IPA Special
Decoding Twenty Years Of ‘War Against Terror” After September 11, 2001
By C.J. Atkins How do we measure the time that has passed since Al Qaeda terrorists flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon and crashed another in a field in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001? It has been 20 years; that’s of course the obvious answer....
Monetisation Of National Assets Is Nothing But Abrogation Of Rights
Prabhat Patnaik EVERYWHERE in the world people got vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus without having to pay a penny, but not in India. Everywhere in the world, historic landmarks that define a nation, that constitute the warp and woof of a nation’s consciousness, are held sacred and left untouched...
Privatisation Of LIC Will Hurt The Public Sector Business Badly
By P G Dileep 18,40,00,00,000 – An ordinary man cannot even read this figure. Foreigners will read this as 1.84 trillion and Indians will say Rs 1.84 lakhs crores. We will be shocked to know that this is the record premium income of LIC last year. Premium means the...
Old Age Dependency Increasing Sharply In India
By Gyan Pathak Old age dependency in India is increasing sharply, decades after decades, along with the number of elders. Though there are many government programmes to support them, they are utterly insufficient, and in many cases too little, as in old age pension scheme under National Social Assistance...
Farmers In Haryana Are A Real Threat To Khattar Government Now
By Sushil Kutty The “Mini Secretariat” in Karnal, Haryana, is where the fired up farmers came after the hugely successful Muzaffarnagar ‘kisan mahapanchayat’, raring to put up a similar performance in the Karnal Anaj Mandi. There the farmers put forward three demands, hoping to nudge Chief Minister Manoharlal Khattar...
China Facing Both Challenge And Risks In Dealing With Taliban Regime
By Arjun AFGHANISTAN’S future remains in a state of flux. The US withdrawal has added to the uncertainty in the region. Afghanistan shares a 90 km border with China and this makes Beijing concerned about the developments in Kabul as instability and violence in Afghanistan directly impinges on its...
Indian Youth Congress Picks Rahul To Lead Party Once More
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Indian Youth Congress national executive meeting unanimously passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi the party president once again. This resolution was adopted on the second day of the two-day national executive meeting of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), which was held at a...
Muzaffarnagar Mahapanchayat Is A Historic Landmark In Kisan Movement
By Prakash Karat THE Muzaffarnagar Mahapanchayat organised by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on September 5 will go down as a historic landmark in the annuls of the peasant movement of the country. Lakhs of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab along with contingents from many other states...
Left Wing American Senator Bernie Sanders Stepped To 80 This Week
By Nitya Chakraborty America’s most talked about self proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders stepped to 80 years on Wednesday, September 8. He is senator for 14 years since 2007 and is currently chairman of the budget committee of the senate. He was earlier member of the house of representatives for...
Labour Force Undergoing Structural Transformation
By Gyan Pathak Labour force in India has been undergoing structural transformation. It began sometime in the latter half of the Modi’s first term of prime-minister-ship, remained by and large unperceived until the beginning of his second term, but sharply felt when COVID-19 struck the country and general lockdown...
Interpreting The UN Security Council Resolution On Afghanistan
By Byatul Alexander The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has inadvertently led to the Taliban taking control of the country. The United Nations Security Council, under the presidency of India has, albeit with the abstention of China and Russia, passed resolution 2593 to condemn the ongoing violence in...
Many Serious Health Problems Are Afflicting The Protesting Kisans
By Dr Arun Mitra During several visits to the Singhu and Tikri borders where farmers are protesting for the repeal of farm laws since 26th November 2020, every time it is more enthusing than the previous visit to watch the commitment and spirit among them. Staying in the tractor...
Congress Delay On Prashant Kishor Will Be Costly For Party In 2024 Poll
By Nitya Chakraborty All reports from the Congress sources indicate that the party high command has not yet taken a final decision on the exact role for the ace poll strategist Prashant Kishor in the Congress Party’s coming campaign for the state assembly elections in 2022 and 2023 culminating...
Oil Market Directions Favour Modi Govt Ahead Of Polls
K Raveendran Insights provided by Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut selling prices of crude meant for Asia for October offer comforting thoughts for the Modi government as it prepares for a crucial round of assembly elections, including the all-important Uttar Pradesh. Immediately after the price leader Saudi Aramco effected...
Uttar Pradesh BJP Takes Up Outreach Programme To Combat Kisan Morcha
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Massive show of strength by farmers at Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat on September 5 has not only unnerved BJP but also forced the party leadership and Yogi Adityanath government to formulate strategy to counter the impact of the ongoing agitation in view of forthcoming assembly polls. Farmers,...
Decoding Congress Peace Accord In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran All the problems plaguing the party have been resolved. Everything is hunky dory. The Congress in Kerala will march ahead in total unity. This is what the State leadership of the party would have the people believe. But, then, as the saying goes, the proof of...
Saleem Kidwai Was India’s Leading Queer Activist And A Great Scholar
By Harihar Swarup It is hard to pack life into words. If we must, the life of Saleem Kidwai could be encapsulated in these words—kindness, generosity, and love. Many knew him as a scholar, arguably India’s finest queer activist and writer, and authority on Urdu ghazals. He was all...
Interim Taliban Government In Afghanistan: Disadvantage India
By Sushil Kutty Taliban Afghanistan now has an interim government with a Council of ministers consisting of a couple of global terrorists. Men with flowing beards and mega-million dollar rewards on their turbaned heads. Those who figure in the United Nation’s most wanted list, are lawmakers beyond the pale...
