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.Andhra Pradesh Is Set To Witness Three Cornered Contest In Coming Polls
By Sushil Kutty Andhra Pradesh is in a different ballpark from the other states. The bifurcation left it curtailed, territory-wise, and crimped, politically, vis a vis the relatively flamboyant Telangana, which for its share of area got the city of Hyderabad, which is for the time being the capital...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Imparted New Dynamism To India-US Relations
By S. Sethuraman Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after completion of a nine-year majoritarian reign, has successfully accomplished a dramatic transformation in Indo-US economic and, more importantly, defence-related ties, raising further India’s global status, already the fifth largest economy.. The outcome of Mr Modi’s visit to US capital, his second...
Cracks In Pakistan’s Ruling Coalition As PML-N And PPP Fight Openly
By Tirthankar Mitra A crisis brings oddballs together. Having nothing in common, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) joined forces closed ranks against Imran Khan- led PTI government. The government led by the former cricketer ace was removed and as the coalition partners awaited PTI’s dissolution,...
Tejashvi Yadav Is Emerging As A Mature Politician, But He Has To Work More
By Arun Srivastava Being the son of Lalu Yadav is not the guarantee that Tejashvi Yadav will inexorably inherit his political legacy and acumen. People nurse the perception that like Lalu he also symbolises and represents the aspirations of the poor and the backward castes. But this is not...
Reprieve For Congress Party Chief In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The embattled Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran is entitled to a sigh of relief as the Congress High Command has extended him full support to him. The reprieve for the combative KPCC chief has come after his arrest in a graft case...
Bay Of Bengal: Geostrategic Significance And A Global Contest For Influence
By Del H Khan & M A Hossain The Bay of Bengal possesses significant geostrategic importance, given its function as a crucial maritime gateway, abundant energy resources, and vital shipping lanes. Its strategic location and diverse ecosystems necessitate the preservation of natural habitats and the promotion of sustainable development....
Indian Consumers Are Robbed Of Cheaper Russian Oil Import Benefits
By Nantoo Banerjee The increasing import of cheaper Russian crude oil during the current fiscal may not necessarily lead to an encouraging economic growth for India this year. Cheaper oil imports from Russia are not helping to energise the economy. This is because the lower oil import cost benefits...
United Opposition Will Be Christened As Patriotic Democratic Alliance
By Arun Srivastava Even before the strategy session of the opposition meet makes public its common minimum programme and broader paradigm of their electoral policy at Shimla on July 12 the opposition leaders have decided to accord a distinct ideological character to their endeavour and identify it as Patriotic...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gala Performance At Press Meet In Washington
By Sushil Kutty Summarily dismissing the Aam Aadmi Party’s appeal that the opposition parties start their campaign with a show of unity on the issue of the Delhi ordinance is not good for the Opposition. More so because Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a massive hit on how democracy...
India’s Top 20 Firms Earn 60 Percent Of The Corporates Cash Flow
By Nilanjan Banik In the US there is a concept of measuring the consumer feel-good factor through inflation expectation. If the consumer feels that the inflation is likely to ease, they feel good about it and do not mind paying higher prices in the short run. In fact, the...
How Pro-RSS Stance Of The Biren Singh Govt Has Caused Calamity In Manipur?
By Girish Linganna Nearly seven weeks have passed since clashes began in Manipur on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, after tribals took out a march against a move to grant the majority Meitei community ST status. Hundreds of homes, temples, churches and vehicles were vandalized or were the target of...
Imports Of Russian Oil Have Given Big Cushion To India In Reducing Fiscal Gap
By Subrata Majumder Given India’s stance as neutral and non-party to sanctions on Russia in the wake of Ukraine war, global critics raised eyebrows over India as protagonist for non-alignment movement and suspicion as strong supporter to the sovereignty of a nation. It demonstrated that India’s long standing original...
India-Bangladesh Railway Connectivity Projects Getting Delayed
By Ashis Biswas For some reasons, railway connectivity projects to improve Northeast India’s linkages with Bangladesh and the Indian mainland have been plagued by major delays. The situation spells concern for Tripura Government authorities, who have referred the matter to the Railway Ministry and the Prime Minister himself in...
India Has To Take Pro-Active Role In Formulating Health Strategy At G20 Summit
By Dr Arun Mitra The G20 Presidency to India has given ample opportunities to highlight the health problems facing the developing world in general and India in particular. This is also time to set the direction for global equity in health care. The Third Health Working Group (HWG) meeting...
Conservative New Democracy Party Gets Majority In National Polls In Greece
By Satyaki Chakraborty Greee’s conservative New Democracy Party led by the incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis achieved single party majority by capturing around 158 out of a total of 300 seats in Parliament in the repeat national elections held on June 25. Earlier, regular elections were held on May...
Patna Conclave Of Opposition Parties Is A Milestone To Defeat The BJP
By Arun Srivastava Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was politically correct in describing the opposition meet in Patna as a (Rajnaitik Navjagran) political renaissance. What was unprecedented was that all the fifteen participating political parties were unanimous in resolving to forge unity to defeat the BJP in the Lok...
Opposition Charting Out Its Roadmap To Oust Narendra Modi From Power
By Sushil Kutty The assumption is general elections 2024 will see people voting with their feet and it will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swansong whether he likes it or not. The plethora of opposition parties are sure Modi was on his last legs when he addressed the US...
Sharad Pawar Has Resorted To A Risky Gamble By Anointing His Daughter As NCP President
By Harihar Swarup Theatre has always been an integral part of politics as it now allows political leaders their private motivations and their public motivations. Sharad Pawar has employed all the skills, gathered over five decades of political experience, seamlessly to pull of three-act power play. Act one was...
