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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.West Bengal Congress Badly Needs Left Cooperation To Make State Yatra A Success
By Tirthankar Mitra Come Wednesday, Congress leaders in West Bengal will step out on a march of Bharat Jodo Yatra whose success hinges on the participation of Left party activists in it. The fact stares the state Congress leadership in the face that the numbers lie with the Left,...
Narendra Modi Blew The Whistle For Lok Sabha Poll With G20 Presidency
By Harihar Swarup Nine assembly elections will take place between February and December 2023 stretching from Telangana to Tripura. Collectively these polls will be the last chance for opposition to test the mettle of the incumbent BJP before the May 2024 general elections. Any realistic assessment of the next...
2022 That Began On Optimistic Note Ends With Ominous Signal Due To New Covid
By K Raveendran India’s 2022 began with hopes of a rebound from covid-induced downturn, which materialized to a large extent as the year progressed, but is winding down to a close with dark clouds beginning to appear on the horizon over threats of a return to the pandemic environment....
Global Economy Hit By Ukraine War In 2022 Is Entering Another Uncertain Phase In 2023
By Anjan Roy If any one thing defines 2022 it is Russia’s Ukraine war. Coming close on the heels of the covid pandemic, unleashed by China’s callus and lackadaisical handling of the initial outbreak, world’s woes are brimming over. Bad luck would not come alone, in the very closing...
Too Many Lives And Livelihoods Lost To Extreme Weather In 2022
By Dr. Gyan Pathak We have faced several dramatic weather disasters which claimed far too many lives and livelihoods in 2022. From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate disasters affected millions and cost billions, indicating that climate change has intensified this year, and in the next...
RJD Leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui Is Right About Worsening Situation For Muslims
By Sushil Kutty It took 75 years but at last at least one politician has confessed that India is not a safe country for Muslims. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui told this to his children, a son and a daughter. Growing up they lived the privileged lives...
Concerns Over Undermining Biodiversity Act Through Amendment Persist
By Tushar Kohli Even as India has signed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework deal to address the ongoing biodiversity loss, restore ecosystems and protect indigenous rights, the Union Government has been harbouring plans to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 in a way that may dilute the institutional structure...
Time For Middle Eastern Sports Has Arrived On The Global Arena
By James M Dorsey This decade and beyond could be the era of Middle Eastern sports. It may not have sunk in yet, but the Qatar World Cup was the kick-off rather than the finale. Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be this decade’s focal points of Asian sports. By...
Cristina Kirchner’s Conviction Means An Uncertain Future For Argentine Progressives
By Craig Johnson Earlier this month, Argentina was rocked by a story so big that it broke through the country’s jubilant anxiety over the World Cup — the vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (or CFK, as she is commonly called in the Argentine press), was found guilty by...
India Plagued By Decent Work Deficit And Dismal Unorganised Sector
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Two things have clearly emerged during four-days 42nd session of AITUC held during December 16-20 in Alappuzha. First, India is plagued by decent work deficit and dismal status of unorganized sector, and the second, the unity of trade unions, the only tool that can counter...
