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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.Birth Of Congress-AAP Alliance May Imperil BJP’s Prospects In 2024
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The idea of Congress-AAP alliance has travelled one step forward. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal’s expression of intent before the Congress leadership Sonia Gandhi to have an alliance with the Congress is a significant development, since the birth of Congress-AAP alliance could imperil...
The Curious Case Of Cage Fight Of World’s Two Top Billionaires
By Sushil Kutty Meta-Man versus X-Man. The Mark Zuckerberg-Elon Musk fight everybody was waiting for is off. The two gladiator billionaires with too much on their plates but not enough patience to make it a battlefront fight. Of both, Musk is the braggart and Mark self-effacing. The Meta billionaire...
Modi’s M.P. Visits Part Of BJP Plan To Secure Tribal, Dalit Votes
By L. S. Herdenia BHOPAL: BJP in general and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular are paying maximum attention to Dalits and Tribals of Madhya Pradesh, who constitute more than one third Vidhan Sabha seats. This is clear by the fact that the Prime Minister has paid two visits...
North East: Political Parties Divided On Proposed Palm Oil Cultivation
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: In Northeast India, the debate over officially proposed palm oil cultivation on a major scale has warmed up, with some opposition parties in Assam protesting the state’s decision to go ahead with the scheme. Already in Manipur, tribal organisations as well as the strong pro-environment...
U.S. Curbs On High Tech Transfer To China May Boomerang On Pentagon Itself
By Tirthankar Mitra Much water has flown down Hwang Ho river since the July day of 1971 when US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger visited China and met People’s Republic of China’s first Premier Zhou Enlai to broker an understanding between two ideologically incompatible nations which would irrevocably change...
Myanmar Junta Message From Suu Kyi’s House Arrest
By M A Hossain Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has recently relocated to the capital city of Naypyidaw, where she is now placed under house arrest following a year of solitary confinement. This development by the military junta has surprised both national and international observers. In...
Congress Has A Big Dilemma For 2024 Polls: How Far It Can Go To Restore Its Space?
By Harihar Swarup Over the last year, Rahul Gandhi has been attempting political resurrection. First, via the five-month walkathon of Bharat Jodo Yatra that saw him play the role of a doughty fighter. Second, a subsequent five month spent outside of Parliament which allowed Gandhi to assume the role...
Indian Govt Steps Into Mould Of British Who Considered Themselves As Aliens
By K Raveendran Home Minister Amit Shah’s legislative package in relation to the country’s criminal law system, hailed by his ruling party as pathbreaking, has more symbolism than real reform and even includes a good measure of deception. Of course, there are a couple of good things, such as...
Central Trade Unions Have Served Stern Warning To Modi Government
By Dr. Gyan Pathak ‘Quit India’ anniversary on August 9, 2023 saw a massive mobilization of workers and farmers across the country against the ruling establishment led by PM Narendra Modi. CTUs and farmers’ unions said it the beginning of a “united struggle of non-cooperation and defiance to anti-worker,...
India Emerges As A Better Bet For Foreign Investment Alternative To China
By Subrata Majumder Morgan Stanley in its recent review portrayed India as the most attractive destination for foreign investment in Asian emerging market. It upgraded India from 6th position to top in the region. Macroeconomic stability and faster growth in the post COVID years were reasons. India proved resilient...
Corporate Media And Premier TV Channels Have Been Turned Into BJP Mouthpieces
By Sushil Kutty The New York Times does a hit piece on a left-liberal news outlet and a grateful Modi Government picks it up and makes an announcement in the Lok Sabha, including naming the three journalists whom the media of the Modi government immediately label “anti-national.” In episode...
Suffering People Of Manipur Need Concrete Action On Ground, Not Lipservices
By Tirthankar Mitra Manipur is passing through the worst of times. The border state in one of the hinges of India’s North East needs special treatment from the centre. Bordering Myanmar, after having witnessed one of the bloodiest battles of freedom struggle where Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose led Indian...
Indonesia Pushes A Civilizational Approach To Countering Polarisation
By James M Dorsey An Indonesian push for a Southeast Asian return to values rooted in an ancient Indo civilisation amounts to an innovative attempt to manage polarisation. Exploiting its rotating chairmanship of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia this week inaugurated the ASEAN Intercultural and...
Netflix’s ‘Selling Sunset’ Is A Window Into The Real Estate World Of Los Angeles
By Eric Peterson Near the start of Netflix’s now-long-running reality show Selling Sunset, real estate agent Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) pans to the camera and makes a rather Marxian observation about labour in a wage-based economy. The impeccably made-up agent (it has been reported that she and...
Elon Musk’s Satellites Are Being Used To Fuel War Machine In Ukraine
By John Wojcik WASHINGTON: The more the U.S. pumps into the war in Ukraine and other military operations around the world, the richer the dangerous and erratic Elon Musk becomes. Already known for his erratic stewardship of Tesla and Twitter (rebranded as X), the billionaire has also been quietly—but...
Colombian Left Wing Govt’s First Year Is Marked By Measures For Social Justice
By Laura Capote This month August marked the first year of the first progressive government in Colombia’s history. In this short time, the government has proven its commitment to defend its victory at the polls. The Colombian people have also affirmed their will to enact radical change that brings...
Prime Minister Has Let Down The Suffering People Of Manipur Once Again
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally opened his mouth on Manipur violence in Lok Sabha on August 10 to reply the no-confidence motion brought by the opposition INDIA alliance, but only to expose himself to be sanctimonious – talking piously and giving assurances – in the...
Prime Minister Is Confident That The Opposition Will Again Face Him In 2028 With This Motion
By Sushil Kutty To multitudes, nothing beats the scare more than the one that he’ll be in the Lok Sabha in 2028 fighting yet another no-confidence motion and looking for yet another prime ministerial term. As if India’s electorate couldn’t have more of him. As if two Modi stints...
