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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.Prime Minister Calling For A ‘Proper Response’ To Udhayanidhi Remark, Is Ominous
By Sushil Kutty Not every Prime Minister is so candid and free on issues that roil the nation than Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has said that the disparaging remarks against the Sanatana Dharma by Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin calls for a “proper response”. Udhayanidhi, who is...
Modi Pitting India Against Bharat Serves RSS Interest More Than His Own
By Arun Srivastava RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is only a few steps away from finally accomplishing his much-cherished mission of retrieving India’s past glory as ‘Akhand Bharat’. Recently, Bhagwat reiterated that ‘Akhand Bharat’ or undivided India would become a reality before today’s youngsters become old, as those who separated...
Export Led Growth Has Serious Pitfalls In Reviving A Country’s Economy
By Prabhat Patnaik Liberal bourgeois writers tend to explain the problems that arise under capitalism not by the immanent tendencies of the system but by the capriciousness of particular governments. This way they can continue to believe in their own false theories that prettify capitalism, while putting the blame...
Technology Denial Don’t Work For Large Economies Like China And India
By Prabir Purkayastha The chip wars between the US and China show no sign of abating as the US tries to stop the flow of advanced chips – sub 7 nm chips, graphical processor units (GPUs), 5G chipsets – and the lithographic machines that manufacture such chips. The US...
‘One Nation, One Election’ Proposal Is An Attack On Democracy And Federalism
By P. Sudhir The Narendra Modi regime is out to launch a twin assault on parliamentary democracy and federalism by implementing the slogan of `One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE). The government has announced the setting up of an eight-member committee headed by former president, Ram Nath Kovind. The terms...
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Has Won The Hearts Of India Constituents
By Sushil Kutty Earlier last week, just before the Mumbai meeting of the opposition grouping INDIA, talk switched to naming Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ‘convener’ of INDIA. Then, for no apparent reason, all such talk went out the window. After a series of calculated Modi government leaks, the importance...
BJP Changing Electoral Strategy For Vidhan Sabha Elections After Karnataka Defeat
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Humiliating defeat in Karnataka in May 2023 assembly elections compelled the BJP leadership to give its electoral strategy a second thought for poll bound Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, and by the time the party readjusted its strategy, the nascent INDIA alliance increased its political...
Saudis, Russians Jolt Oil Market With Surprise Extension Of Output Cut Till Year-End
By K Raveendran Saudi Arabia and Russia have surprised global oil markets by extending their voluntary production cuts until the end of the year, sending crude prices to 10-month highs, something that was least expected. Saudi Arabia announced it will extend the 1 million bpd voluntary cuts until December...
Lalu-Nitish Determined To Weed Out BJP-RSS From Bihar
By Arun Srivastava Unperturbed by the silly bout between India and Bharat, as projected by the RSS and Narendra Modi in the public arena, the Mahagathbandhan leadership is busy giving a final shape to its electoral strategy of not simply defeating the BJP in the state but creating a...
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...
