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.Congress Should Not Have Excluded Any Non-BJP Party From January 30 Programme
By Tirthankar Mitra “If they answer not your call, walk alone, walk alone” one of Rabindranath Tagore’s great poems, set to music used to be one of the favourite songs of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the most famous Congressman to don khadi. If the charismatic prophet of non-violence sang it...
Dethronement Of King Dollar Result Of A Sequence Of Events
By Matein Khalid King Dollar that saw a 20% rise in the world’s reserve currency (our currency, your problem) died in late September 2022 and the greenback is now 8% below its high on US dollar index (DXY). All G10 currencies have risen at least 7% against the USD....
Prime Minister’s Address At Global South Leaders Meet Is Inspirational
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual speech to the Global South leaders has come in for a degree of praise not expected for a leader under siege in his home country. A large constituency of Indians consider Prime Minister Modi’s nearly nine years in power not worth...
A New Third Front Emerges In Tripura Threatening Division Of Anti-BJP Votes
By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, on the eve of the state assembly polls next month, a fresh development has taken place giving some relief to the ruling BJP which has been struggling to get the support of the tribals to retain power . The CPI(M) , following its State...
Re-Thinking On Social Protection For Old Is Urgent In India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The World Social Report 2023 has called for concrete measures to support the greying population of the world amidst escalating pension and healthcare costs. It is urgent, since the number of people aged 65 and above are projected to more than double by middle of...
Madhya Pradesh Assured Of Massive Investment At The Global Summit
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has been assured massive investment both by foreign and domestic investors in the course of two day Global Investment summit (GIS) held at Indore. Leading business houses of the country and also from abroad. The sectors that were assured investment include chemicals...
Cabinet Reshuffle Likely In Bihar Next Week
By Rahil Nora Chopra There is a possibility of Bihar Cabinet reshuffle after January 14, when the ongoing Kharmas period, considered inauspicious as per the Hindu calendar, ends. Meanwhile Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has categorically ruled out the possibility of appointing another deputy, other than Tejashwi Yadav, ending...
Free Food Supply Is Fine But Why Cut Ration Entitlement To The Poor?
By Dr. Soma Marla On December 23, 2022, the Union government announced that it would discontinue the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from January 1, 2023 and provide ration free of cost. This was hailed as a ‘historic’ decision. But in reality this in no way compensates...
Far Right Rioting In Brazil On January 8 Against Lula Has Isolated Bolsonaro
By Andre Pagliarini The trashing of Brazilian government buildings by reactionary zealots on January 8 looks to be a political disaster for the country’s right wing. It is still early, but one indication that the coup attempt will not ultimately boost the anti-Lula opposition, as some have worried, is...
Supreme Court Has A Greater Role To Save Joshimath
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Joshimath has been sinking for months, but could grab attention of the governments at the Centre and the State only recently that too after the subsidence started dangerously manifesting itself. Warnings served in 1976, 2001, and 2013 were grossly ignored. Human greed continued to explore...
Open Offer To Foreign Universities To Set Up Campuses In India Is Not In National Interests
By Binoy Viswam ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ of RSS-BJP mould has decided to open its doors before foreign universities to “come, see and conquer” India. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published the ‘proposed regulations for establishing and running campuses of foreign higher education institutions’ in the country. Now any...
Indian Universities Need To Break Out Of Text Book Education
By K Raveendran There is one thing common among the Indian CEOs of global IT giants: all of them completed their higher education from a leading foreign university. Such exposure decidedly put them into the big league and the corollary is that the lack of a foreign degree is...
Contraction Of GDP In One-Third Of Global Economy In 2023 Is Ominous
By Prabhat Patnaik The IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has now openly admitted that the year 2023 will witness the slowing down of the world economy to a point where as much as one-third of it will see an actual contraction in gross domestic product. This is because all...
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi Is Just Following The Tradition Under Modi Regime
By Sushil Kutty From Jagdeep Dhankar to Ravindra Narayana Ravi, Narendra Modi’s governors specialize in terrorizing state governments with chief ministers for target practice. Show the Dravidian stock of Tamil Nadu ‘Get Out Ravi’ posters and they will spit, and stomp on them in bottled fury. If nobody isn’t,...
Sinking Of Land At Joshimath Is A Fallout Of Reckless Construction Activities
By D. Raghunandan It appears that nothing short of a total disaster will convince authorities, especially under the present government, that reckless development without addressing environmental or social issues, does not lead to progress. The unfolding tragedy in Joshimath, considered a holy town for being the gateway to the...
India Should Not Be In A Hurry In Allowing Foreign University Campuses
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Last week, the University Grants Commission (UGC) released draft regulations for reputed foreign universities to open campuses in India. In other words, India’s higher education sector is opening up to foreign direct investments. In the past, similar attempts met with stiff opposition. As per a...
35 Per Cent Of Management Board Personnel Of Public Sector Banks Vacant
By Satyaki Chakraborty About 35 per cent of the strength of management boards across the public sector banks in India remains vacant. No initiative has been taken by the bank management to appoint workmen directors on the board management, as per a recent study carried out by the New...
Panicky RSS Taking Up Crash Programmes To Combat Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra Impact
By Arun Srivastava After a fortnight, the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi would culminate with the national flag hoisting in Srinagar. But this finish would be purely an allegory. The real political Yatra (journey) of Rahul will begin after this stage. The political analyst, scribes, intellectuals, fellows...
