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.Focusing On Dalit Priorities In Lok Sabha Elections Is Imperative
By Arun Srivastava Recent developments in Dalit politics, especially in the ideological laboratory of Uttar Pradesh, are intriguing, to say the least. To begin with, we have Mayawati sacking her nephew Akash Anand, who she announced her successor just a couple of months back, at the behest of the...
Indian Supply Of BrahMos Missiles To Philippines Is A Signal To Other ASEAN Countries
By Girish Linganna The escalating maritime tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea have significant implications for India’s maritime trade interests. As a major player in the region, India has a vested interest in ensuring the safety and security of its maritime commerce. In response...
Freeing Julian Assange Is A Struggle For Justice, Journalism And Peace
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Judges of British Court must decide if Julian Assange would enjoy the same rights as a US citizen if tried in the United States. It’s an ironic question. The persecution of the WikiLeaks founder has rested from the beginning on US exceptionalism — that rules...
Left Parties Resurgence In Bihar Worries NDA In Lok Sabha Elections
By Arun Srivastava After a epoch making victory in 2020 assembly election in Bihar, in which the CPI(ML) Liberation won 12 out of 16 it contested, the party is quite hopeful of sending its representatives to the Lok Sabha this time. In that election the three main Left parties...
Poll Related Violence Should Cause Serious Concern To ECI
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election Commission of India (ECI) had announced “No Violence” stand in West Bengal on March 4, only 12 days before announcement of Lok Sabha general election 2024, on March 16. However, election related violence continued across the country in various shades with varied intensity of...
China Emerges As Engine And Enigma For Precious Metal
By K Raveendran Gold has been hogging headlines with a certain monotonous regularity. In April alone, the precious metal clocked up 4 percent increase in price, despite lower imports by India, a key player in determining gold’s behaviour. One of the leading causes of the latest blip, however, is...
Arvind Kejriwal Faces More Trouble After PA’s Arrest In Maliwal Case
By Sushil Kutty AAP leader Atishi Marlena’s talent is to look straight into the camera and say the piece given to her. AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal’s talent is to get into controversies. But the best thing that could happen to Kejriwal was the INDI-Alliance, without which Arvind would have...
Health Care Needs Of Senior Citizens Must Get Priority
By Dr Arun Mitra The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), has asked health insurance companies to abolish the age limit of 65 years and provide it to everyone, regardless of their age. This sounds to be a good decision. The question however is whether insurance based...
Lok Sabha Battle In Maharashtra Is Crucial For Both The Alliances
By Harihar Swarup Injured pride can be a major motivating factor and there is a lot riding on it in Maharashtra. The aggressive BJP had outsmarted master strategist Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray, inheritor of Balasaheb Thackeray’s Maratha legacy, by supporting the split in their parties. For both leaders,...
Indian Techies Have To Be Trained For Artificial Intelligence Skills On A Crash Basis
By Anjan Roy There are reports in the financial press that the International institutional investors are moving their funds out of the Indian technology scrip. The reason: there is the calculation that the Indian ITeS sector is not getting tuned to the new artificial intelligence tools and therefore likely...
Amidst Beginning Of Issuing CAA Certificates, Bongaon Polling Is Crucial
By Tirthankar Mitra Come June 4, the outcome of poll battle in Bongaon constituency of West Bengal will be a nay or nod to CAA NRC and related issues not only in the state but also in bordering states far away from it. Predominantly inhabited by Matuas, a Hindu...
President Biden Plays High-Risk Poker With Prime Minister Netanyahu
By James M Dorsey US President Joe Biden doesn’t fit the mould of a high-risk gambler. Yet, gambling is the crux of his velvet glove dealings with Israel. With one eye on Israeli politics and the other on presidential elections in the United States in six months, Biden is...
Acute Joblessness Has Been A Major Issue In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Freebees, promised and actually delivered, have been by and large welcomed by the electorate over 40 years of age across the country throughout the first five phases of election campaigns. However, sharp fall in employment has made the unemployed youth little more concerned, though PM...
Narendra Modi Has Added Muscle Power To Foreign Intelligence Operations During His Rule
By Girish Linganna India’s Spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, is facing more scrutiny due to growing claims of its international operations, including alleged assassinations and meddling in foreign affairs during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term in office. Experts believe that, during Modi’s decade in office, India’s...
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election At Its Maximum Pitch In Its Final Phase
By Sushil Kutty The Maharashtra elections for the Lok Sabha is at its zenith. The INDI-Alliance is banking on Maharashtra to give the BJP-led NDA a run for its money. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is banking on his name and face for winning Maharashtra and making it “abki baar...
INDIA Bloc Intensifies Outreach To Non-Yadav OBC, Non-Jatav Dalits In UP
By Rahil Nora Chopra With the elections taking course towards Avadh, Doab and Bundelkhand regions of central Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA bloc leaders from Congress and Samajwadi Party have magnified their joint outreach towards non-Yadav OBCs and non-Jatav Dalit vote bank of the BJP. The SP has pushed the...
Lull In Real Estate Market In China Is Restraining Demand For Steel In 2024
By Kunal Bose WorldSteel in its latest short-term global outlook report says about China: “The outlook for 2024 is uncertain. The real estate market and exports will continue to exert negative pressure on steel demand and it might contract in the absence of additional government support measures.” Steelmakers in...
Tussle For Supremacy In Congress In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress leaders in Kerala are back at their bickering game again. That is the unmistakable message emanating from the sordid goings on witnessed during the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Adding insult to injury is the ‘decision’ of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president...
