IPA Special
Fears Of EC Coming Under Executive’s Thumb Come True
By S N Sahu During a discussion in the Constituent Assembly on June 16, 1949 on Article 289 of the draft Constitution (the corresponding Article of the Indian Constitution is Article 324) on the Election Commission, Dr B.R. Ambedkar admitted that there is nothing “to provide against nomination of...
RSS-Backed Swadeshi Manch Takes On Modi Government Again
By Nantoo Banerjee If Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has its way, it may once again force the government to ban the use of Monsanto’s controversial ‘Roundup’ and other glyphosate-based herbicides by farmers soon. These chemicals are widely believed to pose significant risks to...
Something Amiss Between Modi’s ‘Precautionary’ And ‘Booster’ Doses
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s use of “precautionary” instead of “booster” for the third Covid-19 vaccination dose spells the man. ‘Precautionary’ unlike ‘booster’ carries a diffident tone. It personifies a kind of hesitation borne out of wariness; perhaps, even inadequacy. While ‘booster’ indicates a quantum jump—‘precautionary’ seeks...
Modi Govt’s Privatisation Plan Is Blatantly Unconstitutional
By Prabhat Patnaik In a recent report the People’s Commission on the Public Sector and Public Services has rightly drawn attention to the sheer un-constitutionality of the Modi government’s plan to privatise en masse the assets of the public sector. The constitution of the country is not just a...
Priyanka And Congress Set Agenda For Women Empowerment
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Priyanka Gandhi and her Congress party have succeeded in setting up women empowerment as prominent agenda for the assembly polls. Overwhelming response to the pink marathon at Jhansi under Congress slogan ‘Ladki hun lad sakti hun’ and the participation of 10,000 women in it have...
Nehru-Gandhi Era Psychophancy Culture Is Back With A Bang
By Harihar Swarup The Congress would have a very legitimate grievance against the government if former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s name was not mentioned in any civilian function to mark the 50th anniversary of India’s historic victory over Pakistan in 1971. But since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attending...
BJP’s Bengal Story Is One Of Roller-Coaster Ride
By Ashis Biswas In West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have touched rock bottom in terms of its electoral performance in the just concluded Kolkata Municipal polls. Yet some people take Dilip Ghosh, national vice-president, are declaring that in the next round of state-wide civic elections, the...
India Defers Crypto Bill, Turkey Dusts It Out From The Dump
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The Indian government has once again deferred the proposed crypto bill as the winter session ended without the bill being introduced to the parliament. It’s believed that the government could not make up its mind on the content and direction of the bill. The government...
Christmas Finally Arrives In Saudi Arabia
By James M Dorsey Long banned, Christmas has finally, at least tacitly, arrived in Saudi Arabia; just don’t use the name in marketing or be ostentatious about your tree. Coffeeshops serving beverages in red cups with snowflakes on them are OK. So is the sale of soap bars named...
Between Another India, Idea Of India And Now Idea Of New India
By Sushil Kutty There is this transfer from zee to ‘news’, an anchor who has a unique style—he coaxes “guests” into committing themselves, with questions that cajole them into admissions— that they are either anti-India or anti-Hindu. This journalist’s TV shows are a hit with folks in the Hindi-viewership...
CPI Marches Forward For Classless, Casteless Society
By D. Raja Ninety-six years back, on December 26, 1925, the Communist Party of India was born. The CPI is intrinsically and organically linked to the country and has given leadership to some of the proudest and most progressive movements in the modern history of our Republic. It all...
CPI’s Role In Building A Prosperous Kerala
By Kanam Rajendran 26th December 2021 marks the 96th foundation day of CPI. Throughout the history of India CPI has played a crucial role on different occasions in leading the people through unerring paths. The sacrifices of our comrades and the resistance of the party against imperial Britain, amidst...
No Internal Democracy Is An Old Habit With Congress
By Sant Kumar Sharma JAMMU: D K Barooah was at one time president of the Congress, succeeding ShankerDayal Sharma and handing over the baton of presidency to Indira Gandhi when his term finished. Not many today know how the party’s top position came to him but he is remembered...
Modi’s Dilemma Deepens On Labour Reforms
By Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dilemma over labour reforms deepens after his own Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has said in its report that the four labour codes, which he himself had lauded on several occasions and the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment is readying itself to...
Japanese Aversion To Digitization Derailed Investment In India
By Subrata Majumder Japan has been a pioneer to boost automobilization in India. It has now become one of the important pillars for modern Indian economy. Hitherto India was dependent on natural resource based industrial economy. Japanese investment, particularly in automobile industry, transformed the economy into technology oriented. It...
Not Just Cow Dung, Indian Farms Need Tech Solutions
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On December 21, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar released the standard operating procedure (SOP) of using drones in agriculture. Less than a week ago, on December 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed farmers and people associated with the food processing industry at the...
Harish Rawat Ups The Ante To Be Congress CM Face In Uttarakhand
By Rahil Nora Chopra The infighting in Uttarakhand Congress has become more prominent ahead of 2022 assembly election, although the party is trying hard to return to power in the northern hill state. The Congress campaign head in Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat, has been posting cryptic messages on Twitter, saying...
All India Bank Strike A Massive Success
By C H Venkatachalam At the call of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), bank employees and officers have participated in the nationwide strike on December 16 and 17, 2021 opposing and protesting against the government move to privatise public sector banks (PSBs) and to introduce the Banking Laws...
