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.The Privatisation Of Haifa Port With Adani: India-1, China -0
By James M Dorsey I2-U2, the Indo-West Asian quad, has boasted its first success with the acquisition by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani of Haifa Port. The acquisition was announced days after an I2-U2 virtual summit during US President Joe Biden’s visit last week to the Middle East. The acquisition...
BJP Sweeps District Panchayat Elections In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Congress has alleged use of Police and administration in the election of office bearers of district Panchayat. It was adoption of these tactics that the BJP could capture 41 district Panchayats out of 51 for which elections were held. Congress could capture only 9....
The Looming Crisis Of South Asian Migrant Worker Fatalities Abroad
By Ashis Biswas In recent times, more Bangladeshi and Nepali migrant workers have died abroad than before. An increase in migrant mortality has been reported from countries as varied as the Middle East to Malaysia. Both the Nepal and Bangladesh governments are deeply perturbed by an ominous uptick in...
2009 Massacre Of Tribals In Dantewada By Para Military Forces
By Sarah Thanawala The Supreme Court’s judgment, in the case of Himanshu Kumar & Ors. versus State of Chhattisgarh &Ors., delivered on July 14 by a division bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, who retired on Friday, and J.B. Pardiwala, has led to outrage. The bench dismissed the writ petition...
Falling Rupee Will Add To Inflationary Pressures On Indian Economy
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik All is not well when it comes to India’s trade deficit and value of Indian Rupee. While the trade deficit has widened to a record $25.63 billion in the month of June, latest data suggests Indian Rupee for the first time has crossed 80-mark against...
Amendment Of Forest Rights Act 2006 To Help Only Big Corporations
By Dr. Soma Marla While nominating Smt Droupadi Murmu, the ruling BJP boasted as a saviour of tribal people. However, by proposing changes to Forest Rights Act, 2006, the Narendra Modi government is doing quite the opposite by subverting the interests of tribal people to benefit big companies. During...
Indian Govt At Last Expresses Concern At Myanmar Junta Killings Of Activists
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Myanmar’s military rulers on July 252 reported the execution of four pro-democracy activists — Phyo Zeya Thaw, Kyaw Min Yu, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw. Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zeya Thaw were convicted under counter-terrorism laws in January while Hla Myo Aung and...
Supreme Court Order On PMLA Hands Over A Big Weapon To Modi Govt
By Sushil Kutty The best thing about the Supreme Court is that its left hand doesn’t know the right hand. So, if bail for Muhammad Zubair’s is court-given right, then bail for the PMLA accused can be denied. The enforcement directorate has overarching powers to arrest, charge and contest...
Congress Invokes Indira On Dharna To Defend Sonia Gandhi
By Rahil Nora Chopra Massive protests are being held by senior Congress leaders and workers, including Rahul Gandhi, against the Narendra Modi government, raising current issues like inflation and mass unemployment. However, the real cause behind the ongoing protest is the strong opposition to the Enforcement Directorate’s continued questioning...
Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee’s Moment Of Truth Has Arrived
By Ashis Biswas Within the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) in Bengal, the decision to strip Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee of his portfolios and party leadership six days after his arrest, is a major setback for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s leadership. She had stood by him firmly from July 22 onwards...
Union Railway Minister’s Unwarranted Rebuff To Kerala Ministers
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a totally unwarranted and unjustified rebuff from Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to three Ministers from Kerala. What compounds the Minister’s ‘offence’ was the fact that the Kerala Ministers could not meet him despite having a scheduled appointment with him. No reason has...
Indian People Are Looking Forward To President Murmu With High Hopes
By Binoy Viswam After assuming the office, President Droupadi Murmu tweeted, “Johar! Namaskar, I humbly greet all the fellow citizens from this sacred Parliament, a symbol of the hopes, aspirations, and rights of all the citizens of India. Your affection, trust and support will be my greatest strength in...
Contradictory Trends In Supreme Court Orders Give Cause For Concern
By Prakash Karat Two judgments delivered by the Supreme Court in the course of a week have brought out starkly the contradictory trends on display in the highest court of the land. In the case of the multiple FIRs against Alt News journalist, Mohammed Zubair, a three-member bench consisting...
Narendra Modi Is Building A Rainbow Coalition Of BJP For 2024 Lok Sabha Poll
By Sushil Kutty To the tribal, add the jat. To Droupadi Murmu, Jagdeep Dhankar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are building a new coalition of votebanks to win 2024Lok Sabha polls. Don’t forget Modi is also assiduously wooing the Pashminda Muslim, who is apparently cut-off from the...
With TMC Minister Mired In SSC Scam, BJP Raises Stakes In Bengal
By Ashis Biswas In West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has raised the stakes higher in its running battle against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), claiming that at least 38 TMC MLAs were in close touch with the saffron party. Further, well-known pro-BJP actor Mithun Chakraborty told newspersons...
Remembering CPI(ML) Leader Charu Mazumdar Fifty Years After His Death
By Dipankar Bhattacharya Fifty years have elapsed since the death of Comrade Charu Mazumdar in Kolkata’s Lalbazar police lock-up. Back then, the Indian state must have heaved a huge sigh of relief, expecting his death to mark the end of the revolutionary wave that had spread across India in...
To Defeat Trump Fascism In 2024 Poll, Every Ally Will Be Needed
By Max Elbaum The recent burst of Supreme Court rulings and January 6 Committee revelations have put the MAGA agenda and its plans to seize power front and center in U.S. politics. From white supremacist militias through the Supreme Court majority, from Trump and DeSantis over to “Republican Team...
Navigating Opposition Unity Through Uncertain Times Of Indian Politics
By Nitya Chakraborty NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu has taken over as the first tribal-origin President of India after causing big cracks in the opposition. The election of the Vice-President is due on August 6. BJP candidate Jagdeep Dhankar is set to win comfortably as the NDA supporters have majority...
