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.Indian Gig Workers Have Got No Concrete Benefit From Budget 2025-26
By Krishna Jha There’s a difference between lip service and good policy. And if the Union Budget’s approach to millions of gig workers is examined, one can draw only one conclusion – it is nothing but mere lip service. The government has claimed that it would provide identity cards...
U.S.-Ukraine Deal On Minerals Is A Deliberate Bid To Outsmart China
By Anjan Roy Three years after it was started on February 24, 2022, the war in Ukraine is coming to end. True to his claims, the US president, Donald Trump, is striking deals on all sides to bring this war to a close. True. Trump has shamefully deserted all...
Ragging, Discrimination Against Minorities Show Lack Of Democratic Spirit
By Swarati Sabhapandit The Indian Constitution establishes political unity in a widely divided society. The Constituent Assembly members envisioned a State capable of liberating the population from the shackles of legacies of injustice. In the 19th century, Alexis de Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill apprised us about the difficulty...
Offshore Sand Mining Emerges As Another Centre-States Flashpoint
By K Raveendran Tension is mounting over the Centre’s plan for offshore sand mining, with the issue rapidly evolving into yet another flashpoint between the Modi government and opposition-led coastal states. At the heart of the controversy lies not just the environmental and economic concerns raised by the affected...
Evo Morales Sets Up New Party By Splitting Bolivia’s Ruling MAS Coalition
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Latin American nation Bolivia is currently undergoing a major political turmoil as after two years of infighting between the former President Evo Morales and the incumbent President Luis Arce, the ruling left wing coalition was split at a convention of MAS workers on February 25...
AAP Govt In Punjab Facing Serious Political Challenges From Congress
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Political developments in Delhi have been making Punjab politics complex. AAP’s loss of power in Delhi has emboldened the opposition Congress in Punjab which hopes to topple the government through defection. BJP is trying to make inroads by taking credit for conviction of ex-Congress MP...
Chief Minister Stalin Sounds Tamil Bugle Against Narendra Modi’s ‘Namaste India’
By Sushil Kutty ‘Vanakkam’ or ‘Namaste’? Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wouldn’t mind a greeting in Russian, the language of his namesake, but greet him with a ‘Ram-Ram’ in ‘khari-boli Hindi’ and he might burst a blood vessel while soaking in the morning sun. The Tamil doesn’t think...
Prime Minister’s Bihar Visit Downgraded Nitish Kumar’s Stature In The State
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi admiring Nitish Kumar as his Ladle (pampered child) at the pubic rally in Bhagalpur on Monday has virtually been his first step towards trimming his political status in his home state Bihar rather than projecting him as a lofty and astute politician. The rally...
Why Germany’s Election Result Has Many Lessons For European Left
By Nitya Chakraborty The final results of Germany’s national elections held on February 23 are being debated intensively in the global media, especially in the European media about the upsurge of the far right party AFD which virtually doubled its voting percentage in the 2025 elections compared to the...
How Can India Seize Opportunity Amidst U.S.-China Trade War
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The US-China trade war has been a focal point of economic discussions for a significant period, as the world’s two largest economies have imposed tariffs on each other’s goods. The Trump administration imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, while China, in turn, levied 15% tariffs...
Tumultuous Beginning Of 8th Delhi Assembly Has Political Ramifications
By Dr. Gyan Pathak 8th Delhi Assembly session had tumultuous session on Tuesday, February 25.. The issue of replacement of Dr B R Ambedkar’s portrait with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s in Delhi Chief Minister’s office not only led to ruckus but also expulsion of 12 AAP MLAs. The issue...
USAID In India Issue Is Turning Bizarre With Every Passing Day
By Sushil Kutty External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar never seems to finish his thoughts. People might mistake him to be a hesitant hacker. But that isn’t the case. EAM Jaishankar is the second longest serving foreign minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, who kept the external affairs portfolio with him, for...
KIIT Student Death Has Many Lessons For Academic Institutions
By Aditi Jha The tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepali B.Tech student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in February 2025, exposed serious problems of institutional incompetence and poor management. Prakriti’s death was followed by protests by Nepali students who...
Indian Army Offers Lifeline For Youth In Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh
By Aritra Banerjee In the remote and challenging terrains of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh, where conflict has long cast a shadow over many communities, the Indian Army is quietly driving a transformation—Operation Sadbhavana (Goodwill). Launched in 1998, this initiative has evolved into a comprehensive programme aimed at...
After Trump’s Win, Democratic Party Leadership Remains Paralysed
By Branko Marcetic NEW YORK: Four years ago, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was in Cedar Rapids touting the benefits of Joe Biden’s ambitious Build Back Better bill to a healthy but modest crowd of Iowans, whose mostly Republican members of Congress were unlikely to back the legislation. This past...
It Is Time To Be Tough To Deal With Illegal Immigrants And Their Agents
By Nantoo Banerjee India, the world’s second most preferred destination of illegal migrants, has a lot to learn from the United States about how the latter has been handling the situation in recent years. Although US President Donald Trump is lately hogging the limelight for forcing illegal immigrants out...
Conservative CDU/CSU Leads In German Elections But Far Right Surges To Second Place
By Satyaki Chakraborty The polarization in German politics widened after national elections on Sunday, February 23 in which the conservative CDU/CSU with 28.5 per cent votes topped among the political parties followed by the far right AFD at 20.7 per cent and the centre-left SPD at 16.5 per cent....
Chinese President Xi Jinping Is Keeping His Options Open In Dealing With Trump
By Girish Linganna For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine could open up many opportunities. However, it also comes with a big risk—China could become the main target of the U.S. military’s attention. U.S. and Russian officials have begun discussions in Saudi Arabia to...
