IPA Special
Imperatives On The Anniversary Of Article 370 Abrogation
By Harihar Swarup August 5 will mark a year since Article 370 was effectively nullified, the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was divided into two separate units, and both units J&K and Ladakh were made union territories (UTs). In light of the current domestic and external...
India Needs A Policy On How To Tackle National Issues
By Arun Srivastava Some of the recent developments, though they may look like smaller in content and nature, make it unambiguously clear that Narendra Modi lacks a vision and comprehensive understanding of the prevailing political situation. At least two factors are primary responsible for it; first, his...
The Hindrance To A New Deal Today
By Prabhat Patnaik What had been only a suggestion by several prescient members of the capitalist establishment till now has become official policy, at least in Britain, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that his government will undertake public investment to stimulate the economy, as FD...
DÉJÀ VU: Undeclared Emeregency 2020
By Ravi Nair India is ostensibly the largest democracy in the world. Nearly 73 years after independence and 72 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), India remains in the shadow of state imposed constraints on freedom, harking back to the 19-month interlude in 1975-76 that...
Hacking Of Public Sector Continues In The Period Of Pandemic
By Krishna Jha For the corporate sector, the phase is said to be ‘the golden era of privatisation’. The irony is not lost as the government has declared its decision on which side it would be, and that too openly and ‘unapologetically’ calling privatisation of public sector units...
Using Scientific Bodies For Political Ambitions Is Unethical
Dr Arun Mitra The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research has been and upright institution of our country and its opinions have been valued widely. But unfortunately like several other institutions in the country...
Vikas Dubey Saga Has Many Episodes To Unroll In The Coming Days
By Sushil Kutty It suits powerful domiciles that their sleazy secrets remain untold – hidden. And Kanpur ‘don’ Vikas Dubey had lots of beans to spill. The ‘eight-cop-killer’ was on the run for a week and then he surrendered shouting “I’m Vikas Dubey Kanpurwala.’ The next morning...
Britain’s New Plan For Jobs Is Inadequate To Deal With Latest Crisis
By Arun Srivastava Despite launching the “plan for jobs” the chancellor Rishi Sunak can not expect to check mass unemployment. His friends and economic advisers have been advising him to act far more decisively to prevent mass unemployment after unveiling a £30bn mini budget, but it...
Lack Of Diversity In Committee On Criminal Laws Reform
By Satyaki Chakraborty Several women lawyers, from across the country, have written to NLU-D Vice Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, the Chairperson of the ‘Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws’, expressing their serious concerns regarding the lack of diversity in the constitution of the committee. They highlight...
Scindia Clout With Centre Unnerves Chouhan In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: “Really BJP is a party with a difference” is the general comment in the political circles of Madhya Pradesh. BJP has created history- It took 102 days to get a complete council of Ministers. For more than a month the state was administered...
