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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.Presenting Women Reservation Bill In Special Session Is A Milestone In Indian Democracy
By Sushil Kutty For the misogynist, waking up on Ganesh Chaturthi morning was disappointing. Overnight the Modi Cabinet had, during the course of an unscheduled meeting, cleared the Women’s Reservation Bill, which had been lying dormant for years much to the giddy happiness of male chauvinists, who deep down...
Seabed Warfare Has Been Accentuating In Europe Impacting Indian Ocean
By Girish Linganna The use of seabed warfare is growing in Europe and could extend to the Indian Ocean. The recent Ukraine conflict highlights the vulnerability of crucial seabed infrastructure. Australia and India should get ready for the possibility of seabed warfare and its implications and work together to...
Decoding The Legend Of Bengali Theatre Sova Sen On Her Birth Centenary
By Tirthankar Mitra Many present day patrons of the stage together with a large group of film goers in Bengal would balk at referring to Sova Sen as a thespian. The roles she had essayed on stage and screen, they feel did not rise to such heights to dub...
Columbian President Petro Has Done Commendable Job In His First Year In Office
By Carlos Cruz Mosquera Just over a year ago, no one would have thought Colombia could provide an example of a leftist governing model. The nation has long been the bastion of what supporters see as liberal-democratic rule in South America — falling to neither left-wing revolution nor the...
Congress Leadership Confident Of Taking On BJP In 2024 Under INDIA Banner
By Kalyani Shankar The Congress leaders are upbeat after the weekend Congress Working Committee meeting in Hyderabad. They are ready to plunge into poll mode. The C.W.C., the Party’s highest policy-making body agreed on several contentious and sensitive topics and planned its future course. The meeting was the first...
Foreign Tech Firms Find India An Attractive Manufacturing Destination
By Nantoo Banerjee The United States Trade Representative, Ms. Katherine Chi Tai, may not be fully aware that most of the high-tech mass market electronics gadgets such as laptops, tablets and personal computers under global US brands exported to India are not manufactured in the US. They are built...
PM’s Bid To Rouse Passions On The Issue Of Sanatan Dharma Failing In Poll Bound Five States
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Hindutva brand politics seems to be in trouble in all the five poll bound states – Telangana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram – for which election schedule are to be announce within few weeks from now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come on the...
Two Term Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Still At His Peak On Turning 74
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 74 on Sunday, September 17. Who cares is what one set of people say. The other set’s cloying sycophancy was on full display. That said, successful people have charisma. What about Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Hundreds of millions hang on to...
RSS Conclave At Pune Charts Out Roadmap For Bringing BJP To Power Again
By Arun Srivastava Reminiscent of Atal Behari Vajpayee advice to Narendra Modi, within a month of the Gujarat pogrom, that he should follow Rajdharma, the RSS Joint General Secretary Manmohan Vaidya told the three-day RSS coordination meet at Pune that situation in Manipur continues to be “worrisome” but the...
Samajwadi Party Is Still Waiting For Signal From The Congress For Talks
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Ghosi assembly by-election victory has boosted the morale of leaders and workers of INDIA partners Samajwadi Party, Congress and RLD to take on BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party is a bigger partner with more than 100 MLAs in UP...
Making India A Developed Country By 2047 As Projected By PM Is A Challenging Task
By Arun Kumar The Prime Minister has set the goal of India becoming a developed country by 2047. On the way, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is soon going to surpass that of Germany and Japan, if the current official rates of growth are maintained. In today’s world, projecting...
Maratha Quota Still Remains A Live Issue In Maharashtra As Lok Sabha Poll Approaches
By Tirthankar Mitra Quota for Marathas, a decades old issue remains a problem vexing successive dispensations in Maharashtra. If Manoj Jarange-Patil, the leader spearheading the agitation for quotas has been persuaded by chief minister Eknath Shinde to put the stir on hold for now, a lasting solution does not...
Indian Workers For Decisive Protest Actions Before 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Preparations are afoot on the August 24 decision made in the first ever historic joint national convention of workers and farmers at Talkatora Stadium New Delhi for launching decisive protest actions across the country during forthcoming December-January, with the slogan “Oust Modi, Oust BJP”. Barring...
‘One Nation, One Election’ Proposal Needs Extensive Debate And Discussion
By Harihar Swarup The debate on “one nation, one election” seems to revolve around two related themes — technical feasibility and political motives. The supporters of this motive evoke several technical issues—the ever increasing cost of elections, administrative technicalities and possibilities of corruption, the negative impact of frequent elections...
Delivery Of Packets By Drones May Become Mainstream Sooner Than Expected
By K Raveendran Drone cameras at weddings and social events no longer make eyes pop up. But the day may not be far off when your favourite pizza will be delivered to you by a drone rather than the Swiggy rider, adding to the chaotic scenes on the roads...
Dissensions And Infighting Mark BJP Party In Madhya Pradesh As Poll Approaches
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying special attention to Madhya Pradesh reports of mounting discontent and anger in the party are pouring in Bhopal from various areas of the state. It was Prime Minister’s sixth visit to Madhya Pradesh in the last six...
Climate Strikes Bring Gradual But Definite Change In Global Environment
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Global Climate Strike, initiated by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, with events scheduled for September 15 and 17. By the time of going to press, the strike has started in several countries and Thunberg’s Twitter page has...
Confusion And Uncertainty Shape Debate About United States’ Gulf Policy
By James M Dorsey Debates about the US commitment to Gulf security are skewed by confusion, miscommunication, and contradictory policies. The skewing has fuelled uncertainty about US policy as well as Gulf attitudes in an evolving multi-polar world and fuelled misconceptions and misunderstandings. The confusion is all the more...
