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.‘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...
RSS-BJP Aggressively Working To Metamorphose Our Secular Republic Into Hindu Rashtra
By Sitaram Yechury As India approaches the 75th anniversary of the constitutional republic (2025), the Hindutva narrative is being aggressively scripted to metamorphose the secular democratic character of the republic into a fascistic Hindutva rashtra. The prerequisite for this is to ensure that the Modi led BJP government wins...
Prime Minister Is Making Full Use Of ’Sanatan Dharm’ Row To Trap The INDIA Alliance Before 2024
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has thrown a “Brahmafans” (the unfailing thread to traps the enemy), if we can use the mythological metaphor from ‘Sanatan Dharm’, the term he used to attack on INDIA alliance alleging that their leaders want to destroy Sanatan Dharm....
INDIA Alliance’s Decision To Blacklist 14 Anchors Of TV News Channels Makes No Sense
By Sushil Kutty It is one of the most foolhardy things to do, the Congress decision that the INDIA alliance parties will not send spokespersons to prime-time shows of 14 television anchors. It is poor decision-making. Hasty also. It is tantamount to boycotting the media not knowing when it...
All Eyes On Dalit Voters In Uttar Pradesh In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
By Rahil Nora Chopra Which way will the Dalits go in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh? Will they turn to BSP, or vote for either of the rival blocs, I.N.D.I.A., or NDA? Dalit votes also get bifurcated on the basis of sub-castes. For example, Jatav, Pasi,...
G20 Declaration Gave Lipservice To Tackling The Urgent Economic Issues
By Prabhat Patnaik The G-20 meeting in Delhi was occurring in the midst of an acute economic crisis of the world economy. The advanced capitalist economies are expected by the IMF to witness a growth slowdown from 2.7 per cent in 2022 to 1.3 per cent in 2023; according...
Closer Russia & North Korea Ties Could Lead To Tensions In Asia-Pacific
By Girish Linganna Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un’s recent visit to Russia—his first international trip since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out—is anticipated to witness the two Cold War allies enhancing their defence and economic cooperation in the face of Western sanctions. The Cold...
Prime Minister Is Using Udhayanidhi’s Remarks To Rouse Hindu Sentiment Against Opposition
By Arun Srivastava Once again Prime Minister Narendra Modi has swung into action against the INDIA partners. Attacking actor Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin for his opinion about the need to “eradicate” sanatana dharma during his talk at a Sanatana Abolition Conclave organised by...
Libyan Floods And Fault Lines: An Expert’s View Of Political Implications
By James M Dorsey Libya has figured prominently in recent headlines. These days, it’s floods that have devastated Eastern Libya and killed more than 5000 people, days after a catastrophic earthquake rocked Morocco like much else. Some 10,000 people are missing. What starts in Libya doesn’t stay in Libya....
Bengali Novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Still Remains A Pan India Icon
By Tirthankar Mitra Long after Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s literary works sprang into fame, his reputation as a literary icon stands undimmed to this day. As his 147th birth anniversary is being celebrated on September 15, the contention few authors could rival his mastery of the condition of villages and...
INDIA Alliance: What Is The Best Way To Make Seat Sharing Among Partners Smoother?
By Nitya Chakraborty The first coordination committee of the INDIA block of 28 opposition parties has decided to finally start the process of seat sharing for both coming state assembly elections scheduled by year end as also the Lok Sabha polls by early 2024.The spokesman K C Venugopal made...
Political Narrative For 2024 Polls Is Still Challenging For INDIA Block
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The ‘Sanatan Dharm’ controversy is the latest example of a leader of opposition unwittingly walking into RSS-BJP’s political turf made for PM Narendra Modi to play on with advantage over the opposition INDIA alliance, which they are projecting as anti-Hindu. PM Modi and his associates...
Narendra Modi’s Bragging About G20 Declaration Will Be Exposed Soon
By Binoy Viswam The year-long ‘celebrations’ that the Modi government built up around the G-20 Summit have ended. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, due to electoral ambitions chose to design it more like a festival than with socio-political and diplomatic content. G-20, because of its very nature and proclaimed objectives,...
Only Positive Step In G20 Summit Was The Admission Of African Union As A Permanent Member
By P. Sudhir The adoption of a joint declaration by the G20 summit in New Delhi with all member countries subscribing to it was an achievement, given the sharp divisions that exist on the issue of the Ukraine war. The eight paragraphs dealing with the Ukraine war were negotiated...
