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.Fresh Tensions Between Pakistan And Iran Complicating West Asian Situation Further
By Tirthankar Mitra Relations between Pakistan and Iran are on a boil. It is teetering on the edge of a precipice. Both countries should step back. It is time to talk it over at the diplomatic level replacing the armed incursions the duo has carried out within each other’s...
Usurpation Of Divine And Legal Rights Of Ramlalla Virajman Is Injustice
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Ramlalla Virajman in Ayodhya is still at the makeshift temple. Tomorrow, on January 19, He, in the form of a 9 inch idol has been reported to be shifted to His new abode still under-construction, just to be reduced to occupy secondary place in front...
January 22’s Temple Run: BJP, RSS-Driven Hindutva Rampage Peaks
By P. Sudhir The consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 22 will symbolise the merger of State and religion under the rubric of Hindutva. Central to the `Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol of Lord Ram will be the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underlining the...
Jharkhand Under Hemant Is Ready To Take On The BJP Challenge In 2024 Polls
By Arun Srivastava Seat Sharing is the vital component of the electoral strategy, but for leaders of INDIA bloc of Jharkhand, using the forum for espousing the cause of the adivasis and poor and fight for their identity and welfare is the primary mission. Leaving aside one or two...
Sharmila-Led Congress Throws A Big Challenge To Jagan Reddy
By Sushil Kutty The Congress has appointed YS Sharmila, the party chief of Andhra Pradesh. But Sharmila, who is the politically estranged sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has a rather weak Andhra Pradesh unit of the Congress to fight her brother Jagan, who in...
Bilkis Bano Is Both Victim And Eyewitness To The Sacrilege Of 2002
By Krishna Jha Liberation of women from visible and also invisible shackles leads to liberation of the entire human kind. The idea is not new, though not realized even after centuries. She is always the first victim. Of every instance of violence. Beginning with in domesticity to societal injustices,...
UDF’s Negative Politics Backfires Badly In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran Negative politics does not pay – either in the short term or in the long run. This is the bitter lesson the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala is learning. The legal setback first. A stinging judicial rap on UDF knuckles came when the Kerala...
Iranian Backed Houthis Have A Long History Of Fighting Israeli Forces
By Girish Linganna The Houthis, a group in Yemen, have a bold slogan “death to America, death to Israel.” For many years, their focus was mainly on conflicts within Yemen and with neighbouring countries on the Arabian Peninsula. However, since October, this once small and isolated group in northern...
Political Impact Of Ram Mandir Inauguration Will Not Be Pan India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial inauguration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 will also mark the beginning of BJP’s campaign for Lok Sabah General Election 2024. Religious events, including fetching large number of Hindu devotees to Ayodhya Ramlala Darshan free of cost for...
SC Order On Mathura Idgah Does Not Change Norm Gaining Ground On Disputed Structures
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court order staying the Allahabad High Court decision to appoint an advocate commission to conduct a survey of the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah complex in Mathura does not substantially alter the general approach of the judiciary with regard to the disputed places of worship, which...
Is Nikki Haley A Favourite Of Leftwing Democrats To Defeat Trump?
By Sushil Kutty US Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley’s third place finish in Iowa means she should be out of the race. But the Indian-origin Republican’s Democrat voters are not ready for her to call it quits, as yet. Her dollar-donors also have skin in the game. Nikki Haley spent...
Historical Perspective And Contemporary Dynamics Of Extremism In Pakistan
By M A Hossain In the year 2023, Pakistan found itself grappling with an unprecedented surge in terrorist incidents. The Taliban’s triumph in Afghanistan has catalyzed the surge, which in turn emboldened and strengthened the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Over the past two years, the TTP underwent a transformative series...
Why ISRO’s Collaboration With Russia For Gaganyaan Mission Is Crucial?
By Girish Linganna The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is considering sending its astronauts on the highly ambitious Gaganyaan mission with spacesuits made in Russia, according to a document reviewed by Hindustan Times. There are signs that Russian spacesuits will be used for the Gaganyaan mission, although Vikram Sarabhai...
India’s Road Safety Crisis Calls For Prioritizing Drivers Training
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Recent transporters’ strike against the newly-introduced legal provisions that provide for a 10-year jail term for drivers who don’t take accident victims to the hospital, leading to the death of the victims, throws the spotlight on an issue of immense significance. India has a vast...
Donald Trump’s Victory In Iowa Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Joe Biden
By Branko Marcetic For the past three years, the Democratic Party has carried out a full-court press with the singular goal of undermining Donald Trump’s chances of being renominated: the yearslong media and congressional spectacles around January 6, the series of criminal indictments against Trump, even the recent attempts...
Story Behind Martin Luther King Jr’s Iconic ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech
By Gary Younge The night before the March on Washington in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr asked his aides for advice about the speech he was due to make the next day. “Don’t use the lines about ‘I have a dream,’” Wyatt Tee Walker told him. “It’s trite, it’s...
Congress Is More Accommodative This Time In Seat Sharing Talks With Allies
By Kalyani Shankar Congress Party’s responsibilities have increased with the decision of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc Opposition coalition to name Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge as the President. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has declined the post of convenor. Forming partnerships before elections is relatively easy, but the real challenge lies...
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ Rekindles Fresh Hope
By Sushil Kutty Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ is going ahead with its goal to bring peace to all the places through which it passes. Also fight for justice to people of all colour, creed and caste. It started in the violence-hit Manipur where both the Kuki and...
