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.Punjab Farmers’ Ongoing Delhi March Acquires Fresh Political Dimension
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Farmers of Punjab resumed their Delhi March on February 21, 2024, which has now acquired disturbing dimension causing a serious national concern. Shambhu border of Haryana has turned into a battlefield – Police has erected cement and iron barricades, barbed wires, nails on the road...
Both The Centre And The Farmers Body Should Give A Fresh Look At The Contentious Issues
By Anjan Roy The continuing standoff between the union government, on the one hand, and prosperous farmers, over their demand for legal status of the minimum support price scheme shows the contradictions of Indian farm policy and reality. The concept and policy of minimum support price was framed in...
Aggressive Rahul A Potent Threat For Both BJP, SP In Uttar Pradesh
By Arun Srivastava Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on February 19, was not the same Rahul Gandhi who launched his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on January 14, 2024 from Thoubal in Manipur with the aim to expose Narendra Modi and his anti-people policies. Instead, it was a Rahul who roared...
Credibility Concerns Rise In Journalism With Meteoric Rise Of ChatGPT
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav A recent report by Cision, a leading media intelligence and communications platform, unveils growing anxieties within the journalism industry. The meteoric rise of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT casts a shadow over the core tenets of the profession: accuracy and credibility. Journalists fear this disruptive technology...
Israel Puts Qatar In Crosshairs As Hamas Reasserts Itself On Gaza Strip
By James M Dorsey With the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange talks stalled, Israel and its hardline US supporters have stepped up long-standing efforts to discredit Qatar, the main mediator between Hamas and the Israeli government. The anti-Qatar campaign accuses the Gulf state, of forging relations with problematic groups...
India Is Working Successfully On Sea Bed Mining To Get Access To Ocean Resources
By Girish Linganna The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a United Nations body that regulates deep-sea mining, has highlighted the growing reality of mining the ocean floor for precious metals. This move is increasingly seen as unavoidable, according to Michael Lodge, the ISA’s secretary-general. During a discussion...
Eminent Jurist Fali S Nariman’s Passing Away Is A Big Loss To Indian Democracy At This Hour
By Nitya Chakraborty Ninety five years is a ripe old age for an Indian to live, but the passing away of the eminent jurist and the constitutional lawyer of the country at this period of Indian polity, is a big jolt to those who have been battling for protecting...
BJP’s Performance Narrative Under PM Narendra Modi Is Deceptive And False
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Though RSS-BJP clan has wonderful track record of convincing people on their deceptive and false narratives, such as they convinced many of Ganesa drinking milk while actually going down the drain, they seem losing confidence on this skill this time, which is more than obvious...
The Curious Case Of SP Leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s Resignation From The Party
By Sushil Kutty Certain politicians you never get to know enough to make sense of them, why they are in the game and will they rebound after sliding into a career recession. Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya is one of them. This man resigned from his post in...
Post-Poll Ministry Formation In Pakistan Facing Too Many Imponderables
By Tirthankar Mitra Ministry formation is on the rocks in Pakistan after the February 8 elections produced a fractured mandate. Major political parties went scurrying to cobble together a majority coalition even though Imran Khan’s PTI despite winning biggest share of seats and emerging as the largest party in...
Houthi Militias Escalate War By Targeting Underwater Internet Cables
By Girish Linganna “The Telegraph reports that the Policy Exchange warns of the emergence of seabed warfare, highlighting the potential for Iran-backed militias to intensify their actions in the Gaza conflict.” A recent report has issued a warning that Houthi rebels might target the underwater internet cables of Britain....
Austrian Communists Surging Ahead In Opinion Polls For Regional Elections In 2024 End
By Magdalena Berger Barely five years ago, the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) found itself mired in a crisis with no end in sight. Things had started to go wrong in May 2019, when the press obtained hidden-camera footage of FPÖ chairman and federal vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache apparently...
For Novak Djokovic, The Game Is On, It Is Not The ‘Beginning Of The End’
By Tirthankar Mitra The verdict was passed when 36-year old Novak Djokovic, a colossus in the world of tennis lost to 22-year Jannik Sinner at the semi final of Australian Open recently. It confirmed the judgement of the crowd which passed the “beginning of the end” verdict when Carlos...
Modi Government’s Silence On Job Creation Is Raising Questions
By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to understand why the government is silent on job creation while it has been continuously bragging on record infrastructure spending year after year. For fresh job seekers, opportunities are shrinking regularly. The constant growth of unemployment for both men and women is becoming...
CJI Dr. Chandrachud’s Decision On Checking Chandigarh Ballots On Tuesday Is Welcome
By Sushil Kutty The wrath of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud fell on the man at the centre of the Chandigarh mayoral election controversy, Presiding Officer Anil Masih, whose surreptitious glances had made the CJI lose his cool nearly a month ago when he had blurted out in...
Centre Must Work Out A Transparent Electoral Funding System After Supreme Court Order
By Kalyani Shankar Indian elections are intricate and complex events that involve millions of voters and multiple political parties. These parties rely heavily on contributions from individuals and corporations to finance their campaigns, as funding is crucial. A lot of black money also circulates during elections. When Narendra Modi...
Bragging And Boasting Emerging BJP’s Key Election Campaign Feature
By Dr. Gyan Pathak If BJP’s two-day National Council Meet held in New Delhi on February 17-18 is any indication, bragging and boasting is emerging as BJP’s key election campaign feature in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election 2024. Delegates present there from across the country applauded every such utterance,...
INDIA Bloc Up For Challenge In Bihar, UP, Jharkhand For LS Polls
By Arun Srivastava While some senior INDIA bloc leaders are out to project the opposition camp as a non-starter of a conglomerate without any cohesive political framework, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the main adversary who has been positioning it as the most potent challenger to his authority...
