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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.China’s Population Dip In 2022 Has Long Term Impact On Economic Growth
By Anjan Roy China’s population has shrunk in 2022 for the first time in six decades. That has sent bells ringing about the prospects China should be facing henceforth. There is a long and tortuous history culminating in the phase when population is shrinking. China had imposed strict rule...
Union Budget 2023-24 Must Address Rising Inequality In India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union Budget 2023-24 needs to address the rising inequality in India that has acquired an alarming trend at a time when economic growth of the country is projected to decelerate during the next fiscal. The World Economic Forum in Davos 2023 (January 16-20) is in...
Another Middle-Class Focussed Budget Would Mean Raw Deal To Vulnerable Sections
By K Raveendran Finance minister’s ‘confession’ that she understands the pressures of the middle class as she herself belongs to that class of people and that she would continue to work for their welfare leaves hints to the direction in the Modi government’s last full-fledged budget before the 2024...
KCR’s Move For Opposition Front Against BJP May Not Have Many Takers
By Sushil Kutty On August 31, 2022, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, a.k.a ‘KCR’, travelled to Patna and met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calling for a ‘BJP-mukt Bharat’. Kumar and KCR weren’t comfortable with each other at a presser, as KCR called for the unity of all...
Uttar Pradesh Congress To Start Hath Se Hath Jodo Yatra From January 26
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The tremendous response to Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi in Western UP in particular and rest of country in general has boosted the morale of Congress leaders and workers in Uttar Pradesh. The participation of minorities, Dalits, farmers and other sections of the society...
Golden Globe Winner M M Keeravani Is A Great Music Talent In Film Industry
By Harihar Swarup When M M Keeravani won the Golden Globe award for the best original song for S Rajamouli’s film RRR on January 11, he was fulfilling his destiny. As a 4-year—old in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, he had walked up to his father; Koduri Siva Shakti Dutta, and...
Davos Meet Of Global Capital Bosses Has Always Been A Big Talk Shop
By Grace Blakeley At the start of each year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) — organizer of the annual Davos conference currently underway in Switzerland — releases its list of the “global risks” expected to dominate over the following twelve months. This year, researchers at the WEF decided that...
Political Parties Must Arrive At A Consensus On The Role Of State Governors
By Kalyani Shankar Decades ago, the first DMK chief minister C.N. Annadurai compared the post of a governor to a redundant goat’s beard. It was after Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dismissed the E M S Namboodiripad government on the recommendations of the then Kerala Governor on July 31, 1959....
BJP National Executive Is Only Concerned About Opposition ‘Maligning’ Modi
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s kilometre-long roadshow in the heart of the national capital with PM Modi hanging out of the black SUV’s front-door! If anybody missed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, fret not. He was at the BJP national executive discussing the health of the Bharatiya...
Rijiju’s Letter To CJI Is Part Of RSS Design To Have A Pliant Judiciary
By Arun Srivastava Before the Lok Sabha elections in April/ May 2024, the RSS and Narendra Modi government have launched the most ruthless operation to saffronise the judiciary, turn it subservient to the Modi government and rob its independent identity and authority. The veil of chastity which wrapped the...
Sitharaman Must Balance Pre-Poll Compulsions With Fiscal Challenge
By K R Sudhaman As is the practice, there is a demand galore before the 2023-24 budget for tax sops, whether justified or not. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has a difficult task cut out for her as she may have to address some of the genuine demands this time...
Indian Workers Suffering Much From Work-Life Balance Mismatch
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian workers are suffering much from work-life balance mismatch and the South Asian workers are the longest working compared to any other region of the world. It has been revealed in the first ever report on “Working Time and Work-life Balance Around the World” released...
BJP Isolated In Meghalaya As Ruling NPP Decides To Contest Solo
By Ashis Biswas In Meghalaya, where State Assembly elections are due next month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a constituent in the outgoing ruling coalition led by the National Peoples’ Party (NPP), is facing tough times. State BJP leaders find themselves beyond their depth as they struggle to counter...
No Need To Trust In China’s Assurance To Work With India
By Nantoo Banerjee Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s year-end assurance that China is ready to work with India for the “steady and sound growth” of bilateral ties and it is committed to upholding stability at the border areas where a stand-off has prevailed since 2020. The statement, believed to...
Rahul Gandhi Has Vastly Improved His Stature In The Course Of Bharat Jodo Yatra
By Sushil Kutty Defending Rahul Gandhi’s ability to become Prime Minister of India, just like his great-grandfather, his grandmother and his father, is getting difficult and difficulter as the Bharat Jodo Yatra gets closer and closer to Srinagar’s famed Lal Chowk, the yatra’s final destination. The Hollywood movie of...
Economic Slowdown To Force Workers Into Lower Quality Jobs
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Global economic slowdown is most likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs in place of decent works. It has already adversely impacted the global employment growth which has been faltering, and pressure on decent work has considerably increased. Pressure on decent working conditions...
BSP Supremo Mayawati Has Been Losing The Trust Of Dalits Through Confused Actions
By Arun Srivastava BSP chief Mayawati’s announcement that her Bahujan Samaj Party would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and other assembly elections all alone has not come as surprise. What has been really intriguing is her accusing the Congress and Samajwadi Party of spreading rumours about a “possible...
Congress In Kerala At War With Itself
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: He should have been hailed as a hero. Instead, he is being demonized by a section within the Congress itself. And his only ‘crime’? Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor is trying his level best to boost the fortunes of the Congress in one of the few...
