA
RAMNA KALIBARI, DHAKA SARASIJ MAJUMDER The Ramna Kalibari (Ramna Kali Mandir) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, traces its structural origins to the early 17th century during the Mughal Empire, when the Ramna area was developed as an open green space for Mughal high officials. The site’s spiritual foundation was established by
DEBI DHAKESHWARI RELOCTED IN KOLKATA
DEBI DHAKESHWARI RELOCTED IN KOLKATA SARASIJ MAJUMDER PREAMBLE: The story began on ‘DURGASHTOMI’, 1968, when I visited a temple in Calcutta in the early morning, on the advice of my friend Tapan Dey—who stayed nearby and accompanied me. I observed that ‘DEVI’ Bigraha is different than traditional ‘DURGA’—eight of