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.Working-Class Activism Was The Highlight Of U.S. Politics In 2022
By Mark Gruenberg There for all to see was the determination of an independent grass-roots union, the Amazon Labour Union, to confront one of the nation’s three richest men, Jeff Bezos, and his monster goliath, Amazon, over wages and working conditions. They bested Bezos and won the union...
SC’s Demonetisation Verdict Fails To Consider Human Cost Of Ill-Fated Decision
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court has by a 4-1 majority ruled that the demonetisation decision by the Modi government was technically valid, but apart from the concerns raised in the dissenting voice recorded by Justice Nagarathna, the verdict has failed to acknowledge the huge human cost of...
Free Food Supply To India’s Poor Won’t Help Eradicate Poverty
By Nantoo Banerjee It is a pity that the government could not think of a better “new year gift for the country’s poor” than continuing to feed 81.35 crore Indians with free food grains for another year till December 31, 2023, under a 10-year-old National Food Security Act (NFSA),...
2023 Starts With Lula’s Presidency In Brazil Amidst Big Regional Uncertainties
By Satyaki Chakraborty Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office SundayJanuary1for a third term as Brazil’s president, in a ceremony marked by the absence of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro and violent demonstrations by far right supporters in different parts of the country. The 77-year-old ex-metalworker, who previously led...
Political Aspirations And Manoeuvering Capabilities On Test
By Gyan Pathak Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were two legislative assemblies that were to expire on February 18 and January 1, 2023 respectively, the elections for which were held in November and December. BJP swept Gujarat but lost Himachal Pradesh, and thus the party begins the year 2023...
Naveen Patnaik Has Been Serving Odisha As CM For Five Consecutive Terms
By Sushil Kutty Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik is unlike other regional party founders and heads. He has no prime ministerial ambitions and is remarkably aloof, not seen as a threat to the ruling party at the Centre. And, if the BJP and Modi...
Health And Education Policies Should Be Based On Scientific Outlook
By Dr Arun Mitra A few days ago, while addressing the 75th Amrit Utsav of Swami Narayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that education has been completely neglected after independence. Therefore, it has become necessary that the government should bring forward the importance of ancient educational...
BJP Will Fight Karnataka Assembly Poll With Narendra Modi As Face
By Arun Srivastava Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had to face severe aggression from the BJP leaders for his month old jibe at Narendra Modi asking the people to vote “looking at his face” for all elections. Kharge had said “From municipal corporation election to MLA election and MP election,...
Gross Lapses In Houses Distribution Under PMAY Haunt Trinamool Govt In Bengal
By Tirthankar Mitra Like boils breaking out on a deceased human, protests against irregularities in Pradhan Mantri Aabas Yojana list are eruption in one West Bengal district after another. With panchayat elections inching closer, the regular outbreak of these demonstrations could not have come at a worst time for...
Workers And Trade Unions Struggle To Intensify In 2023
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The year 2023 is beginning with a prospect of more intensified labour and trade union movement in India. A convention of all Central Trade Unions is already scheduled to be held on January 30 to chalk out an intensive path for concrete struggle to be...
Indian Economy’s Main Problem Is Falling Industrial Growth And High Inflation
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik 2022 was a good ‘growth’ year for India. India’s economy was among the fastest growing large economies. This was commendable, especially in a year marred by war and extreme climate events, rising commodity and energy prices, tightening global monetary policy, and slower global economic growth....
World Steel Industry Gets Trapped In An Existential Crisis
By K Raveendran India is the world’s second largest steel producer after China. But in terms of per capita consumption of steel, India’s number is only about one-tenth of China’s. Steel consumption is considered a highly reliable index for a country’s development status. Yet, India is emerging as a...
Akhilesh Yadav Still Lacks That Political Skill Which Was Hallmark Of His Father
By Arun Srivastava Sons of the illustrious fathers are often evaluated into the backdrop of the long-drawn-out shadows of their dads. This is the common perception. The people expect same nature and dimension of performance as what their fathers have achieved. While indulging in this nature of appraisal they...
Undercurrents Of Ethnic Tensions Revived In North East Before State Polls
By Ashis Biswas With old ethnic tensions being revived during the current pre –Assembly polls campaign in Tripura and Meghalaya, there is every likelihood of a more polarized vote in the Northeast. And the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is largely responsible for this. As anticipated, the major controversy triggered...
BJP Supporters ‘Jai Shree Ram’ Chanting Is Meant To Humiliate Opposition
By Sushil Kutty Whoever says West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was mocked and jeered with cries of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ spontaneously by the crowd at the Vande Bharat event at Howrah is lying through his gutka-stained teeth. This was a planned protest and meant to rile and humiliate...
State Assembly Elections In 2023 Will Prove Rahul Gandhi’s Mass Acceptance
By Tirthankar Mitra India will witness a slew of elections in 2023 together with the answer to the so far unanswered question whether Rahul Gandhi can rediscover leadership initiative in search of which he has failed and faltered in the last eight years of Narendra Modi’s rule For 2023...
Few Hits And Many Misses For India And The Ruling Party In 2022
By Harihar Swarup Any one who claims to live in God’s light and hates a brother or sister is still in the dark. It is the person who loves brother and sister who dwells in God’s light and doesn’t block the light from others. But whoever hates is still...
Indian MSME Sector In 2022 Struggled Hard To Revive
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India struggled for revival in 2022, gained a little momentum, but could not realise its full potential, due to a range of hurdles they faced, including in accessing public finance, rising prices and high inflation increasing input costs, hike...
