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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.Rahul Has Matured Over The Years But Many Inconsistencies Remain
By Harihar Swarup Democracy in India is a “global public good”. Rahul Gandhi added as an afterthought. It can’t fail. Speaking in British Parliament to a packed hall with politicians, diaspora leaders, students and academic, he’d just outlined why India’s democratic structures are under threat. From the Hindu right’s...
Plight Of India’s ASHA Workers Portrayed In ILO’s WESO 2023
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Key workers are essential for societies to function, but India has been repeatedly pointed out by international reports as a county that does not care for its key workers as in the case of ASHAs, or even does not recognize as the key workers as...
Gold Near $2,000 And Fast Approaching Its Life-Time High Amid US, Swiss Banking Crisis
By K Raveendran Gold is within striking distance of $2,000 per ounce in the international market and seems set to revisit its historical high, which was $2067 in August 2020. The latest price is around $1962 and is showing no signs of any immediate correction. In India, the precious...
Central BJP Leadership Is Serious In Having Long Term Relations With TP In Tripura
By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, following its recent victory in the Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost no time to reach out to the tribal Tipra Motha (TP) outfit to address the sensitive issue of securing the long term future of indigenous people. As a first step,...
Mamata’s Selective Action Against Scam Accused Confuses TMC Activists
By Tirthankar Mitra Confusion is setting in among a section of Trinamool Congress activists at the double face of the leadership towards scam tainted leaders even as party supremo Mamata Banerjee have asked them not to despair. They should walk along puffing up their chests, she further advised. The...
Saudi, Iran Détente Sparks Potential Paradigm Shifts In Middle East Politics
By James M Dorsey Chinese mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran potentially signals paradigm shifts in Middle Eastern diplomacy and alliances. The mediation suggests a more productive approach than that of the United States by seeking to manage rather than resolve conflicts based on principles enunciated by China in...
Factors Behind The Collapse Of America’s 16th Largest Silicon Valley Bank
By Philip Marcelo As Wall Street reels from the swift demise of Silicon Valley Bank—the biggest American bank failure since the 2008 financial meltdown—some social media users and conservative journalists are honing in on a single culprit: its socially aware, or “woke,” agenda. But the Santa Clara-based institution’s professed...
BJP Is Making Rahul Gandhi The Hero Of Opposition Camp By Disallowing Him To Speak In Lok Sabha
By Sushil Kutty The Narendra Modi government will not let Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to speak in Parliament till he gives in to the government diktat. Forget Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, he stands no chance against the government. And as for the rest of the BJP, including those...
Indian Economy Is Showing Rising National Income With Decline In Social Welfare Of People
By Arun Kumar India’s per capita income, representing the average income of an Indian citizen, has risen from INR 79,000 in 2013–14 to INR 1,71,000 in 2022–23 — an increase of 116 percent. Therefore, some claim that incomes have more than doubled in India since the present ruling dispensation...
Conditions Of Working People Will Be Worse Under ‘Hindu Rate Of Growth’
By Prabhat Patnaik For a large part of the dirigiste period, the gross domestic product of the Indian economy grew at a rate of around 4 per cent per annum or less, which, though an improvement compared to the colonial era that had witnessed virtual stagnation, was not very...
US, UK and Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Deal Is Aimed Against China
By Prabir Purkayastha The recent Australia, US and UK 368 billion dollar deal on buying nuclear submarines has been termed by Paul Keating, a former Australian PM, as the worst deal in all history. It commits Australia to buy conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines which will be delivered earliest in the...
Civil Aviation Programme In India Is A Victim Of Low Budgetary Allocation
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Civil Aviation sector in India remains a victim of low budgetary allocation as well as improper plans and implementation by the Narendra Modi led government at the Centre that claims about its good governance and performance. It has been revealed in an assessment of the...
Land To The Landless: CM Nitish Bolsters Mahagathbandhan Vote-Base
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the seven-party alliance of Mahagathbandhan, led by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, is planning to give land to landless people to construct houses. In addition, the ruling alliance in Bihar is also planning a special survey of those...
United States Share Of Global Arms Exports Is Highest At 40 Per Cent
By Roger McKenzie The U.S. share of global arms exports has risen to 40%, according to a report published Monday. The U.S. has long been the world’s leading exporter of military equipment, but its share of the deadly trade grew by 14% between 2013–17 and 2018–22, says the report...
Central Agencies Have Been Reduced To Modi’s Anti-Opposition Weapons
By Prakash Karat Heralding a new offensive against the opposition by the Modi government, there has been a spate of activities by the central agencies – particularly, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). In the past two weeks, the CBI summoned for questioning Manish...
Battle For Karnataka: BJP’s Struggle For Survival Amid Infighting
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi, known for his histrionics, trying to equal the record of Jawaharlal Nehru, by becoming the prime minister for the three successive terms, simply by reactivating the dormant Sangh sympathisers and modules to ensure his victory During his never die campaign in Karnataka, during the...
Five Per Cent Of Global Cocaine Users Are In India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Five per cent of global cocaine users are already in India, and hence the surge in the global cocaine supply is a matter of great concern. Cocaine is being trafficked through new hubs and expanded criminal networks which led to its dramatic comeback following an...
K Kavitha Misses Date With ED, Citing ‘Setback To Health’
By Sushil Kutty Did Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha make a mistake by missing her March 16 date with the Enforcement Directorate? Till as long as the ED was summoning Kavitha and subjecting her to long hours of relentless questioning, eight to nine hours per session at least,...
