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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.India’s Adivasi Communities Are Facing Brutal Repression From Modi Govt
By Kurusam Shankar In the mineral-rich heartland of India’s Bastar region in the state of Chhattisgarh, a severe onslaught against indigenous communities, known as Adivasis, is currently unfolding. The Indian government officially recognizes the major Adivasi community in the region, the Madia, as a “particularly vulnerable tribal group.” Despite...
Agencies Struggling To Camouflage Mischief In Election-Eve Political Arrests
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court’s probing questions about the timing of arrests by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of political figures spotlight growing concerns about the propriety and implications of such actions, especially when juxtaposed with the electoral calendar. The apex court’s concerns telescope the potential misuse of central...
Is There Voter Turnout Manipulation In Lok Sabha Election 2024?
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Releasing the final voter turnout on April 30, 2024 by the Election Commission of India after a delay of 11 days from the first phase of election held on April 19, and after 4 days delay from the second phase of election held on April...
Rift Between RSS And Modi May Cost The BJP Heavily In 2024 Polls
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi, who for years boasted of the sobriquet “Hindu Hridaya Samrat”, could not have imagined even in his dreams that the RSS would one day distance itself from him and denounce him as its prime ministerial candidate. From the day the Lok Sabha elections were...
Letter To Third Phase BJP Candidates Is Modi Panicking At The Stump
By Sushil Kutty The Congress’ alleged Muslim quota plan has the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a blue funk. Or so it seems. Even Sam Pitroda’s “inheritance tax if the Congress comes to power” has the Prime Minister fuming. Modi has been warning Hindu women of the threat to...
Congress And CPI(M) Join Forces In Murshidabad To Defeat The Sitting TMC MP
By Tirthankar Mitra The third phase of Lok Sabha polls on May 7 will witness an acid test of the solidness of the alliance between Congress and CPI(M) in West Bengal, both being allies in INDIA coalition. The four seats, Murshidabad, Jangipur, Malda (North), Malda (South) which go to...
Musk’s Surprise China Visit Is Due To Strategic Shift For Chinese Funds
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Elon Musk’s surprise visit to China, following his cancelled trip to India, has sparked controversy in Indian business circles. Many view it as a snub to India, prioritizing the massive Chinese market for Tesla. However, there might be more to the story. Recently, the US...
Reports From Australia Indicate Activities Of Indian Spies In That Country
By Girish Linganna After official comments made by the US and Canada officials, reports have come from Australian sources about activities of Indian spies in that country. According to a report by ABC News Australia, Australian authorities expelled Indian operatives who were caught trying to obtain classified information on...
India’s Increased Crude Oil Imports From Russia Contained Inflation In 2023-24
By Subrata Majumder During 2021 to 2023, Brent crude oil prices increased by over 60 percent. Surprises to many, prices of petrol and diesel in India did not rise proportionately. Global sanction on Russia, which led crude oil price spurred and dashed EU economy, became boon to India. Not...
Spanish Prime Minister’s Decision Not To Resign Is A Good News For European Left
By Satyaki Chakraborty The decision of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to remain in his position in the midst of allegations of corruption against his wife and the rightwing pressure to resign, is a relief to the Left coalition in Spain as also the Left in Europe. Spain...
Israel Tosses Gaza Ceasefire Ball Into The Court Of Hamas As A Strategy
By James M Dorsey Israel’s latest Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal puts the ball in Hamas’ court. The proposal, drafted in recent days by Israeli negotiators and Egyptian interlocutors, goes some way to address Hamas’ long-standing demands. The proposal makes concessions Israel has rejected in the past but...
Rape Allegation Against Prajwal Revanna Casts Its Shadow On Third Phase In Karnataka Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Karnataka has ultimately come under a political storm in the midst of the third phase of Lok Sabha election in the country on account of rape of the “Nari Shakti”, a slogan that BJP leadership has been using to attract the women voters of the...
AAP Is Having Its Moment Of Truth Over Keeping Arvind Kejriwal As CM
By Sushil Kutty When and if AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha returns from the United Kingdom, there will be clarity on lots of confusions in the Aam Aadmi Party including, perhaps, on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s unlockable mobile phone. Kejriwal is suspiciously not divulging the “password” to...
Judges, Politics And Public Trust In Indian Judicial System
By Narender Nagarwal The judicial system of the country has been facing its biggest credibility crisis over the past ten years. Several instances that cannot be overlooked have battered public trust in the nation’s judicial system. Both Supreme Court and high court judges have been involved in controversies that...
South Africa Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of End Of Apartheid Amidst Political Turmoil
By Satyaki Chakraborty South Africa celebrated its 30th anniversary of the end of the racist apartheid regime in the country last week end amidst intensive campaign that is going on among the electorate for the general elections to be held on May 29 this year. The African National Congress...
Why PM Narendra Modi Is Deliberately Distorting Rahul Gandhi’s Comments On Tax On Rich
By Nitya Chakraborty It is not surprising that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still continuing his vicious campaign against the Congress Party and its senior leader Rahul Gandhi on the issue of robbing the common people, especially Hindus of their gold, real estate and other hard earned wealth...
Large Gold Imports Are A Reason Behind Rupee Depreciation
By Nantoo Banerjee Between 2014 and 2023, India’s gold imports had gone up from 638 tonnes to 780.7 tonnes. The gold price in the country calculated on the basis of 24 karat per 10 grams went up, respectively, from Rs.28,000 to Rs73,750 during this period. The exchange value of...
Modi-Shah Want To Get Back Lost Support Base Via Communal Rhetoric
By Arun Srivastava With voters remaining lukewarm to Narendra Modi’s “Abki Par 400 Paar” campaign slogan, the prime minister’s chief lieutenant, Union home minister Amit Shah has started reaching out tothe smaller parties, apart from the official NDA allies, to help Modi form the government for a third consecutive...
