Opinion
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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.Has GST Council Become Latest Victim Of Erosion Of Constitutional Autonomy?
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The manner in which GST Council has to decide the latest reform on goods and service taxes in India, has given an impression that it has become the latest victim to erosion of its constitutional autonomy. However, if this impression is true, it is a...
The $10 Billion Alliance: How Meta And Google Are Reshaping The AI Race
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Silicon Valley thrives on rivalries. Apple vs. Microsoft defined one era; Google vs. Facebook another. Yet in 2025, a startling twist has emerged: Meta Platforms and Google, two giants who have long battled for advertising dollars and digital dominance, are now partners in...
SCO Summit Has Opened Up An Opportunity For Narendra Modi To Break Away From The Past
By P. Sudhir The port city of Tianjin had decked up for hosting the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The SCO had expanded its mandate to include economic cooperation, cultural exchanges, and energy security. India and Pakistan joined as full members in 2017, followed by Iran...
KCR Dynasty In Telangana Is In Real Trouble Over Kavitha’s Exit From BRS
By Sushil Kutty Is the Bharat Rashtra Samiti ‘family drama’ nothing but sibling rivalry and favouritism? Also shades of patriarchy and the son getting to keep the cake while taking a bite of it, too. The daughter is angry to the point of boiling over and this is what...
Delhi High Court’s Quick Dismissal Of Umar Khalid’s Bail Appeal Is Surprising
By Harshit Anand Everything got done within a matter of seconds. To a couple of non-lawyer friends, it seemed appalling, the brevity of it all. But court practitioners know this is how fates get sealed in our courts — matter name/number is called out, judgment is pronounced, the next...
After Passing SCO Summit Test, Narendra Modi Faces Lula’s BRICS Meet On Monday
By Nitya Chakraborty After successfully passing the test of strategic autonomy for India at the just concluded summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Tianjin in China on August 31 and September 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces another test on Monday September 8 at the virtual meeting...
Timelines For Approval Of Legislations Look Increasingly Impractical
By K Raveendran The three-month timeframe set by the ruling of a two-judge Supreme Court bench requiring governors and the President to take a decision on bills referred to them, now being re-examined by a 5-member constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai, appears to have entered...
Proposed GST Reforms Are Aimed At Giving Some Relief To Textiles Exporters
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik One measure that will surely provide some respite to middle-class budgets is Prime Minister Modi’s proposal to the GST Council to reduce goods and services (GST) slab rates from the current four-tier structure of 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28% to a simplified two-tier system of...
Maharashtra Politics Has A New Twist After Maratha Quota Decision
By Dr. Gyan Pathak After the Maratha reservation movement activist Manoj Jarange ended his five-day hunger strike on September 2 and the agitation was called off for now after the Maharashtra government accepted several of their key demands, the politics in the state has now a new twist. Though...
Oil Import Bill Plays A Big Role In India’s Evolving Fiscal Strategy
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Crude oil prices since 2020 have been a lesson in volatility: a pandemic plunge, a war-fuelled spike, and then a long, low-grade dance between OPEC+ policy and new supply from the Americas. For India — an import-dependent, fast-growing fuel consumer — those global...
India, China Relations Enter A Phase That Looks Increasingly Inevitable
By M A Hossain Sometimes, history moves not through bold declarations but through quiet recalibration. That is what unfolded in Tianjin on August 31, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. This was no...
NDA Led Bandh To Protest Rahul Gandhi’s Abuses Did Not Impact Normal Life In Bihar
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi shouldn’t have teared up lamenting the cuss words spoken against his late mother at a Bihar rally of the opposition attended by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, the two ‘Mahagathbandhan’ leaders driving the NDA nuts these days of run-up to the Bihar...
Mohan Bhagwat’s Support To RSS Cadres Movement Against Varanasi And Mathura Mosques Is Ominous
By Krishna Jha Concluding his three day lecture series in Delhi, RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat made it clear that he would continue with his long held policy of letting his men keep hitting at the very roots of Indian democracy. He declared that while the RSS would not take...
Vietnam Completes 80 Years Of Independence Aspiring For A Brighter Future
By Amiad Horowitz HANOI: On Tuesday, September 2, the people of Vietnam filled the streets of their capital for the largest parade in the nation’s history, marking the 80th anniversary of their independence. From dawn—and in many cases, more than 24 hours earlier—crowds gathered along the parade route to...
With Narendra Modi’s Active Role, SCO 2025 Has Emerged As A Forum For Resistance Against US Domination
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: For the first time since 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China in late August 2025, greeted warmly by President Xi Jinping for the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, the trio projected a striking image...
Narendra Modi Has Given Enough Hints Of Becoming A Part Of Russia, India, China Troika
By Asad Mirza The SCO Summit in Tianjin held on August 31 and September 1 has provided India a timely opportunity to reset its ties with China and also prodded Russia to revive the old Russia, India, and China (RIC) forum. RIC may emerge as a potential defence against...
Supreme Court Bench Must Be Firm In Dealing With Excuses On SIR Being Given By ECI In Hearing
By Arun Srivastava The Supreme Court wants the voters of Bihar believe the undertaking of the Election Commission that objections or claims for exclusion or inclusion of names in the final voters’ list during the special intensive revision of rolls in poll-bound Bihar would continue till the last day...
Japanese Investment Commitment Of US$ 65 Billion In Ten Years Will Make India Hub For Global Supply Chain
By Subrata Majumder Japan committed investment in India worth Yen 10 trillion (US $ 65 Billion) in the next decade. This is more than what Japan Invested in India till now. (US$ 44 Billion). The moot point for enhanced investment is to make India hub for alternative supply chain....
