Joyeeta Basu

National Capital Territory of Delhi

Journalist, with a major interest in politics and geopolitics. Books and movies make the world go round. Working as Editor, The Sunday Guardian. Views personal.

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Articles

India must ignore China’s outreach

4 weeks ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

At a time when the US and China are busy fighting a tariff war, it is interesting to see the sudden outreach by Beijing to New Delhi. A narrative is being sought to be built that the elephant and the dragon—India and China—should be tangoing together against the “wild man” of the West, President Donald Trump. There has been a distinctive softening of the hostile tone that Chinese media have always adopted towards India.
Bengal violence Mamata government’s fault

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

Home/ Opinion/ Bengal violence Mamata government’s fault Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made a very valid point when he posted on X that in spite of having a higher percentage of Muslim population than Bengal’s, his state saw barely any protests over the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament.
Why are some Indian students in U.S. supporting Hamas?

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

In the latest deportations and attempted deportations of students and scholars from the United States, it is a bit surprising to see the names popping up of Hamas-supporting Indian students, who are in that country legally. Indian students abroad were always thought to be sensible, hard-working, concentrating in their studies, keeping their opinions and ideologies—if they had any—to themselves.
Dispel the canards being spread about Waqf reforms

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

After the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament, it is time for full on politics by Opposition parties that had prepared the ground for it by painting the bill as anti-Muslim and communal. Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, to be held sometime later this year, a competition of sorts has broken out among parties to prove to their Muslim voters that they are their biggest saviours.
Muhammad Yunus is singing Pakistan’s tune

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

Bangladesh government caretaker, Muhammad Yunus seems to fancy himself as a leader of international status, just because he has had the backing of the Democratic establishment in the United States. So much so that he is now trying to decide the future of the Indian subcontinent, by literally offering India’s Northeast to China—that is the only way to interpret the statement he made during his China visit. “The seven states of India, the eastern part of India, are called the Seven Sisters.
What’s cooking in Tamil Nadu?

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

Why is Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin sounding increasingly desperate? With each passing day, his comments and actions are getting more and more outrageous, divisive and bordering on separatism. First, there was his opposition—still continuing—to the New Education Policy because of the three-language rule. Then he used the Tamil script to represent the ` symbol, saying the latter was derived from Sanskrit, even though it had been designed by an artist from Tamil Nadu.
Muhammad Yunus is getting a reality check

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

World News Glamorama War Opinion Business TDG Explainer Videos Live Blog Home/ Opinion/ Muhammad Yunus is getting a reality check Ahead of next week’s BIMSTEC meeting in Thailand, there is speculation on any possible bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh caretaker of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, following a request from the latter’s country. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, reportedly, has told a parliamentary panel that the Bangladeshi...
Hamas wants control, not ready for peace

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

The ceasefire declared by Israel in Gaza has ended, with Tel Aviv resuming military operations, first in the form of airstrikes and then by expanding ground operations. Israel Defense Forces have retaken control of parts of the Netzarim corridor between north and south Gaza, and has advanced into areas in south Gaza, while Hamas has restarted firing rockets at Tel Aviv. Israel has been able to eliminate a senior Hamas official, Ismail Barhoum.
Tulsi speaks on Bangladesh, gives Yunus a reality check

1 month ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

HOME» Opinion» Tulsi speaks on Bangladesh, gives Yunus a reality check US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard was categorical about Bangladesh during a media interview she gave while visiting India.
Baloch insurgents deal Rawalpindi GHQ a body blow

2 months ago | thedailyguardian.com | Joyeeta Basu

Pakistan is witnessing an unprecedented escalation in insurgent activities, with the hijacking of the train Jaffer Express carrying 400 passengers—many of them security personnel—on Tuesday, around 160 kilometers from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. At the time of writing, around 155 hostages have been rescued and 27 Baloch insurgents killed, according to the Pakistani security forces. Apparently, the Baloch militants have killed 10 people until now.