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.US Policy Makers Are In Dilemma Over How To Deal With Imran Khan
By Arun Srivastava Notwithstanding making use of best efforts to hide behind the façade of not being partisan, the USA administration could not conceal its shock and aversion to Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), emerging as the leader of the single largest group of PTI backed independents...
Russia And Iran Are The Two Countries Suffering Maximum Sanctions In The World
By Girish Linganna Sunday (February 11, 2024) marks the 45th anniversary of the overthrow of US-supported Iranian King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (commonly referred to in the Western world as Mohammed Reza Shah) by public revolt, leading to the creation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This event greatly changed...
Pakistani Voters Have Proclaimed Their Faith In Democracy, Election Commission Has To Reciprocate
By Tirthankar Mitra Pakistan is left sans an announced victor after its recently held elections. It is time for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take call. In doing so, the ECP will have to look the army in the eye. For it is the army which has...
Vietnam Is Doing A Fine Balancing Between Us And China To Attract Investment
By Kunal Bose who recently visited Vietnam KOLKATA: South-east Asian countries led by Vietnam and India for hi-tech industries and Sri Lanka for the more traditional kind like clothing are engaged in a competition to be recipient of foreign funded capacity being decoupled from China by a growing number...
Cryptocurrency Market Is Once Again Booming With Bitcoin Crossing $48,000
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The world of cryptocurrency is once again grabbing attention, with Bitcoin (BTC) crossing past the $ 48,000 mark last week and sustaining the level over the last two days. In the last seven days, BTC has gained 13.3%, and its fully diluted market cap is...
President Vladimir Putin’s Interview With Tucker Carlson Is A Geopolitical Milestone
By Annie Domini At the moment of writing this column, over 160 million views have been garnered on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in a span of 24 hours by what’s now being touted as the most definitive interview of the decade, that of Russian President Vladimir...
Bharat Ratna, P V Narasimha Rao Carried Out A Surgical Operation On Indian Economy In 1991
By Nitya Chakraborty On June 21, 1991, the 70-year-old Congress veteran P V Narasimha Rao took oath as the Prime Minister of a minority government amidst massive political uncertainty over its longevity. The Congress had got only 232 seats as against the usual majority of 272 in the Lok...
Showering Bharat Ratna On Charan Singh May Not Bring Jat Votes To The Coffers Of BJP
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown his nervousness in announcing the Bharat Ratna awards in a haste to two former Prime Ministers Choudhury Charan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao While choosing Charan Singh from western Uttar Pradesh, a Jat dominated region, Modi showered praise; “He...
The Uneasy Relationship Between Narendra Modi And Manmohan Singh Is Known All Over
By Sushil Kutty Two-time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is wheelchair-bound though mentally alert, will no longer be an active politician even if it’s a cinch that he will be sought out on occasion to get a quip on issues and people. Like, for example, on Prime Minister Narendra...
Supreme Court Nixes Widely Accepted Norm To Deny Bail To Accused Under UAPA
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court has issued a rather contrarian ruling on the grant of bail, by proclaiming that people accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) do not deserve bail as a rule. Such people must be granted only in exceptional cases, the court clarified. The...
Pakistani Voters Have Given Their Verdict Against Army Meddling In Politics
By Tirthankar Mitra The results of Pakistan election held on Thursday make it clear that it has been a vote for the underdog . It is also a vote against the Establishment meaning powerful Pakistan army.. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) headed by an imprisoned Imran Khan has emerged on top....
Imran’s PTI Supported Independents Emerge As The Largest Group In Pakistan Polls Shocking Army
By Girish Linganna Pakistan’s national elections held on February 8 have resulted in a hung parliament, meaning no party has enough seats to govern alone. A coalition government will need to be formed, and an immediate priority will be seeking financial assistance from the IMF. Despite strong opposition from...
P.V. Narasimha Rao Is The Real Architect Behind Building Of Robust Indian Economy
By Anjan Roy Bestowing Bharat Ratna on former prime minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, is a partial correction of neglect and, often, heaping of indignities on him. Well into his twilight era after his prime ministership, Rao used to lead a forlorn life in a bungalow on Man Singh Road,...
More Funds For Development Of J&K And Ladakh Have Had Impact Beyond Border
By K R Sudhaman The Himalayan states, which have had comparatively less economic development due to various issues including security, have done reasonably well under Prime Minister Narendra Modi if one went by budget allocations in recent years. The Interim budget on February 1, 2024 is no different. The...
U.S. Secretary Blinken Finds A Hardened Political Landscape As He Tours Middle East
By James M Dorsey US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has found a hardened political landscape as he tours the Middle East for the fifth time since the Gaza war erupted. The war has toughened Israeli and Palestinian positions. At the same time, Saudi Arabia appears eager to...
Indian Navy Conducting Its Largest Ever Exercise In Gulf Of Eden
By Girish Linganna The Indian Navy is currently conducting its largest-ever deployment in the Gulf of Aden and Western Arabian Sea. This mission operates independently of the US-UK military campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. An unprecedentedly large Indian Navy fleet of 12 warships is now operating in...
Modi Govt’s White Paper On UPA Regime Is Full Of Distortions And Cherry Picking Of Data
By Dr. Gyan Pathak ‘White Paper’ is a document containing information about pressing issues before the government explaining their plans before their introduction. It is therefore absurd and ridiculous for a government to issue a white paper, after a delay of 10 years while it slept, at a time...
BJP’s Success To Rope In New Allies Before Lok Sabha Polls Will Be Costly To INDIA Bloc
By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party’s hunt for new regional alliances for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls has taken it to Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party and the Badals’ Shiromani Akali Dal even as Jayant Chaudhary’s Rashtriya Lok Dal looks like the best bet, a likelihood that Akhilesh...
