11564 stories by IPA Staff
The Trump Spectacle And The End Of Truth
By Albert Scharenberg Robert Zaretsky recently commented in The New York Times that Donald Trump’s presidency marks the coming of age of The Society of the Spectacle—a society in which truth is essentially reduced to a mere hypothesis and consistently subordinated to orchestration. Indeed, lies and deception...
Why ASEAN Matters So Much For India?
By Nilanjan Banik When it comes to competing in the world economy, the Chinese dragon always wins hands down against the Indian elephant. India’s share in world trade is stuck at around 1.8 percent since 2011, whereas that for China is close to 12 percent. For the Indian...
Supreme Court Hearing On Judge Loya’s Death Significant
The much awaited hearing on late CBI Judge Loya’s death witnessed unexpected drama last week. It was a keenly watched hearing, since this matter was supposed to be the trigger for the four senior most judges of the Supreme Court to call the press conference on 12th January, 2018...
Telecom Imports Putting Pressure On Security, Forex Reserves
By Nantoo Banerjee The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) may be trying to push the manufacturing of telecommunications equipment in the country for both economic reasons and alleviating security concerns, but the progress made so far in this regard is far from encouraging. India has become one...
On Delhi Metro, an ‘eye-opening picture’ of ‘sick journalism’
Sushil Kutty Some journalists are pinheads. But all journalists come loaded with questions in their heads. Suspicious to a fault, journalists have a questioning mind. Some even questionable minds. Hacks at heart, they hack into lives without a ‘May I?’ These days of Social Media they are prone to...
Binoy Kodiyeri Episode: Points To Ponder
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the Dubai Police and the Dubai Court giving a clean chit to Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s son, the party has emerged out of a tight political situation at least for the time being. The Kerala CPI(M)...
Our Institutions, Including Statute, Need A Re-Look
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Davos World Economic Forum to sell his great India story to the world. But even before he could make a pitch, he lost his cause. Damning conclusions in two separate reports about the performance of his government put him...
Importance Of Scientific Health Education
By Dr. Arun Mitra Education is the key to development of any society. It opens up one’s mind, widens the horizon of thinking and gives an insight into the causes and effects of happenings around. Health education is all the more important because good health is most dear...
Bengal Byelections Seen Going TMC Way
By Ashis Biswas Unforeseeable occurrences apart, the outcome and the broad trends of the Uluberia Lok Sabha and Noapara Assembly by elections in West Bengal on Jan 29, are predictable. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) should win both seats on current performance. Given the state of the...
Election Commission Seems Partisan Against AAP
By Harihar Swarup The Delhi High Court has acted wisely by restraining the Election Commission from holding by-election to the seats fallen vacant following disqualification of 20 MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party. However, the court refused to stay the Centre’s notification disqualifying 20 MLAs for holding office...
