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.Opposition Alliance Against BJP Is Facing Many Hurdles In Uttar Pradesh
By Harihar Swarup Uttar Pradesh’s political waters are calm, for now. Or, perhaps, that is just how it seems, as no grand alliances have been formed, no active partnerships sought, and there has been no getting together of likeminded parties. The 2024 elections are still months away. That...
Hatred Breeds Socio Cultural And Mental Aberrations All Along
By Dr. Arun Mitra The video showing two women being paraded naked and molested by an unruly mob of males in Manipur has shocked the whole country. It has brought shame to us worldwide. This has also exposed hollowness in our society which takes pride in worshiping women...
Big Defeat Of Tories In Two By Elections Gives A Big Jolt To British PM Rishi Sunak
By Arun Srivastava Conservatives lost two seats in the parliamentary by-elections in Britain this week. Conservative victory from Boris Johnson’s old set of Uxbridge and South Ruislip has come as a face saver for the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. With this victory Sunak could avoid a...
Hollywood Strike is a Labor vs. Capital struggle in the New Economy
By Robert Reich It’s tempting to view the strike underway by Hollywood writers and TV and film actors against the studios as a war between wealthy Hollywood elites. But that’s not at all the case. In fact, what’s happening now in Hollywood is a microcosm of what’s happening...
Quantifying Political Worth Of NDA And I.N.D.I.A Is Puzzling
By Dr.Gyan Pathak July 18, 2023 proved to be significant in recent political history of India, especially in the last decade since advent of BJP leader Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India in 2014. The opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A was formed with 26 political parties, while NDA...
Uncertainty About Rahul Gandhi Continues As Defamation Case Is Deferred To August 4
By Sushil Kutty There is always a chance that justices may ask to be recused from a case involving a Congress luminary because there is no saying which justices’ father, mother, uncle, grandfather, grandmother wasn’t affiliated with the hoary old party? Just like Justice B R Gavai...
Akhilesh To Lead ‘India’ Against NDA In Uttar Pradesh
By Rahil Nora Chopra The latest political buzz is that the SamajwadiParty is likely to lead the Mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh. While talk of an alliance has been recurrent, the major difference this time is the interaction between the opposition parties in Bengaluru,which gave clear indications of Samajwadi...
Manipur Video Of Heinous Sexual Assault On Kuki Women Is India’s Shame
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again mouthed empty shallow words before the people of India when he said, “Today, when I have come among you and am standing near this temple of democracy, then my heart is full of pain, full of anger. The incident...
Royal Treatment To 100 Year Old Henry Kissinger By Chinese Supremo Xi Jingping
By Anjan Roy A hundred year old Henry Kissinger, met with the Chinese president and supreme leader of the country, Xi Jingping, this week although the latter did not meet US cabinet members of Biden administration recently. Kissinger was reportedly received in the same diplomatic guest house...
BJP Govt In Assam Is In Big Trouble Over The Draft On Delimitation Of Assemblies
By Ashis Biswas In Assam, an intriguing political situation prevails after the announcement of new draft proposals for the long awaited delimitation of state Assembly/Parliamentary constituencies : Apparently, even major sections of majority Assamese people ( whose mother tongue is Assamiya ) are upset about some provisions in...
US Move To Use India In Its Aggressive Strategy Against China Is Worrying
By Girish Linganna The cornerstone of USA’s Indo- Pacific geopolitics has been the hope that India could act as a pro-Western counter-balance to China—a notion emphasized since Bill Clinton’s visit to Delhi in 2000 and consistently supported by every subsequent US president, regardless of party affiliation. This strategic...
India’s Rightist Politicians Find Common Cause With Europe’s Anti-Immigration Advocates
By James M Dorsey Indian politicians and commentators have rallied in defence of anti-migrant sentiment in Europe to forge alliances and undercut criticism of Hindu nationalism that targets minorities, foremost Muslims. In response to criticism, most recently by the European Parliament, of India’s handling of violent ethnic...
Prime Minister’s Belated Reaction On Manipur Developments Is Pathetic
By Sushil Kutty Even his blind bhakts were getting worried. But, it’s okay. Finally, his laryngitis has spoken. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn’t lost his voice. And he hears the noises around him. By now even the EU Parliament must have heard the good news. Aside from the...
Message From Bengaluru Meet Of Opposition Must Be Carried To Every Corner Of The Country
By Dipankar Bhattacharya The successful second conclave of Opposition parties in Bengaluru and the emergence of a new coalition with the acronym INDIA have clearly rattled the Modi regime. The desperation to put up a parallel ‘alliance’ show in Delhi on the same day by discovering and manufacturing...
Fascists Trying To Capture Power In Spain After National Elections On July 23
By Satyaki Chakraboty Spain, an important member of the European Union is witnessing a tumultuous national elections next Sunday July 23 the outcome of which will decide whether this country which suffered fascism under President Franco, will once again be governed by a coalition consisting of the...
The Real Story Of Rising Tomato Price And Plight Of Small Farmers
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik In 2009, the Swedish car company Volkswagen ran a unique ad campaign to promote its newly launched fuel-efficient car. They hired the ad agency DDB Stockholm and transformed the standard staircase of the Stockholm metro station into a ‘piano staircase’ which produced musical sounds...
Robust Growth Forecast For Indian Economy In 2023-24 Is Risk Ridden
By Dr.Gyan Pathak Asian Development Outlook of July 2023 maintains India’s economic growth forecast at 6.4 per cent for the FY 2023, the same level of its earlier forecast made three months ago in April. However, it is risk ridden, since it assumes normal weather conditions and no...
Oommen Chandy’s Death: A Void Hard To Fill In Kerala Politics
By P. Sreekumaran A crisis is also an opportunity. Likewise, every adversity can be turned to account if the will is there. Can the party turn the sad demise of Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy to account? Can the Congress measure up to the challenge? These are the questions...
