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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.BJP Plans Big To Combat Trinamool’s Contact Programme In Rural Bengal
By Tirthankar Mitra An incident of an activist of a political party being roughed up cannot be an occasion of joy and jubilation for it. Yet a barely concealed cheer prevailed in the West Bengal state BJP after one of its leaders was allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress...
Neither Saudi Arabia Nor Market Concerns Can Dent Dubai Real Estate
By James M Dorsey If real estate is anything to go by, Dubai is snubbing its nose at Saudi efforts to replace it as the Middle East’s go-to business and expatriate hub. Saudi Arabia’s insistence that corporations doing government-related business in the country, many of which have their regional...
Peru’s Protesters Demand Resignation Of President Dina Boluarte Over Killings
By Oscar Apaza On December 7, Peru’s Congress was scheduled to vote on the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo. It wasn’t the first time. It was the third attempt at impeachment, one of so many mechanisms employed by Congress, elites, and the press to delegitimize Castillo and remove him...
Constitution Faces Its Most Vicious Attack Yet From Modi Government, BJP
By K Raveendran Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankar and law minister Kiren Rijiju are decidedly waging a proxy war on behalf of the Narendra Modi government. The Collegium happens to be just a prop and the real target is the Constitution, which the ruling party considers as a hindrance to the...
Economic Instability In Neighbouring Countries Is Worrying For India
By K R Sudhaman World Bank and International Monetary Fund might be gung ho about Indian economy, but emerging geo political situation in the neighbouring countries is a major source of concern and tottering economies in the sub-continent make the situation worse. India might be in a bright spot...
Acute Food Crisis In Pakistan Reaches Critical Proportion Leading To Anarchy
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After months of struggling to bring the economy back in shape, Pakistan is finally close to the moment when its forex reserves will be completely drained and it would start defaulting on payments to its creditors. Its forex reserves currently stand at $5.5 billion which...
The Importance Of Being Shashi Tharoor, The Suave Congress MP From Kerala
By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party losing the central government is not impossible, says Shashi Tharoor, the Congress party’s Thiruvananthapuram MP. Of late, ever since Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra hit the blacktop running, such statements are common. But Tharoor’s prediction could be double-edged. The suave Congress leader...
Legal Interpretations Differ About Governor’s Right To Tweak Speech
By Harihar Swarup Governor is neither a decorative emblem nor a glorified cipher. His powers are limited but he has an important constitutional role to play in the governance of the state and strengthening federalism. He is head of the state and all chief ministers, including the Tamil Nadu...
Sharad Yadav – The Maverick Lohiaite Missed Rising To The Top Of The Socialist Camp
By Arun Srivastava Sharad Yadav was a module of the triumvirate which brought about basic vicissitudes in the Indian politics and transformed it for ever. He designed the thesis of social justice, a key component of the Mandal philosophy. But unfortunately he could not attain the status of an...
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...
