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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.Entire Opposition Accusing ECI Of Conspiring To Secure BJP’s Win In Bihar
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the last day of submission of elector forms and documents on July 25, 2025 under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for Electoral Roll in Bihar, six million names are set to be deleted from the voter list, while new additions will be known only after...
In India-UK Free Trade Agreement, It Is A Win Win Situation For Both Countries
By Anjan Roy Writing in the years just before the Great War of 1914, the famous British economist, John Maynard Keynes, had gloated over the fact that without moving from his bed in London he was able to order the best things from around the world, including Indian tea....
Vice President Dhankar’s Resignation Has Constitutional Ambiguity
By Satej Desale In a surprising turn of events, the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, tendered his resignation on July 21, 2025, citing “health reasons” creating a rare mid-term vacancy in the constitutional office. The Constitution of India, 1950 (“Constitution”) provides clear guidelines for presidential vacancies. However, the...
Narendra Modi Beats Indira In PM Tenure, Can He Cross Her Father?
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday-Friday was out on a foreign sojourn, an official two-nation visit, when he surpassed Indira Gandhi as India’s second-longest serving prime minister in consecutive terms — completing 4,078 uninterrupted, successive, days in office. Indira Gandhi’s continuous tenure was never as much...
India-UK Trade Agreement Has Some Bright Features But Future Risks Remain
By R. Suryamurthy India’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the United Kingdom is being celebrated as a historic milestone in bilateral relations. On the surface, the deal offers a windfall for Indian exporters—99% of India’s goods exports will now enter the UK duty-free. But beneath the surface...
Why V S Achuthanandan Govt’s Chief Ministership Will Be Remembered For Fight Against Corruption
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: His political rivals try to play down the gains of the Government of VS Achuthanandan, who passed away on Monday, July 21. But the undeniable reality is that the tenure of VS as Chief Minister (2006-11) saw Kerala making significant gains, which earned all-round acclaim....
INDIA Bloc To Discuss All Options In Bihar Assembly Poll Including Boycott
By Rahil Nora Chopra After RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav signalled a possible boycott of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections over alleged discrepancies in the voters roll, the Congress said every option is open. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru said the INDIA bloc...
Why SCO Summit At Tianjin On August 31 Is Crucial For India-China Relations?
By Nitya Chakraborty The recent months have not been comfortable for India with its two neighbours Pakistan and India, but as regards the third most powerful neighbouring county China, th scenario has turned different. India-China ties which became bitter at the time of clashes in Galwan valley in 2020,...
India’s Electric Vehicle Future Depends On Availability Of Rare Minerals
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik There’s a blind spot in India’s electric vehicle ambitions, which sits deep inside the battery. Lithium, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium are rare earth elements. Laboratory processing of these rare earth materials yields permanent magnets, which have applications spanning dental, aerospace, defense, electronics, batteries, and automotive sectors....
Present Police Witchhunt Of Bengali Speaking Muslims Is A Part Of RSS Programme
By P. Sudhir For some time now, shock waves have been raging across the country. The issue at hand concerns the large number of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being labelled as Bangladeshis. The combination of being Bengali-speaking and Muslim is perceived as a “lethal” marker, almost automatically branding one as...
U.S. Has Gained Major Access In Japanese Rice Market Through Massive Trade Deal
By Anjan Roy TORONTO: The United States has announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday night. In his characteristic hyperbole, Donald Trump announced a “massive trade deal with Japan”. This might be said to the first trade deal that United States has done with any country since Donald...
Jagdeep Dhankar’s Parting Has Lessons For Narendra Modi And BJP Leadership
By Sushil Kutty As it happens more vice is being foisted upon ousted Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar than if he hadn’t stood his ground and posed problems for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authority. VP Dhankar cited “medical advice” for his “resignation”. But was it resignation or more like quit...
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories’s Weightloss Drug Has Potential To Sweep U.S. Market
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: India’s pharma heavyweight Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (NSE: REDY) , based out of the Southern city of Hyderabad, announced its audacious plan to launch a generic version of Novo Nordisk’s wildly successful weight-loss drug Wegovy in 87 countries next year, joining the global gold...
Trump Supporters Want To Debar Zohran Mamdani From November Mayoral Polls
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayer NEW YORK: Democratic Nominee for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is under fire from nervous Republican Party leaders as also Democratic establishment. Republicans want to weaponize the citizenship denaturalisation process to knock him out of the race slated for November this year. Incumbent Eric Roberts,...
India’s Agri-Future Is Burning But Govt Holding A Hose With No Water
By R. Suryamurthy The 2024–25 Estimates Committee report on “Promotion of Climate Resilient Agriculture, Natural and Organic Farming through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)” lands with the weight of over a decade of accumulated failures. While it offers dozens of recommendations and shines light on key gaps in policy execution,...
Bengal’s Matinee Idol Uttam Kumar Is Still Popular 45 Years After His Death
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Forty five years have gone by since Bengal’s matinee idol Uttam Kumar’s passing away. And yet July 24, when he journeyed to the land of shadows remains a day of mourning among his fans, a tribe which is increasing though many of it were born...
More Than 97 Percent ‘Untouchability’ Cases Remain Pending In Courts
By Simran Kaur A recent report made public by the Ministry of Social Justice and Development reveals that more than 97 percent of offences related to “untouchability” under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (‘PCR Act’) remained pending before Indian courts as of 2022. What is more concerning...
For India, This Is The Right Time To Mend Fences With Struggling Bangladesh
By Nitya Chakraborty After nearly a year of frosty relations between the two neighbours India and Bangladesh, signs are there of a breakthrough as India is sending a team of burn doctors and nurses to Dhaka to treat the victims of the Monday’s devastating crash of a fighter jet...
