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.Unemployed Youths Intruding Parliament Is A Desperate Cry For Help
By Arun Srivastava This is the second time in two decades that the security of Parliament has been breached. Nevertheless, the two incidents are distinctly different from each other in nature and probably in intention. The first was planned by terrorists “to wipe out the entire political leadership of...
Fourth Biggest Economy Has Largest Number Of Hungry And Malnourished
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The way PM Narendra Modi’s growth narrative is being boastfully brought forward is nothing but mere politics, since it tries to put the stark reality of incidents of hunger and malnutrition in the country under carpet. As per the growth narrative India is the fourth...
The Gang Of Six Breaching Parliament Security Needs Patient Hearing From Govt
By Sushil Kutty Neelam ‘Azad’ is 42 and a student forever. Armed with a string of educational qualifications, Neelam couldn’t land a job and may not ever land one now that a case under UAPA has been lodged against her and the five others who planned and carried out...
Supreme Court Verdict Upholding Abrogation Of Article 370 Poses A Threat To Federal Principles
By P. Sudhir The Supreme Court judgment on the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and the dismantling of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories is an egregious example of the constitutional court capitulating to the misuse of powers by the executive. Four years...
Employment Opportunities For Educated Youth Have Declined Sharply
By Krishna Jha According to available data, there has been a steady decline in the availability of employment in agriculture and manufacturing. Growth of construction jobs have also been slow. The process of structural transformation, which had gained momentum post 2004-5, has almost stopped since 2016. There has been...
Global Multilateral Organisations Have Been Losing Usefulness And Credibility
By Nilanjan Banik These days the multilateral agencies are increasingly losing their relevance. Take the UN system for example. Despite an overwhelming majority voting in favour of demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, the US blocked it by using its veto power. Interestingly, just a year back, Russia also used...
President Xi Jinping’s Hanoi Summit Opens New Era In China-Vietnam Ties
By Satyaki Chakraborty Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two day visit to Hanoi on December 12 and 13 opened a new chapter in the political and economic relations between two communist countries removing many of the misunderstandings between the two nations in the recent years. In September this year when...
Bangladesh Outperforms Other South Asian Countries In Global Terrorism Index
By M A Hossain In the intricate mosaic of global counterterrorism endeavours, Bangladesh emerges as a nation adeptly navigating the multifaceted challenges posed by terrorist activities. The recently published Country Reports on Terrorism for the year 2022 by the US State Department, furnished a comprehensive and perceptive elucidation of...
Declining Share Of Votes Compelled BJP To Choose New Chief Ministers
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The impressive gains in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan could not blind the BJP leadership to the fact of its declining share of votes in all the states in November 2023 elections compared to Lok Sabha Election 2019, and hence it was compelled to bring...
Congress May Opt For Alliance With Trinamool In Bengal For Lok Sabha Polls
By Satyaki Chakraborty All indications available from the Congress and Trinamool Congress sources on the eve of the INDIA constituents meeting in New Delhi on December 19 suggest that the Congress high command is itching to form an electoral alliance with the Trinamool Congress in Bengal for fighting the...
Irrespective Of Supreme Court Verdict, Kashmir Remains An Unsettled Issue
By Sushil Kutty Is Kashmir now settled issue? The Supreme Court verdict says ‘Yes’ and National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah put his seal of approval to the Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370. Nobody could have put it more succinctly than Farooq Abdullah, not even his...
COP28 May Have Avoided A Showdown, But Conflict Points Remain Largely Unresolved
By K Raveendran It is no surprise that COP28 Dubai has proceeded the way it has. As member countries grappled with how to formalise and approach towards the most sensitive issue of fossil fuels, the climate summit had to be extended to try and work out a consensus. According...
Political Stability In Bangladesh Is Essential In The Interests Of India And South Asia
By Girish Linganna With widespread protests raging throughout the country, Bangladesh’s political atmosphere remains tense as it approaches the next general elections on January 7, 2024. In the midst of protests by Opposition parties, the Bangladesh Election Commission has set January 7 next year , as the date for...
Indian Laxity In Trade Relations With Nepal Has Gone To China’s Advantage
By Ashis Biswas Nepal wants India to reduce the extent of mandatory use/purchase of 50% Indian goods as an aid- recipient country in bilateral road development projects to 30%. Government of Nepal (GON) authorities have voiced their demand some months ago, but India is yet to respond officially. The...
People In Telangana Were Fed Up With Rampant Corruption In BRS Govt
By Harihar Swarup Inaccessibility and Arrogance marked BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao’s rule in Telangana in the last term. KCR hardly made a public appearance or met voters. This added to the perception that the government was becoming arrogant and taking voters for granted. Dissent of any kind was...
Gaza War Calls Into Question The Moral Rectitude Of Western Democracies
By James M Dorsey The question is no longer if but when the United States will support a ceasefire in the Gaza war. While the need for a ceasefire to halt Gaza’s human carnage is self-evident, some drivers of the Biden administration’s debate about the timing of a ceasefire...
Oil Wealth, U.S. Intervention Aggravate Venezuela-Guyana Border Conflict
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Venezuela’s National Assembly on December 6 began deliberation on President Nicolás Maduro’s plan for incorporating Essequibo into the Venezuelan nation. The region lying between Guyana to the East and Venezuela to the West has long been claimed by both nations. Maduro’s plan involves creation...
By Upholding Abrogation Of Article 370, Supreme Court Has Kept Many Issues Unanswered
By Arun Srivastava Supreme Court upholding abrogation of Article 370 in its verdict on December 11 has multifaceted implications. For Mehbooba Mufti if it was not the defeat of Kashmiris but of the idea of India, it was certainly not a defeat for Kashmir and Its cultural ethos, the...
