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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.India All Geared Up To Lead International Year Of Millets 2023
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Thanking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 27 for getting the UNO to announce 2023 as the International Year of Millets, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, “The more the practice of eating millets increases, the more the side effects of crops produced...
India’s Most Admired Athlete P T Usha Starts New Journey As IOA President
By Harihar Swarup The transition has been relatively smooth. Enough for P T Usha to flash that trademark smile at everyone present at Olympic Bhavan, headquarters of Indian Olympic Association in Delhi. Dressed in a beige tussore salwar kameez with a smart floral jacket on a wintry Saturday, Usha...
A Roadmap For Human Rights And Other Activists Beyond Qatar World Cup
By James M Dorsey Qatar 2022 put the myth of a separation of sports and politics to bed. Like in Qatar, human, worker, and LGBT rights are likely to be left, right, and centre as other Gulf and North African states move centre stage as hosts of and bidders...
2023 Is The Year Of Rahul Gandhi To Prove His Mettle Through Nine State Polls
By Kalyani Shankar What is in store for the year 2023? Will it be good or bad? For the past three years, the world has faced an unprecedented pandemic – Covid – which has devastated the globe. Crystal ball gazers are hoping for a better scenario next year. They...
Universal Health Care Coverage By 2022 Failed In India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Universal health coverage (UHC) by 2022 has miserably failed in India. The year that is closing to an end, rather brought a costlier healthcare with price hike of even essential medicines, equipment and services. Deterioration of public healthcare system continued, and the country moved further...
Will BJP’s Election Juggernaut Get A Hit By Bearded Rahul Gandhi In 2023?
By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party, the election winning machine, is closing the year a little rough for the wear, despite the resounding win in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home-state Gujarat, where fellow Gujarati, Home Minister Amit Shah, contributed his two bit with a threat and a promise,...
Supreme Court Must See To It That Bhima Koregaon Case Accused Are Released
By Arun Srivastava The day Union Home Ministry took away the investigation in the Bhima Koregaon case from the Maharashtra police and handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA,) it became explicit that the home minister has some ominous designs. This was not simply an endeavour to unearth...
Supreme Court Faces An Existential Crisis As The Govt Confronts
By Indira Jaising It is customary for all publications to review developments at this year-end festive season as we have been doing. However, there is nothing to celebrate as sadly, the most depressing event occurred in December and so, we must begin the year backward. A Supreme Court bench...
Russian And U.S. Diplomats Are Confronting Each Other In Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas Once more, Russia and the United States of America are embroiled in a sharp diplomatic face-off over recent developments in Bangladesh, as the country braces up for its bitterest general elections in January 2024. An unorthodox war of words has broken out between Russian and American...
Indian Navy Needs Big Expansion To Take On China In Indo-Pacific Region
By Nantoo Banerjee The capital budget for Indian Navy needs a rapid escalation in the coming years for its fleet expansion and modernisation to become a strong force to deter the growing threats from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the world’s largest naval power in size, in the...
