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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.Mexico Shows How To Deal With Trump’s Bullying Tactics In A Dignified Manner
By David Raby MEXICO CITY: Earlier in the beginning of January, a firm, direct and principled stance by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, avoiding rhetoric and insults but refusing to give ground to threats, had persuaded the then US president-elect to back down and hold a respectful conversation with the...
INDIA Bloc Has To Look Forward Taking Lessons From AAP Defeat In Delhi
By Nitya Chakraborty The victory of the BJP in the Delhi assembly elections defeating the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convincingly is certainly a jolt to the opposition INDIA bloc, but it does not mean the end of AAP, or the final tolls for the INDIA bloc, as some...
India’s $5-Trillion-Economy Dream By 2025 Has Gone Awry
By Nantoo Banerjee With Indian Rupee (INR) dwindling almost daily against US Dollar (USD), it is good the Union Budget for 2025-26 has stopped repeating on making the Indian economy a $5-trillion GDP to become the world’s third largest by the end of this year or anytime too soon....
Big Confusion In Modi Govt Over Strategy On Decent Job Creation
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In less than a week after the presentation of the Union Budget 2025-26, the Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had to announce two specific measures – first for the Decent Job Generation Employment Linked Initiative schemes and the second for the...
Two Sangh Parivar Leaders Pitching To Control The Hindu Way Of Life
By Sushil Kutty The question looms, what to do with RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and his subtle form of dictatorship? The RSS Chief with the glowing cheeks is not a pest. Far from being that, Bhagwat is a persistent scratch under the collar, somebody who wants Indians, especially the...
Ecuador Going For Runoff Polls On April 13 To Elect Its President For Four Years
By Satyaki Chakraborty In the first Presidential elections in Latin America in the year 2025, , in Ecuador , the incumbent right wing president Daniel Noboa faced a close fight with his left wing opponent Luisa Gonzalez resulting in a runoff elections on April 13 to choose the President...
The Leading Writer Amitav Ghosh’s Warning On Environment Has High Relevance For India
By Kunal Bose One doesn’t have to be empowered by knowledge of science to feel and see the deterioration of environment all round. The recent wildfires in California that once again destroyed properties worth in multiple of millions and caused untold miseries and the floods that periodically visit many...
British Govt’s Internal Report On Security Mentions Hindutva As One Of Extremist Threats
By Asad Mirza A yet unpublished UK Home Office report has outlined eight key extremist threats facing the UK besides Hindutva. These threats further include Islamist extremism, extreme right-wing extremism, extreme misogyny, environmental extremism, left-wing extremism, anarchist and single-issue extremism, and conspiracy theories and violence. With the new Labour...
Despite Setback In Delhi, AAP To Remain A Political Force Of Reckoning
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite political setback in Delhi Vidhan Sabha election and loss of power to BJP, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will remain a political force of reckoning. AAP’s huge voter support base is intact, and election result shows that the BJP could win by only about a...
Trump’s Sanctions Against ICC Shows His Deep Contempt For International Laws
By Satyaki Chakraborty U.S. President Donald Trump has started breaking all conventions about abiding by international laws b h announcing the U.S. government’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) taking the plea that the ICC is biased against the U.S. and Israel. Donald Trump launched sanctions against the...
Modi Takes All The Credit For BJP’s Delhi Assembly Victory
By Sushil Kutty There was only one issue at play, only one man who was a fleck of dust in the eye, Arvind Kejriwal! Prime Minister Narendra Modi was never a player in the Delhi assembly elections. But who will tell that to the Prime Minister? There’s nobody in...
Both RBI, Finance Ministry Are Banking On Domestic Demand As Driver Of Growth
By Anjan Roy The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates a wee little bit by a quarter of one percent — from 6.50% to 6.25%. That is, neither here, nor there. It is not a significant reduction by any means. But it creates an expectation and a mindset. More...
PM Narendra Modi’s Talks With Donald Trump On February 13 Are Crucial
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first bilateral meeting with the U.S. President Donald Trump in his second term on February 13 at White House has got unusual significance at the present moment when the entire country is worried at the fate of the huge...
Tale Of Two Great Indian Weddings: One Fat And The Other Fast
By K Raveendran The great Indian wedding has always been a spectacle of excess, but when it comes to the nuptials of billionaires, it takes on the proportions of an Olympic event—judged on the parameters of opulence, star power, and the number of private jets idling at the nearest...
BJP’s Victory In Milkipur Assembly Bypoll Gives A Big Boost To Yogi Adityanath
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: With the victory of BJP in crucial by-election in Milkipur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh, the saffron brigade has avenged the humiliating defeat in Ayodhya Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 elections at the hands of Samajwadi Party. The manner in which Ayodhya Lok Sabha...
US Trade Bravado Hides A Cautious Stance On China
By Matein Khalid It is significant that President Trump, despite his bluff and brinkmanship with 25 percent tariff threats against Mexico and Canada, chose only to impose a 10 percent tariff on China. China is Washington’s only real peer competitor in great power realpolitik and its preeminent rival in...
Beyond The Battlefield, Indian Army Is Playing A Big Role In Nation Building
By Aritra Banerjee From the icy frontiers of Ladakh to flood-stricken Gujarat, and from the earthquake-prone Kashmir to the remote villages of the Northeast, the Indian Army’s contributions extend far beyond national defence. Whether rescuing stranded civilians, educating the youth, developing critical infrastructure, or fostering national unity through sports,...
Under Yunus Regime In Bangladesh, Anti-Democracy, Communal Elements Thriving
By Nitya Chakraborty Exactly six months have passed since the installation of the interim government in Bangladesh on August 8, headed by Dr. Mohammad Yunus, three days after the ouster of the Awami League government led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina, daughter of the founder of the...
