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.Girls Between Hope And Despair, Failed Mainly By Discrimination
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Only four and half-months ago in April, a report by UNESCO had generated great hope regarding girls’ education by showing them performing as strongly as boys in the classroom although there were plenty of barriers holding them back. Now a sense of despair grips the...
Desertion Of Congress MLAs To BJP In Goa Should Not Impact Bharat Jodo Yatra
By Arun Srivastava Congress leader Rahul Gandhi might not feel perturbed at 8 of his legislators in Goa switching their loyalty to the BJP but at the same time he cannot ignore the fact that this is a red alert for him and his party. It is an open...
Russian Military Reverses In Ukraine War May Force Putin To Opt For Harder Option
By Anjan Roy Nearly seven-month old Ukraine war by Russia, could possibly now become a severe test for the warring countries as well as the world. as Ukraine has now taken upper hand in its fierce battle with its powerful invader. Ukraine has retaken 3000 square kilometres of land...
‘Hot Autumn’ Of Resistance As Germans Suffer From Sanctions On Russia
By C.J. Atkins LEIPZIG, Germany: Around 5,000 in Leipzig and another 1,000 in Berlin last Monday took part in the first rallies of a campaign that’s being called the start of a “hot autumn” of resistance to Ukraine war-imposed hardships on German workers. Demonstrators demanded caps on gas and...
From Jean Luc Godard To Ernesto Che Guevara – The Swinging Calcutta Of 1960’s
By Nitya Chakraborty “There is no God in cinema, Godard is God”- that was how a young member of our South Calcutta Film Club quipped as we were discussing the French films in 1965 after a screening of some films in the French consulate including afilm of one of...
India To Create Widest Gap Between Rich And Poor By 2030
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India may become the third biggest economic power in the world by 2030. It has recently become the 5th biggest by replacing the United Kingdom, and is on the track to push Germany and Japan behind to become the 3rd only after the United States...
Bengaluru Caught Between Storm Over Masala Dosa And Ravaging Storm Waters
By K Raveendran The next time you go out to have your favourite masala dosa in Bengaluru, check out with the local panchang whether the time is propitious for it. At least this is what Bengaluru South’s BJP MP Tejasvi Surya realised. Along with the youthful saffron MP, the...
Congress Cannot Deny That Bharat Jodo Yatra Is Aimed At 2024 Polls
By Sushil Kutty Once Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ makes its way out of Kerala, there should be peace between the Congress and the CPM. In Kerala, other than their committed cadres, the two do not differentiate between voters. The Kerala voter shifts loyalty from one to...
BJP Cadres Violence In Kolkata On September 13 Has Isolated The Party Further
By Arun Srivastava The manner in which the BJP created boisterous situation and its cadres indulged in violence near Nabanna the Bengal Government secretariat on September 13 certainly does not underscore BJP’s effort to stage a comeback, instead it makes explicit that the BJP had contrived a well-designed plan...
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo’ Yatra Losing Focus In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Is Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo’ yatra losing focus during its Kerala leg? The answer to that question, unfortunately, has to be in the affirmative. The Congress had started the yatra with the express objective of countering the BJP-led Union Government’s ‘divisive and anti-federal agenda. A...
Indonesia As G-20 Chairman Requires A Tightrope Walk
By James M Dorsey Indonesia’s geopolitical plate is piling up as the archipelago state prepares to host the Group of 20 (G20) summit and associated gatherings in November, including the Religion 20 (R20), a high-level meeting of religious leaders, the first under the G20’s auspices. The challenges and opportunities...
Malayali Film Actor Dileep Is Having A Troubled Times With Accusations
By Harihar Swarup In February 19, 2017, at a meeting in Kochi’s Durbar Hall grounds, some of Kerala cinema’s biggest names gathered to protest the abduction and sexual assault of a woman actor. Among those present that day were superstars Mammootty and Dileep Singh, high profile directors –Kammal and...
Narendra Modi Should Strive For A Better Understanding With Xi And Putin At SCO Meet
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the historical city Samarkand in Uzbekistan on September 15 and 16 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit amidst the continuation of the Ukraine war and the persisting misunderstanding between India and China over the border issues. This...
BJP’s March To Nabanna, Official HQ Of Mamata Has Failed To Make Impact
By Arun Srivastava Bengal BJP’s March to Nabanna, the headquarters of Bengal Government on September 13 against ‘TMC Corruption’ was a desperate exercise to project Mamata Banerjee as the most corrupt leader in the country, it also implicitly aims to counter ‘pro-separatist’ and anti-minority image and identify itself particularly...
Arvind Kejriwal’s Dinner With Auto Driver In Ahmedabad Is A Good News
By Sushil Kutty Arvind Kejriwal’s gimmicks! There was the time, early in his political career, January 2014 to be precise, when Kejriwal slept on the side of the road outside the Rail Bhawan in New Delhi, his body at ease on a mattress placed next to his famed blue...
Shocking Trend Of Rising Modern Day Slavery Among Workforce
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The much-awaited data on modern day slavery has finally been released, which has confirmed our worst of the fears that already shockingly rising trend has further been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. The report has special significance for India, since it reveals that...
Political Corruption Is Eating Into Heart Of Indian Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee Nothing has grown more steadily in democratic India than political corruption ever since its independence. Ironically, the news of political corruption consumed more media space than any other line of stories since 1948. Yet, such news had hardly much impact on political parties and their indulgence...
Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra Has Good Potential To Connect To Masses
By Kalyani Shankar Image building is a politically important tool for present-day politicians worldwide, and India is no exception. They employ specialized image-building companies, who tell their clients what to wear, how to speak and what issues should be focused on at considerable costs to capture power. In the...
