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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.Slovakia’s Poll Result Reflects Declining Living Standards, Ukraine
By Jakub Bokes Slovakian national election was comfortably won by Smer (Direction), the populist social democratic party of former Prime Minister Robert Fico, with the centrist pro-European party trailing five points behind. The announcement of the results was followed by “unease in the West,” as international media reported the...
PM Modi’s One-Sided Reaction On Hamas-Israel War Has Ominous Portent
By Nitya Chakraborty It is now a full-fledged war between Palestinian militants and Israel. In the last four days, nearly two thousand have been killed. All indications point to further escalation involving the other militants friendly with Hamas on the one side, and big assistance to the far-right Netanyahu...
Chhattisgarh Has Become Most Politically Sensitive State
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Chhattisgarh has turned into the most politically and administratively sensitive state among the five going to poll in November 2023, as it is reflected in the decision of the Election Commission of India to conduct polls in two phases – first on November 7 and...
BJP To Use Hamas Attack On Israel A Weapon To Combat Caste Census
By Arun Srivastava On Saturday, the rightist ecosystem put out a post; ‘What Israel is facing today, India suffered between 2004-14”. The post also mentioned; “Yesterday, Israel faced a dastardly terror attack, just like Mumbai was targeted 26/11/2008. Israel has declared war and their military has struck back. What...
In The Three Hindi Speaking States, BJP’s Campaign Focus Is On Hindutva
By Sushil Kutty Not mentioning “Hamas” in the Congress Working Committee resolution on the Israel-Hamas confrontation in the Gaza Strip is bothering the Congress as it shapes up for the assembly elections in five states. The election commission has spoken about the election deadlines and both the leading parties...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Scindia Loyalists Get Nominations In BJP’s Fourth List
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The day poll programme for five states including Madhya Pradesh was announced speculation about chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also ended. The BJP leadership finally assigned his traditional seat to him. As already known¸ polling in Madhya Pradesh will take place only on one...
Major Political Parties Now Using Kanshi Ram To Woo Dalit Voters Before Lok Sabha Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: After BR Ambedkar, major political parties are busy appropriating BSP founder Kanshi Ram to win over crucial dalit voters for 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh., For the first time, the death anniversary of dalit icon Kanshi Ram on October 9 became major event...
Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves Dip By 50 Percent In Last Three Years
By Ashis Biswas Among India’s regional neighbours, the Sri Lankan economy has shown signs of recovery in recent months, with Colombo repaying the $51 million Bangladeshi emergency loan it had received when its financial crisis was at peak. This remarkable turnaround which needs to be sustained over the long...
INDIA Constituents Are Ready To Use Caste Census As A Weapon Against BJP
By Kalyani Shankar Does India need a caste census? If conducted, Will it bring positive or negative consequences? There is debate over this issue. The issue is controversial due to differing opinions on potential benefits or drawbacks. Opinions vary, with some acknowledging its long-standing presence and others expressing concern...
Narendra Modi Is The BJP Mascot In All Poll Bound Five States In November
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With announcement of Vidhan Sabha Elections in five states – Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana – by the Election Commission of India today, the pre-election campaigns end with the Model Code of Conduct for the political parties and their leaders coming into operation....
India’s Electronics Production Target By 2025 Is Too Tall
By Nantoo Banerjee The vision document prepared by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) along with the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) outlining the target of the country’s electronics production in terms of US dollars at $300 billion by 2025-26 is too tall. Considering the country’s...
NC-Congress Sweep In Ladakh Elections Is A Wake Up Call For BJP
By Sushil Kutty It’s like the paraglider flying over the concertina wire fence on the Israel-Gaza border. The Bharatiya Janata Party was caught napping and given a devastating electric jolt. Such that Kargil heroes, those alive and who were martyred would cheer. The BJP’s defeat in the Ladakh Autonomous...
Nepal Prime Minister Is Doing A Good Balancing Between Regional Powers
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ concluded his 8-day-long China visit on September 30. Prachanda went to Beijing from New York, where he arrived from Kathmandu to attend United Nations General Assembly meetings. Given the sensitivity in India-Nepal relations and how some Nepalese leaders...
Sri Lanka And Bangladesh Strongly Defend India Against Accusations By Canada
By Ashis Biswas Much to India’s satisfaction, its immediate South Asian neighbours have not hesitated to condemn Canada’s intemperate outburst, accusing New Delhi publicly of killing H.S.Nijjar: the hard core Khalistani extremist Nijjar had settled in Canada, where he was shot down by unidentified assailants on June 18 this...
Engineering Students’ Suicides Issue Is Not Just A Medical Problem In India
By Dr Arun Mitra News of suicides by the students from Kota, a dream destination for the aspirants to get coaching for entry into higher education courses like the Engineering and Medicine, are highly disturbing. These students are the next generation who are to shape the future of our...
Latest Hamas-Israel War Is Set To Torpedo Recent West Asian Détente Moves
By Anjan Roy To the day the Yom Kippur war broke out fifty years back, the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel. Think of a Pakistani terrorist attack on Bombay of November 26, 2008 many, many times escalated in scale, and that is what had...
Malacca Strait Is Under Severe Stress Due To US-China Trade Rivalry
By Tirthankar Mitra A key sea lane connecting Indian and Pacific Oceans, it is no exaggeration to say that Malacca is a vital security component in the trade and security policies of South East Asian nations. In the backdrop of the ongoing power rivalry playing out in the Indo-Pacific...
Hamas-Israel War: The Middle East May Never Be The Same Again
By James M Dorsey Hamas, the Islamist militia that controls Gaza, will likely emerge a victor regardless of how the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian fighting ends. Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel, described by some analysts as the Jewish state’s 9/11, changes the dynamics of Middle Eastern geopolitics. The brutal...
