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.The Reformed Criminal Laws Put A Cosmetic Patch On India’s Witness Protection
By Piyush Rewatkar The Supreme Court of India, in a catena of decisions spread over decades, has emphasised for the Witness Protection Scheme and the setbacks caused by the lack of it in offering a fair trial. However, the said plea has always been overlooked by the legislative wing...
Combination, Convergence, Compounding Are 3C Framework Of Emerging Technology
By Indrani Chakraborty The World Economic Forum on June 3 Tuesday released from Geneva a new report examining how emerging technology combinations are reshaping industries and how business leaders can harness these insights to guide investment, build capabilities and position ecosystems strategically. It also offers valuable insights to policy-makers...
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Budget Bill’ Is A Disaster For Black Workers In America
By LaToya Parker and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad NEW YORK: The U.S. House recently passed a massive Trump budget bill that will cut trillions in taxes for the ultra-wealthy while eviscerating Medicaid, SNAP, and other services for working Americans. It has now moved to the Senate. This bill has been called...
Israel Is All Set To Take Over Gaza, West Bank Area
By Nantoo Banerjee Gaza’s Hamas militants face an unmitigated disaster as Israel is all set to take full control over Gaza strip after a gap of almost 20 years. Simultaneously, Israel seems to be gearing up to annex a substantial portion (Area C) of West Bank ignoring protests from...
Narendra Modi Led NDA Stands More Consolidated After First Year Of His Third Term
By Kalyani Shankar As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government approaches its first anniversary in his third term on June 9, the ruling BJP claims that India has made some significant strides in the past one year. His supporters argue that since Modi came to power in 2014, India has...
Pro-Trump Nawrocki Wins Presidential Elections In Poland Adding To Woes Of EU
By Satyaki Chakraborty For European Union, its political woes are showing no signs of abating as the June 1 Presidential runoff results in Poland showed that the populist right opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki backed by the Law and Justice Party(PIS) won defeating his pro-European rival Rafal Trzaskowski in a...
BJP’s Sindoor Politics Is Weakening Within India, Faces Stiff Resistance
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The days immediately following the launch of Operation Sindoor began with certain advantage to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party BJP, both within India and abroad. However, the advantage soon started weakening with their launch of Sindoor Politics that is now facing open political...
U.S.-China Bonhomie At Geneva Talks Over: Washington Again In Aggressive Move Against China
By Asad Mirza At the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged US allies in Asia to boost defences fast, saying America is shifting its strategy to counter growing threats from China. During his speech at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, US Defence Secretary Pete...
President Trump Going All Out To Boost Cryptocurrency Market In USA
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Former US President Joe Biden considered regulating crypto currency just like many level headed presidents and prime ministers of other countries because US intelligence reports revealed that the crypto currency was largely used by the underworld to stash money earned by beating the...
In Madhya Pradesh, Slugfest Between BJP And Congress Over Operation Sindoor
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The BJP organised an impressive show of strength in Bhopal on May 31 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event, christened Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan (Ahilyabai Women Empowerment Conference), was supposed to celebrate the 300th birth anniversary of Ahilyabai...
Kenyan Writer Ngugi Wa Thinog’o Has Left A Rich Legacy For African Authors
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: One of his brothers was a freedom fighter against the British while another sibling was shot to death, Ngugi Wa Thinog’o found his home destroyed when one day he returned from school. The population had been herded to a “protected village” set up by the...
Oil Market Waiting For Clear Signals As Pushes And Pulls Exert Divergent Pressures
By K Raveendran Brent crude oil futures continue to hover around the $65 per barrel mark, a level that reflects the push and pull of market forces clouded by a cocktail of geopolitical tensions, environmental disruptions, and strategic production decisions. As prices hold steady, the broader sentiment among traders...
Pakistan Army: Unmatched Expertise In Art Of Deception
By Manish Rai The Pakistani Army is fighting tooth and nail to push its false narrative that it emerged victorious in the recent military confrontation with India. Arch-rival India became the first country to strike 11 airbases of a nuclear-armed nation in a single operation. But despite this fact,...
Why Indus Water Treaty In Abeyance Is A Serious Existential Threat To Pakistan?
By Sant Kumar Sharma On April 23, 2025, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance. It bears mention here that the word abeyance is not used anywhere in the Treaty text....
Pakistan’s Military Is Making Use Of War Fever With India To Boost Its Power
By Hamza Shehryar LONDON: Two weeks ago, Pakistan and India were on the brink of all-out war. On May 7, India’s far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government launched air strikes across the Line of Control (LoC), targeting sites in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and as far inland as Bahawalpur, Punjab. Branded...
The Curious Case Of Malabari Muslims Cheering Modi-Hater Shahid Afridi In Dubai
By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Salman Khurshid has asked Pakistan to end terrorism. CPM’s Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas also voiced the same thought. Khurshid is Muslim and Brittas is Christian. Brittas stressed the point that he’s a Kerala Christian and that there are Christians and Hindus along with...
The Trajectory Of Unique Relationship Between Donald Trump And Elon Musk
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Elon Musk, the $250 million funder of Donald Trump’s election campaign in 2024 that brought the Republican maverick back into the White House for a 2nd non-consecutive term, bid adieu to the White House, leaving as a bruised administrator who could not achieve...
Most Of South Asian Economies Facing Problems Due To Political Turmoil
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: In South Asia generally, the level of politics-related mass violence has been rising in recent times, causing concern among ruling parties/establishments in most countries. The lives of millions have been impacted negatively by such violence whether in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar — or India!...
