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.Bangladesh Is Traversing A Suicidal Path By Fully Aligning With Pakistan
By Aritra Banerjee In 1971, Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation, scarred by Pakistan’s brutal military crackdown—a conflict that claimed millions of lives. Over five decades later, Pakistan’s attempts to influence South Asia remain persistent, with its recent overtures towards Dhaka raising eyebrows. However, Islamabad’s legacy of unstable alliances,...
Time To Look At The Role Of Winston Churchill In Causing Famine In Bengal In 1943
By Anjan Roy There is an upsurge of interest in the life and times of Sir Winston Churchill who died sixty-five years ago on January 24, 1960. On this 76th commemoration of the Republic Day of India, fresh perspectives emerge on the roles of historical personages of those times...
U.S. President Has Domestic Interests In Mind In Ending Ukraine War
By Asad Mirza It seems as if finally, the three years old Russia-Ukraine might end after the US President Donald Trump’s pompous intervention. The Russian President Vladimir Putin has assumed a noticeably favourable tone, downplaying Trump’s economic threats, while Trump blames Ukrainian President Zelensky squarely as the one who...
Israeli Far Right Is Pitching For Starting War Violating Ceasefire Agreement
By Uri Weltmann NEW YORK: “The reckless approval of an agreement with the Hamas terror organization . . . represents a disgraceful surrender. This deal forfeits the IDF’s hard-won achievements in the war, involves withdrawing forces from Gaza, and halts the fighting in a manner that...
West Europe Gets Panicky After Donald Trump’s Policy Announcements At Davos
By Nitya Chakraborty Just six days have passed since the inauguration of Donald Trump as the second term President of the United States of America and his policy announcements on the first day in office. The impact varies from country to country but nowhere it is more panicky than...
US Move For Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Signifies Seismic Shift In Global Finance
By K Raveendran The Trump administration’s exploration of creating a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) may usher in a new era of global financial strategy, one defined by digital assets rather than traditional monetary instruments. This concept marks a potential seismic shift in how nations perceive and secure wealth,...
The Falling Value Of Indian Rupee Can Be Converted Into An Opportunity For Growth
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik On January 13, 2025, the rupee recorded its sharpest single-day decline in nearly two years, finishing the session 58 paise lower at a historic low of Rs 86.62 against the US dollar. Numerous commentaries are now emerging in popular media, expressing concern that a weakened...
Trump’s Decision On Ending Birthright Citizenship Affects Indians To A Great Extent
By Arun Srivastava US District Judge John C Coughenour has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status. The case was moved before the court by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, which argued that...
Decent Job Creation Continues To Be Indecent Shows EPFO Data
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Decent job creation in India continues to be indecent, if the latest Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) provisional data released on January 20, 2025 is of any indication. The trend of increase in new EPF subscribers remains at very low. A total of 874420 new...
Centre Still Refusing To Grant Scheduled Tribe Status To Left-Out Gorkha Tribes
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Grant of scheduled tribe status for left-out Gorkha tribes by the Union government remains a far cry and what is worse is that despite unanimity among political outfits in the Darjeeling hills on the ST tag demand, the Union government agencies responsible for a...
Mexico Knows How To Fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s Expansionist Policies
By Satyaki Chakraborty Ever since the inauguration on January 20 of Donald Trump as the U.S. President for the second term, the series of announcements made by the far right American President targeted its neighbouring countries Mexico and Canada as a part Trump’s expansionist agenda, Trump renamed the Gulf...
A Pro-Pakistan Wave Is Sweeping Bangladesh Under The Interim Govt Of Dr. Mohammad Yunus
By Ashis Biswas In Bangladesh, a bunch of unelected interim ‘rulers’ led by economist Mohammad Yunus is desperately anxious to cosy up to Pakistan, from which their country had seceded violently only over seven decades ago. In a strange reversal of their own (instant?) history, Bangladeshis have shown an...
On 75th Republic Day, The Major Task Is To Protect The Core Values Of Indian Constitution
By D Raja On the 26th of January, 1950, India became a democratic country in the sense that India from that day would have a government of the people, by the people and for the people… What would happen to her democratic constitution? Will she be able to maintain...
No Room For Meaningful Discussions In JPC Meetings On Waqf Bill Ominous
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The purpose of sending the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 to the Joint Parliamentary Committee was to get an appropriated recommendations from the JPC after meaningful discussions on the contentious issue, but suspension of 10 opposition Members of Parliament during meeting on January 24, 2025, following...
Modi Govt’s Present Policies Can’t Suddenly Lead To Consumption Growth
By Prabhat Patnaik A chorus of “establishment” voices, from consultancy firms to the financial press, has been demanding a boost to domestic consumption as a means of reviving the flagging growth rate of the Indian economy. The latest to join this chorus is the Reserve Bank of India which...
Modi, Kejriwal Lock Horns To Woo Poll-Bound Delhi’s Middle-Classes
By Rahil Nora Chopra The fight for middle-class votes in Delhi magnified with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the BJP considers them backbone of Indian economy, while AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal unveiled a seven-point manifesto, demanding that they be saved from tax terrorism through measures like hiking income...
Crucial Milkipur Assembly Byelection On February 5 Will Now Be Triangular
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Milkipur assembly by-election scheduled on February 5 has become more interesting with the entry of the candidate from Azad Samaj Party of Chandra Shekhar Azad MP from Bijnore, a prominent dalit leader from Western UP. Since Milkipur assembly constituency is part of Ayodhya Lok Sabha...
Yogi Adityanath Is Now The Star Of BJP’s Campaign For Delhi Assembly Polls
By Sushil Kutty AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal’s nemesis Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is in town, asking funny questions like will Kejriwal take a bath in the Yamuna? The ‘Yogi’ was in the nation’s capital fresh from a dip in the Ganga-Yamuna-Saraswati ‘Sangam’ in Prayagraj, where the ‘Mahakumbh’...
