Opinion
Appeal
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.Counterintuitive Palestine Politics: Hamas May Be Treading A Path Paved By PLO Earlier
By James M Dorsey Spanish philosopher George Santayana didn’t have Palestine in mind when he coined the phrase, ‘history repeats itself. ‘Yet, Santayana’s maxim may apply to Hamas when comparing the group’s political evolution to the 16-year-torturous road traversed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from classification by Israel...
Pakistan People’s Party Is In Turmoil As Zardari And Bilawal Fight Over Poll Strategy
By Tirthankar Mitra Run-ins within the family is nothing uncommon in sub-continental politics as even in the mediaeval period when Sahazada Selim unfurled the banner of rebellion against the greatest of the Mughals, emperor Akbar which seemed to have been a repeat act through generations in Indian history.. Democracy...
Congress Will Have A Big Breakthrough If The Party Wins In Telangana
By Sushil Kutty The still nascent state of Telangana is up for its first great opportunity with Telangana Chief Minister, the great K. Chandrashekar Rao – ‘KCR’ for short – poised to make his exit if the exit polls of November 30 are to go by. The exit polls...
COP28 Has Begun With First Major Milestone Generating Great Hope
By Dr. Gyan Pathak UN Climate Change Conference – United Arab Emirates (November 30 – December 12, 2023), popularly known as COP28, has begun with first major milestone on the day-one, by delivering a historic agreement that made the Fund operational, which was agreed upon during COP27 last year....
BJP’s Grandiose Plans To Conquer South May Lie In Tatters After December 3
By Arun Srivastava If the exit polls on the five state assembly polls relating to Telangana are to be believed, the BJP’s grandiose plans to conquer South as envisaged by both the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home Minister Amit Shah, will be in tatters after December 3....
Congress High Command’s Rahul Project Depends On Dec 3 Results
By Rahil Nora Chopra The peoples verdict for the five state assembly elections will frame future political course of Rahul Gandhi. A win for Congress in these elections will direct the path for Rahul Gandhi’s political ascendance and recognition as the potent eligible and desired national leader. A win...
Indian Economy Is On Growth Path But No Breakthrough In New Job Generation
By K R Sudhaman A hackneyed statement is made on the economy nowadays that is — India is in a bright or sweet spot, while many others tottering and more importantly the global economy is slowing down with geo-politics making the situation worse. It is true that Indian economy...
Workers And Farmers Organised Three Day Agitation From November 26 To 28
By Satyaki Chakraborty The platform of Central Trade Unions — AITUC, INTUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC and Independent Sectoral Federations/ Associations along with Samyukta Kisan Morcha has congratulated the workers and farmers for the successful Mahapadav for three days from November 26 to 28,...
China Is Getting More Involved In Internal Fighting Between Rebels And Myanmar Junta
By Girish Linganna Three naval vessels from China have arrived in Myanmar to conduct joint exercises with the Myanmarese Navy, according to the country’s military leadership. This comes at a time when tensions over a border dispute have strained relations between Myanmar and China, considered Myanmar’s key ally; and...
Soumyajit Majumdar’s Biopic Project On Parvathy Baul Is Going To Be A Tribute To A Great Music Tradition
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After his debut film Homecoming’s success, Director Soumyajit Majumdar is currently working on Parvathy Baul’s biopic. Notably, the director has confirmed an actress from the Hindi film industry playing Parvathy’s character and is nearing the casting process’s finalization. The biopic promises to shed light on...
Henry Kissinger Will Be Remembered For His Savage Diplomacy Resulting In Genocide In Vietnam, Chile
By Anjan Roy Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, who died on November 30 at 100, was so infuriated by Indira Gandhi pressing ahead with creation of Bangladesh and seeing his games foiled and defeated by an impoverished country, had called the “Indian bastards” in private, expressing his...
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Has Earned The Trust Of INDIA Bloc
By Sushil Kutty The release of a book on November 29 in New Delhi brought the focus back on the INDI-Alliance, which was seen to be losing its direction and purpose in recent weeks much to the chagrin of those who wanted to see the back of Prime Minister...
Modi’s Design To Deny Education To His Favoured Electoral Base
By Arun Srivastava Any amount of money that is being spent on the Dalits and poor in the management of RSS-BJP’s political perception is a national waste. During the UPA era, the Sangh had used its might to try foil Dr Manmohan Singh’s move to get the Food Security...
Bengal BJP’s Morale Is Further Down After Amit Shah’s Flop Rally
By Tirthankar Mitra The Bengal unit of BJP is in dire straits now as the leadership has no face to face its supporters after the big flop of the party rally addressed by the Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday afternoon. All the earlier big hype made by the...
Decoding The Famous Trade Union Leader H L Parwana In His Birth Centenary Year
By Krishna Jha November 3 this year marked the centenary of the great trade union leader in banking, H L Parwana. On this day we recall him and his contributions to the history of banking industry in our country. For the cause of banking he sacrificed his life, and...
Uttarkashi Road Tunnel Collapse Has Many Lessons For The Authorities
By D. Raghunandan The 17-day long trauma of the 41 mostly migrant workers trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand state, is finally over. It has taken days of efforts by multiple agencies, public and private companies, foreign experts, engineers from the army, other...
Both Samajwadi Party And Congress Are Competing In Uttar Pradesh For Backward Support
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The presence of Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav at the unveiling of huge statue of former Prime Minister V P Singh at Chennai is considered a calculated move to consolidate backwards to strengthen his PDA before next Lok Sabha polls. Former PM VP Singh...
Western Nations And Institutions Are Keeping The Global South In High Debt Trap
By Roger McKenzie Rich European powers stole more than 20 million people out of Africa, shackled and enslaved them to transport them across the Atlantic, worked them to the bone and then underdeveloped the African continent through colonisation. They then expected African nations to pay them back for the...
