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.Opposition Parties In Kerala Suffer A Stinging Judicial Rebuff
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Another attempt to discredit Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena suffered a major setback when the Kerala High Court rejected pleas by Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan and late RTI activist Girish Babu for a probe against the CM. The duo had sought...
Modi Govt’s Myopic Policy Has Landed Bangladesh Into Lap Of China
By Nitya Chakraborty The inevitable has happened. Narendra Modi government’s myopic policy on handling the interim government of Bangladesh headed by Dr. Muhammad Yunus has led this important neighbour of India into Chinese lap. The Xi Jinping-Yunus meeting held in Beijing on March 28 gave its final seal of...
Trump’s Distaste For Order Does Not Spare Even The Most Respected Institutions
By K Raveendran For all those who prefer order to chaos and method to madness, Donald Trump remains an unending enigma. His entire political career seems to thrive on a disruption strategy that is difficult to anticipate, yet somehow calculated in its unpredictability. In the economic arena, where conventional...
Indian Workforce Lost A Year, ELI Scheme For Decent Job Proved Non-Starter
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian workers’ dream of getting decent job in 2024-25 under the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme, which was part of the Prime Minister’s Package for Employment and Skilling has completely shattered, since the Centre failed to even launch the scheme. At the fag end of the...
Sluggish Real Earnings Growth Hitting Consumption By Middle Class
By Krishna Jha No matter what the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation may claim, the fact is India’s economy is falling apart. It is hit directly by incompetence and absence of a coherent strategy of the government. Over the past six months, a significant debate has emerged regarding...
The Stunning Ghibli Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi In Social Media
By Sushil Kutty The Prime Minister’s job is fun. Take a gander at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Studio Ghibli pics. They are everywhere. From Social Media platforms to webpages of sundry outlets. Strangely mesmerizing pics of Prime Minister Modi released by the Government of India in public interest! Solid...
On Its Centenary Year, An Expanded RSS Faced With Dilemmas Within
By Arun Srivastava The deliberations and discourses that took place at the three day Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its highest decision-making body, provides an insight into the social and cultural scepticism that have come to afflict the organisation. RSS claims to be...
Rehabilitation Of Wayanad Disaster Survivors Gets Going
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The rehabilitation of the Wayanad landslide disaster survivors got going at last, overcoming heavy odds and the stubborn refusal of the Union Government to contribute towards its fruition. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who laid the foundation stone for a township for the survivors on Elstone...
Redefining Europe’s Role In Shifting Global Power Equation
By Dr Imran Khalid The winds of uncertainty are sweeping through Europe as the continent grapples with the stark reality of a diminished U.S. commitment to its security. The handling of the Ukraine crisis by the Trump administration has rightly sent shockwaves through European capitals, unearthing a reality that...
Russian President Putin’s Visit To India Has Turned Into A Big Diplomatic Mystery
By Nitya Chakraborty Russian President’s pending visit to India has turned into a big diplomatic mystery as in the last five months since the Kazan summit on October 22 last year when Putin officially confirmed his visit to India in the presence of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Amidst Vandalism And Thought Policing Strangulating Right To Speech
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when vandalisms are resorted to, FIRs are registered, and harsh actions are taken to strangulate the fundamental right to expression, the Supreme Court’s reminding the police, judges, and governments on March 28, 2025 that they are duty bound to protect freedom of...
Stand-Up Comedian Kunal Kamra Has To Be Ready For Long Hands Of Law
By Sushil Kutty ‘Gaddar nazar woh aaye’ and ‘Khoon ke pyase baat suno’. Two songs, one which stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra sang to target Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the second, playing in the background when Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi attended a mass wedding in...
India Can Deal Effectively Trump’s Tariff Hike Threat By Inviting More Investment From China
By Subrata Majumder Amidst world deepening into geopolitical tensions and increasing uncertainty in trade policies, India- China relation is inching towards a thaw. Both are now on drawing boards to mitigate the wide trade balances between the two countries and give a new look to Chinese investment in India....
INDIA Bloc Parties Express Concern To Speaker Over Govt Disregard To Opposition
By Rahil Nora Chopra A delegation of INDIA bloc parties on Thursday submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing concerns over the government’s increasing disregard for parliamentary procedures and democratic norms, citing issues such as the post of deputy speaker lying vacant and the Leader of...
There Are Four Possibilities On Justice Yashwant Varma ‘Cash-Scandal’
By Arun Kumar A video shared by the Supreme Court on March 22, which allegedly shows burnt cash in a store room in the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, a Delhi High Court Judge who has since been repatriated to Allahabad, has shocked the nation. The amount must run...
Trump’s Defiance Of Court Order On Deportation Issue Has Led To Constitutional Crisis
By Joe Sims NEW YORK: The fascist danger continues to escalate with Trump’s seeming defiance of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s order to delay the deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members. The administration denies ignoring the court order, but its lawyers’ evasiveness in responding to the...
The Bizarre Tale Of How Narendra Modi’s Mega Hyped Make In India Has Busted
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as the super salesman of jumlas. Beginning from Jan Dhan account of Rs. 15 lakh for everyone to generating two crore jobs for youth every year, all the hyped up propaganda of the BJP led government since 2014 have turned...
Modi Govt Should Not Be Allowed To Surrender To President Trump On Reciprocal Tariff Threat
By P. Sudhir With the US’ Damocles sword of reciprocal tariffs hanging over its head, the Modi government is surrendering instead of resisting. The US President Donald Trump explicitly stated that India would be on the list of countries subject to reciprocal tariffs from April 2, irrespective of its...
