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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.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...
Withdrawal Of Draft Advocate Bill Is A Strategic Move By Modi Govt
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Withdrawal of Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 within 8 days after putting it on the Union Ministry of Law’s website for public consultation, after facing a threat of protest by lawyer’s bodies, is a strategic move, since PM Narendra Modi led government has not dropped its...
Congress’s Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor Is Behaving In A Non-Diplomatic Manner
By Sushil Kutty Congress Party’s Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor isn’t at his diplomatic best. He is enmeshed in an unforced dilemma, his mind is wandering and he’s suffering from a bad case of neglect. The Congress high-command is not ready to give him the time of the...
Bangladesh Seeks Chinese Help To Needle India Over Teesta River Project
By Ashis Biswas It is no secret that between US President Donald Trump and Dr. Mohammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to the interim Bangladesh Government, there is no love lost. Somewhat paradoxically, both men happen to share an unusual trait — their determination to trample on existing diplomatic norms/conventions if...
No Let-Up In Proposals Even After Conclusion Of Kerala Summit
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: That the ‘Invest Kerala Global Summit’ was a runaway success is clear from the fact that proposals continue to come even after the end of the two-day conclave. The Summit concluded on Saturday, February 22 with the State Government pocketing Expression of Interests (EoI) for...
Bengal Govt’s Decision To Raise Cap On Use Of Tea Plantation Land For Commercial Purposes Creates Furore
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: A surprise announcement by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on February 5 at the plenary session of Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS)about higher cap on use of tea plantation land for non-tea, commercial purposes has prompted trade unions to make it an issue...
Donald Trump Has His Eyes Set On A Big Deal With Russian President Putin
By Asad Mirza The way the US President Donald Trump has been cosying-up to the Russian President Putin to get the almost three-years old Russia-Ukraine war ended has baffled the security, foreign affairs, and international watchers, all. But the real reason for this could be described in just two...
Did USAID Fund Anna Hazare’s Anti-Corruption Movement In 2011 Leading To UPA Regime’s Fall?
By Girish Linganna US President Donald Trump has raked up a hornets’ nest in New Delhi by claiming that $21 million in US aid to India—from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), an independent US government agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance, approved...
Trump Policies Take The World Back To A Perilous And Backward State
By K Raveendran The term disruption has undergone a significant transformation in meaning over the years. Traditionally, it carried a negative connotation, indicating disorder or interruption. However, in the contemporary technological setting, disruption is celebrated as a driver of innovation, progress, and problem-solving. Companies like Uber, Airbnb, and Tesla...
Decent Job For India’s Gig Workers To Remain A Dream
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Even though Union Ministry of Finance has recognised the contribution of gig workers of online platforms in the new-age services economy, they will have to wait for their jobs to be decent, since Union Budget 2025-26 has not given them social security coverage beyond one...
Rahul Gandhi Has Not Shown Political Maturity By Taking On BSP Supremo At This Time
By Sushil Kutty Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati recognizes the predator at the gates — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who allegedly wants to alienate Mayawati from her Dalit vote-bank and appropriate it for his own aggrandization. Makes sound politics except that Rahul Gandhi was...
Interim Govt Head Dr. Mohammad Yunus Facing Major Backlash From His Allies
By Ashis Biswas In Bangladesh, more than six months after taking over as Chief Adviser to the interim Government, Dr Mohammad Yunus still struggles hard to prove his credentials as an effective leader. Back home from after meeting top US leaders and officials at Dubai, he firmly asserted that...
U.S. Retreats From Transatlantic Security Commitments
By M A Hossain Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defence, left European defence ministers in shock during a meeting in Brussels on February 12, 2025, as he unequivocally stated that European security is no longer a primary focus of the United States. Hegseth’s blunt remarks reinforced what had...
