Opinion
Appeal
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.All Economic Data Indicate That The Real Wages Of The Poor Are Falling
By Krishna Jha It was the continuing process of instability in the economy that was more obvious with CMIE data showing the country’s unemployment rate touching a four month high, at 7.9 percent in December, 2021, the urban employment rate rose from 8.21 in November 2021, to 9.3 percent...
Poll Campaigning In Karnataka Gets Challenging For Ruling BJP
By Arun Srivastava During the last one month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited poll-bound Karnataka three times, notwithstanding the top leadership’s consistent reiteration that the state leaders would design and spearhead the campaign. Union home minister Amit Shah is also not far behind PM Modi. Shah has visited...
With An Eye On Polls, BJP Giving Special Emphasis On Eastern Nagaland
By Tirthankar Mitra Even as Nagaland goes to the state assembly election on February 27, with an eye on the polls, BJP has unfolded its game plan to pre-empt trouble in its sensitive area- eastern Nagaland. Party president, JP Nadda made some promises for its development while releasing the...
India Must Use G20 Presidency For Its Creative Economy
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s creative economy is large, but its untapped potential is even larger. India therefore must leverage its G20 Presidency to put creative economy concretely on the global agenda. It is the recommendation of a recent ADBI working paper titled “Creative India: Tapping the full potential”...
For Indian Diaspora, Nikki Haley’s Bid For US Presidency Is A Big Booster
By Sushil Kutty “Nikki Haley for President!” That was the talk of the town in the United States. This Haley is no comet. But if she breaks the glass ceiling then it will be meteoric. Hillary Clinton tried, but failed. Vice President Kamala Harris has a chance provided President...
Western Garment Companies Trading With Russia Through Third Countries To Avoid Sanctions
By Ashis Biswas As the war in Ukraine is about to roll over into its second year, Bangladeshi garments exports to Russia have suffered a major drop. A number of Western firms active in the Russian market also downed their shutters within weeks of the Russian offensive launched in...
There Is No Glory In War, It Brings Only Misery, Death And Destruction
By Jeremy Corbyn It was 20 years ago on February 15 2003, that I stepped on to the huge stage in Hyde Park. I immediately realised this was no ordinary rally. I had never seen one million people in one place; in every direction there were people, people, people....
IT Department Must Be Taken To Task For Ignoring BBC Violations All These Years
By K Raveendran It is no joke that under Indian laws anyone can be hauled up at any time, anywhere, because there are some laws that can be slapped against anyone who the authorities are not well-disposed towards. In fact, these laws have become a tool of repression and...
Daily Wage Workers’ Suicides During Pandemic Is Shocking
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India have been listening PM Narendra Modi and his supporters claiming the “great work done” for the workforce in the country, especially during the pandemic. However, the revelation made by Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav in the Lok Sabha on February 13 is quite shocking....
Supreme Court Prima Facie Acceptance Of No Voting Rights For Aldermen Is A Slap To Centre
By Sushil Kutty Why is it that when certain things (for want of a better word) are constitutionally set and there cannot be two ways about it – also no ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’- that such matters are taken to court and the courts, as if this was the first...
India Could Be This Decade’s China If New Delhi Plays Its Cards Well
By James M Dorsey This could be India’s decade if it plays its cards right. The sub-continental state is poised to be the next China, even if its path will likely be less straightforward than that of China and more of a Leninist two steps forward, one step backwards....
Expunging Words From The Speeches Of Opposition Leaders Is Unethical
By S.N. Sahu During his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi, the Indian National Congress’ Member of Parliament (MP) representing Wayanad in the Lok Sabha, repeated on many occasions the accusation that his microphone was being switched off whenever he spoke in the Lok Sabha to flag issues of public...
Lone ISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui Is Now Focal Point Of Opposition Stir In Bengal
By Tirthankar Mitra Be it cash for jobs scam or demand for an enhanced percentage of dearness allowance to Bengal government personnel agitation, issues are galore in West Bengal. But the latest one for which the Opposition has hit the ground running is seeking a people’s representative languishing behind...
Mulayam Singh Yadav Had A Chequered Political Career Spanning Nearly Six Decades
By Harihar Swarup Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was decorated with Padma Vibhusan (posthumously), this year, had a variegated career, having come hard way in his carrier. May 2007 was the darkest period of his life. He was trounced in Uttar Pradesh assembly election by his arch rival Mayawati who...
Twenty Years After, The Lessons Of West’s Iraq War Are Still Relevant
By Ben Chacko Twenty years ago on February 16, 2003, two million marched for peace in the biggest protest in British history. The London demonstration formed just one of scores of marches against the US’s stated plan to invade Iraq which maybe mobilised 30 million people worldwide. But this...
Brazilian President Lula Has The Right Strategy On How To Fight The Far Right
By Craig Johnson Last Friday, two American leaders who faced would-be coup attempts, US president Joe Biden and Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, met in Washington, DC. The pair of presidents traded the usual pleasantries of diplomatic visits, but it was the Latin American visitor who was...
BJP Is Battle Ready For The Nine State Assembly Elections In 2023
By Kalyani Shankar There could be a musical chair this year with nine states going for elections. It will be a trailer and the semi-final before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The results will show whether the BJP continues to sway the voters or the Congress-led Opposition will defeat...
Income Tax Searches Into BBC Offices In India Is A Panicky Reaction By Centre
By Sushil Kutty It has started. The Empire has struck back, the undeclared emergency is out in the open. Teams of Income Tax officials landed in BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai on Valentine’s Day to conduct what it called ‘surveys’, and not ‘raids’. The “surveys” were on at...
