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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.Split Between Venezuelan President Maduro And Communists Deepens
By Robert Griffiths CARACAS: Venezuela’s economy is likely to grow faster than most this year and next, according to Credit Suisse. GDP is forecast to have grown by as much as 20% this year (the IMF reckons 6%), up from around 4% in 2021 (the IMF claims 0.5%), before...
India Is Fast Emerging As World’s Major Pharmacy Hub
By Nantoo Banerjee Few manufacturing industries in India have done as consistently well as the drug industry over the last four decades. The Indian drug industry is currently ranked the world’s third largest in pharmaceutical production by volume. The production has been increasing rapidly supported by rising domestic consumption...
New Era For Congress Has Just Begun From Himachal Win
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Throwing out BJP from power in Himachal Pradesh by bagging 40 seats in 68-member Vidhan Sabha was indeed a spectacular performance of Congress, but far more remarkable feat achieved by the party leadership was after the results were out. Dexterity of the high-command melted its...
AAP Cannot Fight Both BJP And The Congress In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
By Sushil Kutty The AAP strategy is to make lots of noise and hope that it registers with the voters. It worked in Gujarat where it got 13 percent of the vote share to technically become a national party though in terms of impact it remains “regional” with the...
Rishi Sunak Has Taken Few Positive Steps In Stopping Economic Downslide
By Arun Srivastava Six weeks are certainly not the sensible time frame to judge a new prime minister’s performance, that is too in the case of United Kingdom, which has been suffering economic malaise that has turned endemic during the decade with Conservatives in the power. But still Rishi...
Elon Musk Is Showing Flexibility In Dealing With Advertisers In Twitter
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Co-founder Jack Dorsey’s departure as the CEO of Twitter in November 2021 and Tesla CEO Elon Musk buying the social media platform in October 2022 are the two most significant moments in Twitter’s history since its inception in March 2006. Dorsey was reportedly frustrated due...
At The World Cup At Qatar, Palestine Is More Than An Arab Cause
By Ramzy Baroud We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective struggles that consume most Arabs, everywhere. The ongoing celebration of Palestine and the Palestinian flag at the...
No Extra Credits For India As Easing Of Inflation Threat A Global Phenomenon
By K Raveendran Inflation is showing signs of softening, providing much-needed relief to the government as well as the managers of the economy, not to speak of the common man, whose household budgets have been under a squeeze in view of skyrocketing prices. The improvement is reflected in the...
Both Assembly And Bypoll Results Expose BJP’s Faultlines Before 2024
By Arun Srivastava The myth that Narendra Modi is a “strong and charismatic leader” has been severely exposed and smashed. The elections to Gujarat and Himachal assemblies and Municipal Corporation of Delhi along with the by elections to seven assembly seats in states make it unambiguous that the edifice...
AAP’s Victory In Delhi Civic Polls Is Significant But BJP Is Positioned Well To Take On Next Time
By Harihar Swarup AAP’s victory in Delhi municipals polls is not a surprise. The exit polls were right for once, and the BJP’s undistinguished record in running the municipality made it easy to believe them for once. The margin of victory is lower than what was expected by many,...
BJP’s Outreach Efforts To Pasmanda Muslims Have Not Paid Dividend In Polls
By Sushi Kutty Much was made of the BJP’s, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, great outreach to Pasmanda Muslims, said to account for up to 80 percent of the Muslim electorate. Talk of this emerging phenomenon started making headlines soon after the BJP won the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections...
Credential Committee’s Report Exposed Modi Govt At ILO Meeting
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi led ruling establishment have earned a “censure” for India during just concluded 17th Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) organized by International Labour Organization (ILO) at Singapore. It was held during 6-9 December 2022 to discuss and devise ways and means...
Samajwadi Party Gets Good Boost At The Bypoll Results Before 2024 Elections
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: By-elections results for Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and two assembly seats Rampur Sadar and Khatauli in western Uttar Pradesh have given clear message to BJP, Samajwadi Party and RLD to work hard and search for good alliance partners for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Riding on...
Xi’s Visit To Saudi Arabia Amounts To More Than Pomp And Ceremonies
By James M Dorsey Pomp and circumstance are important. So are multiple agreements to be signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week, his first venture beyond East and Central Asia in three years. No doubt, Xi’s reception will be on par with the welcoming...
BJP’s Big Victory In Gujarat Does Not Mean Any Sweep Of Narendra Modi In Lok Sabha Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the BJP to a massive victory in his home state Gujarat in the latest assembly elections. The Congress has faced its worst disaster in the state of Mahatma Gandhi in 2022 polls. Certainly, there are reasons for the BJP to...
Finance Minister Must Focus On Speedy Job Generation Through 2023-24 Budget
By K R Sudhaman World Bank has revised upwards its earlier GDP growth estimate to 6.9 per cent for India this financial year on the back of strong macroeconomic fundamentals and economic revival after Covid-19 mayhem. This is certainly music to the ears as India is perhaps a few...
Nepal Congress Led Coalition Is Set To Form Government After National Elections
By Sankar Ray Sixty-one per cent of 18 million voters of Republican Nepal reposed faith on the Himalayan state’s oldest social democratic party, Nepali Congress which won 57 of the 165 directly elected members of Nepali parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha. The NC-led five-party coalition and headed by the Prime Minister...
Congress Snatches Himachal From BJP’s Electoral Kitty
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Indian National Congress at last scored a decent electoral win this year. The Congress managed to pull Himachal Pradesh from under BJP’s nose, as it crossed the majority mark of 35 seats in the 68-member Assembly in the hill state. Himachal maintained its tradition...
