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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.Six Months Of Ukraine War That Changed The Global Economy
By Anjan Roy The first battle of Panipat in 1526 had changed the history of India and began the Mughal rule; two and a quarter century later, the battle of Plassey had changed the course of history of Indian nation and hadits impact on the global economy. When the...
Under Narendra Modi Regime, State Governors Are Acting As The Tool Of BJP
By Binoy Viswam Under the RSS-BJP rule the office of governors is becoming more and more undemocratic and conspiratorial. The meaning and spirit of federalism is routinely violated by these governors’ office in many parts of the country. Uninterrupted functioning of the state governments is hindered by the unjustifiable...
Congress Should Go For A New Party President As Per Poll Schedule
By Sushil Kutty Ashok Gehlot is a magician. His father was also a magician. Tricks are part of Gehlot growing up. Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi believes Gehlot will make a great Congress president if Rahul Gandhi declines. Gehlot himself is playing decoy, insisting rank and file will revolt...
Electoral Democracy Is Being Scuttled In Jammu & Kashmir Again
By Prakash Karat Three years after the virtual abrogation of Article 370 and nullification of the special status on August 5, 2019, the Modi government is continuing its efforts to reorder the electoral system in Jammu & Kashmir to suit its interests by disempowering the Muslim majority population. The...
Political Transition In Kashmir Has Got A New Twist
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Political transition in Jammu & Kashmir has now a new twist. With Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) declaring to go solo in the next Vidhan Sabha Election whenever would be held, the unity demonstrated by the political parties of the state has started falling...
Confrontation Between Kerala LDF Govt And Governor Intensifies
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government refusing to blink, the stage is set for a further intensification of the feud between the two. While the Governor has signalled his intent not to sign any legislation that went against...
New York Primary Results Have Republicans Shaking In Their Shoes
By Mark Gruenberg NEW YORK: The constitutional right to abortion and democracy itself took centrestage and gave Democratic Ulster County, N.Y., Executive Pat Ryan a win in a special congressional election in a swing U.S. House seat in New York’s Hudson Valley this week. The unexpected win by a...
BJP Still Pursuing Its Operation Jharkhand To Unseat Hemant Soren
By Arun Srivastava Spate of serial slaughter of the opposition governments by the ruling BJP has of course slowed down but the operation lotus continues to dictate the saffron establishment. Hemant Soren led coalition government in Jharkhand which barely a month back was the prime target for the...
Recharging Of MVA Under Uddhav To Fight BJP In Polls Is A Good Omen
By Sushil Kutty Things stirred in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday. Some movement forward happened. Uddhav Thackeray, who seldom ventured out of home, i.e., Matoshree or Official residence Varsha, when he was Chief Minister, and which was a major complaint against him, went to the Maharashtra...
Uttar Pradesh Is Witnessing Big Preparations By BJP And Samajwadi Party
By Pradeep Kapoor Ruling BJP and other major political parties are busy in building up the organisationsin Uttar Pradesh to face crucial Lok Sabha polls scheduled in 2024. Surprisingly for past few months, BJP high command is busy in searching suitable state president who should lead...
Social Media Giant Twitter Versus Government Of Narendra Modi
By Shadan Farasat And Dhruv Bhatnagar· Big tech companies running large social media platforms prefer engaging with governments, particularly in developing countries, behind closed doors. It is rare to see them openly confronting governments in courts. However, there comes a point when pacifist posturing contradicts the core values...
Erdogan Waiting To Pull A Rabbit Out Of His Hat For Assad
By James M Dorsey At first glance, there is little that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamist and nationalist, has in common with Dogu Perincek, a maverick socialist, Eurasianist, and militant secularist and Kemalist. Yet it is Perincek, a man with a world of contacts in...
In United States, Democrats Prospects Are Looking Up In November Polls
By Nick French This spring, the Democratic Party’s prospects in the coming midterm congressional elections looked extremely bleak. With high inflation squeezing wallets, President Joe Biden’s approval ratings at record lows, and most of the party’s national policy agenda apparently dead in the water, a Republican sweep...
Serena Williams Is A Legend In The History Of World Sports-Not Just Tennis
By Harihar Swarup Serena Jameka Williams, the world’s greatest tennis player, announced her retirement last week. An African American woman, Serena, along with her sister Venus, has dominated an essentially white sport—both in tennis of who played it and the audience that followed it. What kind of...
Those Who Committed Crime Against Humanity Have No Case For Remission
By Indira Jaising RAPE is considered an impact crime. An impact crime is one which is committed not just against the person for who she is but also because of her community identity; in this case a community of women, a community of minorities. The crime impacts...
Buoyant BJP Leadership Under Narendra Modi Preparing For 2024 Polls
By Kalyani Shankar Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strengthened himself in the last eight years, to such an extent in his party and outside that the gap in popularity between him and other probable prime ministerial aspirants comes no way closer to him. He is all set...
China On A Fast Track To Increase Its Strategic Hold In Indian Ocean Zone
By Anjan Roy China is tightening its grip and strategic strangle hold around India faster than perceived earlier. But, at the same time, Chinese move can bring about radical changes in security alignments in the Indian sub-continent. In its hurry to gain dominance over the...
Politics In Himachal And Gujarat Heating Up Before Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The 100 times hike in compensation for martyr’s kin by Gujarat from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore shows how much anxiety has gripped the ruling BJP just a few months ahead of Vidhan Sabha election in the home state of PM Narendra...
