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.Chinese Growth Slow-Down Holds Back Tendency Of Oil To Climb Further
By K Raveendran A spurt in crude oil prices, which appeared menacing to importing countries such as India, has lost steam, thanks to the emerging realities about the Chinese economy as well as the shock of the American rating downgrade. In the net effect, the optimism imparted by...
Potential Threat To BJP To Surge In The Coming Months
By Gyan Pathak Potential threat to continuance of the BJP rule under Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the 2024 Lok Sabha election tends to surge despite the BJP trying to reenergize the NDA and reaching out to even non-NDA political parties, to widen and strengthen NDA. PM Modi...
Rahul Gandhi Shows His Fire Power Against Prime Minister In Lok Sabha
By Sushil Kutty Reinstated Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi told BJP MPs on August 9 not to be afraid of his “return”. ‘Aapko Darna Nahi Hai’, he echoed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who is now behind bars. Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the Modi surname defamation case...
Doctors Can Play Positive Role In Correcting Social Aberrations
By Dr Arun Mitra Recent happenings in several parts of the country have shaken the consciousness of saner elements in the society. At the time of independence education level was very low, poverty was at its peak, GDP was a mere Rs. 2.7 lakh crore for a population...
Iran’s Unprecedented Shut Down Last Week Due To Heat Has Many Lessons
By Tirthankar Mitra India in general and West Bengal in particular are no strangers to bandhs or shutdowns. But inarguably conditions which triggered shutdowns or public holidays which were declared in Iran on Wednesday and Thursday last week are novel to the sub continent; it was unprecedented...
Saudi Soccer: A Game Of Geopolitics And Religion, Not Just Sports
By James M Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom’s economy. It’s also about geopolitics and religion for Saudi Arabia and, at least, some of the world’s top players moving to the kingdom. Recent high-profile transfers...
Out In Bail From Murder Case, Indrani Mukherjee Is Leading Her Second Phase Of Life
By Harihar Swarup Indrani Mukerjee is learning to live alone. She is home after six and half years in prison in the Byculla women’s jail ’ and with lot of time at her disposal, she dances every day. She’s been getting lessons in ballroom dancing with a friend....
German Left Party Die Linke Heading For A Virtual Split
By Loren Balhorn After years of electoral setbacks and factional feuding, the downward spiral of Germany’s socialist party, Die Linke, may finally be coming to a close — or, at least, entering a new phase. In June, cochairs Janine Wissler and Martin Schirdewan announced that Die Linke would...
Donald Trump’s Increasing Popularity Even After Three Indictions Raises Moral Questions
By Kalyani Shankar In democratic countries like India and the United States, it is often surprising that politicians with controversial pasts are still elected. However, the reasons for this still need to be better understood. For instance, multiple indictments have been filed against ex-President Donald Trump. Does a...
Demolition Drive As A Tool Against Minorities Must Stop
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Demolition of houses of any particular community by the states in India, especially after communal violences, has long been used as a political tool by the ruling establishments to supress the religious minorities, political dissenters, and the poor, and to appease the particular bigger...
Distraught Manipur Women Question Testimony Of SG Before Supreme Court
By Arun Srivastava Making unethical and unfounded remarks against his adversaries and political enemies and always being in the denial mode, have been the chief traits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Obviously, the submissions of the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, before the Supreme Court, on behalf of the...
AAP Rajya Sabha Member Raghav Chadha Is In A Big Mess Over’forged Signature’ Issue
By Sushil Kutty Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha is in trouble. Five fellow Rajya Sabha MPs have asked for a privilege motion against Chadha for allegedly forging their signatures to a select committee proposal on the Delhi Services Bill which was passed in the Rajya...
Niger Coup Risks Opening Another Front In The West’s War With Russia
BY Jody Ray On July 26, a splinter faction of the Niger military overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, confining him to the presidential palace. While telecommunications infrastructure was still intact, a tweet from the premier’s office claimed Bazoum and family were in good health but were prepared to...
SP Leader Akhilesh Yadav And RLD Supremo Jayant Chowdhry To Join Rahul’s Yatra
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Opposition parties are facing the real test of seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh to take on BJP for crucial 80 Lok Sabha seats in 2024 polls. The re-entry of Rahul Gandhi to Lok Sabha following Supreme Court order has boosted the morale of the...
United Arab Emirates: The ‘Teflon’ Nation In The Middle East
By James M Dorsey The United Arab Emirates resembles US ‘Teflon President’ Ronald Reagan. Congresswoman Pat Schroeder awarded Reagan the label because nothing stuck to him while he was president in the 1980s – not the recession, not his interventions in Lebanon that cost the lives of 241...
Fringe Outfit ISF Expands Its Base Among Bengali Muslims In Rural Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra A political outfit once considered to be a fringe player has made its presence felt over a wider area after the dust settled following declaration of West Bengal panchayat poll results. Indian Secular Front (ISF) have emerged with 336 seats. Of these, 325 are gram...
Decoding ‘Father Of Atom Bomb’ J. Robert Oppenheimer On Hiroshima Day
By Nitya Chakraborty British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s latest film ‘Oppenheimer’ is creating waves in the cinema halls all over the world, including India, bringing to the fore once again the history behind the making of the atom bomb that was dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima on August...
Dumped Chinese Steel Puts India’s Steelmakers In Deep Distress
By Nantoo Banerjee China, the world’s largest steelmaker with annual crude steel output of over one billion tonnes, is out to dampen India’s bid to double its production capacity from the present level of 150 million tonnes to 300 mt by 2030 by continuously dumping its ferrous metals...
