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.What Is Happening At India-US Trade Deal Talks? Indians Must Know
By Sushil Kutty US President Donald Trump has been talking of a trade deal with India for quite some time. In the same breath as when he’s threatening to slap fresh tariffs on a number of countries. As many times as President Trump burps after polishing off a McDonald’s...
Elon Musk Has To Fight Hard To Make His New Party Relevant In U.S. Politics
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: The United States is moving to a 3-party system as rest of the world of multiple political parties, in its 250th year of independence celebrations. US has two parties – the democrats who are called as socialists or liberals for favouring an egalitarian...
Eight Years On, The Structurally Flawed GST Has Failed To Achieve Its Goals
By Arun Kumar GST was launched on July 1, 2017 with the promise that it would transform the Indian economy. It was characterized as a second freedom since it would unify the nation. Eight years later, it is time to assess its performance. While the Prime Minister has lauded...
New Turn In Kerala Governor-Government Confrontation
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The standoff between Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar and the State Government over the display of the image of Bharat Mata carrying a saffron flag at functions attended by the former has taken a new turn with the State Cabinet urging him to ensure that only...
Guru Dutt Gave A New Dimension To Film Making By Using Music To Express Melancholy
By Tirthankar Mitra Talk of organising a retrospective of films of Guru Dutt, it will be welcomed. The audience would be all ears, at a proposal to make a show of films of Guru Dutt. And there is good reason for it as here was a man who turned...
India Needs To Raise Defence Spending Substantially
By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to believe that India, the world’s fourth largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) and a major military power, ranks below even the tiny states of Kuwait and Greece when it comes to defence spending as a percentage of GDP. Considering the tricky...
Modi Govt’s Latest Claim On Equality Based On World Bank Data Is Deceptive
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On July 5, 2025, the government of India published on Press Information Bureau’s website “India’s Story on Bridging Inequality”. The story had three key takeaways – India ranks fourth globally in income equality with a Gini score of 25.5; Extreme poverty dropped to 2.3 per...
Crisis In Karnataka Congress Over Chief Ministership Still Remains
By Kalyani Shankar The Karnataka Congress is facing challenges due to a power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Many in the party predict a potential change of guard. The growing speculation about Shivakumar replacing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has created an atmosphere of uncertainty....
Joining Of Hands Of Thackeray Brothers In Maharashtra May Boost Marathi Identity
By Sushil Kutty Maharashtra is easy to roil. Wake up and get set on your mark. Sprint or marathon, hurdles or steeplechase, ‘Hindi imposition’ is readymade to start a quick-fire row! It is also political vehicle for Raj Thackeray and his cousin Uddhav Thackeray, former Chief Minister who would...
RSS Leadership Finally Leaves The Choice Of New BJP President To Narendra Modi
By Arun Srivastava Once again Narendra Modi prevailed upon the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat not to force their decision upon the BJP leadership to replace the current incumbent J P Nadda with a new chief of their choice. Though the general opinion of the delegates, prant pracharaks, which got...
Tax Structure Under New Trump Act Disfavours Salaried American People
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: The commonly held belief that the middle class in the U.S. pays more taxes than wealthy millionaires on average is not absolutely incorrect if one looks at the way the tax is structured in favour of investors and against fixed income groups. The...
New Bengal BJP President’s Soft Line For Muslims Angers Party Cadres
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Samik Bhattacharya, the newly nominated President of West Bengal unit of BJP is between a rock and a hard place. Fissures threaten to turn into cracks as his maiden address as state party chief pacifying Muslims about his party’s intent towards this community sounded hollow...
India Is Eating More, But Not Better — Why Our Nutrition Crisis Persists
By R. Suryamurthy India has long prided itself on achieving self-sufficiency in food production. We have warehouses overflowing with grain, a sprawling public distribution system, and a catalogue of welfare schemes promising to end hunger. But behind the façade of abundance lies a quieter, more insidious crisis — one...
Discussions On Draft Joint Declaration At BRICS Summit Showing Sharp Divide
By Nitya Chakraborty On the eve of the 17th BRICS Summit scheduled at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on July 6 and 7, the ongoing discussions among the senior officials of the member countries for the preparation of the draft joint declaration from the Summit, are showing big divergence...
Oil Cartel Shedding Its Price Hawk Role In Favour Of Market-Driven Strategies
By K Raveendran OPEC+ appears to be navigating one of its most intricate balancing acts in recent years as it prepares to announce a fourth consecutive production hike. The move, at first glance, seems at odds with its long-standing goal of stabilizing and supporting oil prices. The geopolitical volatility...
All India Workers’ Strike On July 9 Will Be A Time Of Reckoning
By Dr. Gyan Pathak All indications emanating from the industrial belts across the country suggest that the All India Workers’ Strike on July 9, 2025 will be a time of reckoning, the consequences of which, whether good or bad, must be faced and dealt with, both by the workers’...
Why The World Is Not Leaving China Despite Western Narratives?
By Imran Khalid In a global economic environment that remains shaky and uneven, China’s ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) is more than just a bright spot – it’s a quiet vindication of long-term planning, policy stability, and a commitment to innovation-led growth. Contrary to Western narratives of...
Fifteen Comrades Of Fr. Stan Swamy Resolve To Carry Forward His Struggle For Adivasi Rights
By Indrani Chakraborty Exactly four years ago on July 5, 2021 Fr. Stan Swamy died in judicial custody due to medical negligence in what many objectively term as an ‘institutional killing.’ Recalling his life and legacy dedicated to the Dalit and Adivasi rights movements, fifteen friends, warped themselves in...
