IPA Special
Writing At A Time Of Pandemic In Europe
By Jenny Farrell The Black Plague was the most devastating pandemic ever recorded, resulting in the deaths of between 75-125 million people. It peaked in Europe between 1347 and 1351, having come on Italian merchant ships from Asia via the Silk Road. In fact, the idea of quarantine...
Narendra Modi Govt Is Clueless On Proper Management Of Covid
By Prakash Karat On August 7, a virtual meeting was held between the foreign ministers of India, Brazil, Israel, South Korea, Australia and the United States. This meeting was, by all standards, a curious one. Foreign minister, Jaishankar tweeted, “Continued our conversation on the Corona challenge,...
It Is Too Early To Evaluate Modi’s Tax Slogan
By K Raveendran ‘Transparent Taxation — Honouring the Honest’ has a typical Modi flare in it just as many of his other slogans do. But this one probably has more content and depth, which has not been the case with most of Modi’s one-liners, largely remaining hollow. ...
Kamala as U.S. Vice President will not be welcome to Pro-Trump Modi
By Arun Srivastava “One Of Our Own.” Indians Cheer Kamala Harris’s selection as Running Mate once US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked her as his vice-president. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is an active Twitter user and usually quick to highlight successes of the Indian diaspora...
It Is Downslide In Every Sphere During Six Years Of Modi Regime
By Krishna Jha The Independence Day this year would be celebrated with a new spirit. There would be many historical changes in the country’s present that are going to have farfetched impact on our future. We are not even sure where do we go from here. In the...
Defence Unions Plan Indefinite Strike From October 12
By C. Srikumar The three recognized unions of defence civilian employees namely All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF), Indian National Defence Workers’ Federation (INDWF) and Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS) have served an indefinite strike notice to the central government. As there is no positive response from...
Kerala Demands Withdrawal Of EIA Draft
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government has demanded immediate withdrawal of the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the draft is being rushed through without adequate consultations with all the stakeholders. In view of the dangers it poses...
Despite Losing CM Chair & Ram Temple Buzz, Kamal Nath Remains Upbeat
By Rahil Nora Chopra Despite losing the chief ministership, Congress senior leader Kamal Nath hasn’t yet lost the hope to once again become the CM of Madhya Pradesh. Although many Congress MLAs continue to leave the party and join BJP instead, especially after Jyotiraditya Scindia’s fiery exit from the...
Kamala Harris Can Forge Historic Unity In Fight For Justice In America
By John Wojcik The selection of Kamala Harris as the first Black female candidate of a major party for the vice presidency of the United States deserves the support of every single person in this country who cherishes democracy, economic justice, and equality. Kamala Harris has said...
Time To Save India’s Independence And Republic From Saffron Attack
By D Raja Our country unshackled itself from the chains of colonial subjugation and stepped on the path of freedom and self-reliance on 15th of August 1947. It was the culmination of glorious freedom struggle in which thousands of our countrymen sacrificed everything, and it was a new...
Kamala Is The Link Between Centrists And Left In Democratic Party
By Nitya Chakraborty Democratic Party Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s decision to nominate the fiery senator from California, Kamala Harris, as his Vice Presidential mate in the American elections on November 3 this year, has historic significance. The move has wide-ranging consequence in terms of potentially changing the...
Covid-19 Has Led To Significant Fall In Pollution Level In Delhi
By Sankar Ray India’s megacity, Delhi, the National Capital Region is now substantially free from severe atmospheric pollution, due to Covid 19 pandemic and the lockdowns, according to a six-week (1 April to 14 May) multidisciplinary study by a team of atmospheric physicists, meteorologists and scientists of...
Shah Faesal’s Ghar Wapsi Is No Major Gain For Narendra Modi
By Sushil Kutty The world has changed for the man with the emperor-esque name, Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the Indian Civil Services Exam; the man who broke into the ranks of the IAS with the proverbial bang, and was felicitated and lauded for being...
Legislative Coups And Tenth Schedule
By Mahalakshmi Pavani “It is my firm conviction that it is not the Constitution which has failed the people but it is our chosen representatives who have failed the Constitution.” Nani Palkhivala “There are facilities available even for a heart transplant, but this syndrome of political...
Modi 2.0 Delivers Two Of BJP-RSS’s Three Hindutva Agendas
By Kalyani Shankar If August 15 is the Independence Day and August 9 Quit India Day, a third date – August 5 – has become a historic day for the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself said “golden history was written today,” while launching the construction of the...
Congress: Time For Putting House In Complete Order
By Nitya Chakraborty The truce between the Congress High Command and the rebel Congress leader of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot arrived following a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, is the best news for the beleaguered Grand Old Party at the moment. It is good for the party that Rahul...
Manmohan Singh Supports Government Borrowing To Sustain Economy
By Anjan Roy Former prime minister and finance minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has just now demonstrated what is the difference between an economist and a technically equipped theoretician. Ever cautious in his economic management at the helm of the finance ministry, Dr Singh has now laid out an...
Approaches That Bind Modi And Trump Together
By K Raveendran It is no coincidence that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have great admiration for each other. It goes much beyond the personal charisma, though Modi will beat Trump hands down in this regard. What binds the two more is probably the...
