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.New Allegations On Irregularities Made By Adani Group Need A Full Probe
By Krishna Jha There has been again coming up charges against the Adani group that had already faced in 2022 the allegations of opaque financial dealings after a global network of investigative journalists published a report alleging that the company invested millions of dollars in its own companies through...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has A High Stake In Making A Success Of G20 Summit
By Girish Linganna Hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit on September 9 and 10 in Delhi poses both a challenge and a chance for India, as it aims to navigate geopolitical tensions while strengthening its position as a representative of the Global South. On September 9, leaders from the G20,...
A Neighbourhood View Of Opportunities And Challenges Of India’s G20 Presidency
By M A Hossain On September 9-10, the world’s most influential heads of the state will meet in India for the annual G20 summit. India assumed the year-long presidency of G20 on 1st December 2022. During the last meet in Bali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to world leaders...
Magsaysay Award Winner Dr. Ravi Kannan Has Done Pioneering Work On Cancer Treatment
By Harihar Swarup Dr Ravi Kannan, an oncologist and director of Assam’s Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC) was on Thursday named as one of the four winners of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award, for his work in “holistic health care”. Kannan, who is also a recipient of...
Sporting Spirit Unites Rival Countries Viewers Irrespective Of Political Differences
By Tirthankar Mitra The loud rooting for the home team quietened markedly at Eden Gardens during a test .match in the ‘70s after a tall English batsman sitting on his knees appealed to the crowd with folded hands to refrain from barracking him. His earnest appeal was upheld and...
INDIA Alliance Has To Successfully Tackle Seat Sharing Issue To Defeat BJP
By Kalyani Shankar The newly formed Opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A. took a positive step last week in cementing a solid coalition in Mumbai. This decision was made during their third meeting, preceded by two previous conferences in Patna and Bengaluru. Their goal is to replicate the 1977 or 2004 scenario...
Wider Political Bandwidth Is Advantage INDIA Alliance
By Dr. Gyan Pathak INDIA alliance has a wider political bandwidth compared to the NDA in terms of reach to electorate, various sections of people, number of significant regional and national political parties, spread across the geographical regions, and experience of not only winning elections but retaining their political...
DMK Minister Udhayanidhi’s Comment On ‘Sanatana Dharma’ Is Not Carefully Made
By Sushil Kutty Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s minister son Udhayanidhi Stalin has given the BJP reason to hike up its ‘Madrasi dhoti’. Udhayanidhi’s outbursts calling for the annihilation of Sanatana Dharma could not have come at a more opportune time for the saffron party which was under...
West Bengal Governor Out To Destroy Academic Jewels Of The State
By Arun Srivastava The recent exercise to — ostensibly “improve the education system and make it rational” — undertaken by the Sangh Parivar, precisely the RSS, in West Bengal makes it obvious that the saffronistas are determined to completely destroy the modern mode of education in the state. Day...
NITI Aayog’s Latest Report Shows The Link Between Literacy Rate And Poverty Reduction
By K R Sudhaman NITI Aayog has recently come out with a poverty index, which said 13.5 crore Indians escaped multi-dimensional poverty in five years and that there was a steep decline in the number of multi-dimensionally poor from 24.85 per cent to 14.96 per cent between 2015-16 and...
US-China Diplomatic Tussle In Bangladesh Accentuates Before Elections
By Ashis Biswas In Bangladesh, in the background of fierce pre-election campaign, China and the US are engaging in an unconcealed big power rivalry. With crucial general elections due in Bangladesh in a few months’ time, the ongoing diplomatic tussle between China and the US-led Western bloc has become...
Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Has Bizarre Ideas To Rejuvenate USA
By Patrick Cleary Most presidential candidates publish a hagiographic autobiography tying the personal challenges they’ve overcome to their policy goals and vision for the country. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn’t Vote For, released in April of this...
Salil Chowdhury Was A Versatile Genius Who Transformed Hindi Film Music
By Tirthankar Mitra India had just shaken off the chains of foreign servitude which was a dream come true for its citizens. Nationalism and several discordant voices were in the air in whose backdrop a group of young men gathered at Paradise Cafe, a cafeteria near the junction of...
India Never Had A Surplus Trade Balance In Last 47 Years
By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to understand why India is constantly falling prey to China if it is fully aware that China is heavily dumping exports, often “supplying goods at less than raw materials costs.” The question is pertinent in the context of India’s Commerce and Industry Minister...
Unmasking BJP Govt At Centre And States Should Be The Core Of India Alliance Campaign
By Dr. Gyan Pathak As India reaches closer to the Lok Sabha election 2024, the issues and campaign points are undergoing intermittent change. Political moves and counter-moves of PM Narendra Modi and the INDIA alliance are the chief causes behind it, making the country’s future politically uncertain. If PM...
Prime Minister’s Interview To PTI Is A Weak Exercise In Brand Building Before 2024
By Sushil Kutty It could be his last interview. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi answered questions as if he is here to stay even if Indians have yet to consider whether he is fit for a third term or not with their votes in 2024. The interviewer gave him...
India’s High GDP Figures In First Quarter Sending Some Positive Signals
By Anjan Roy The strong GDP growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal year is a hopeful augury, though there are some intriguing aspects in the detailed figures as well. The quarterly growth has hit 7.8% which in itself is remarkable for a large economy. At the...
Countering Rahul’s Ascent Is The Prime Motive Behind PM’s Two Moves
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two moves — first, convening the four-day special session of Parliament from September 18 to 22; and second, constituting a committee headed by the former president Ram Nath Kovind to examine the possibility of a ‘One Nation, One Election’ system, under which...
