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.US Forces Are Involved In At Least 23 Proxy Wars Across The World
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Ukraine war entered its 134th day on July 7 giving no signs of ending. In the initial days, there were some efforts for active negotiations but since then, it has been converted into an open confrontation between Russia and Ukraine backed by the USA and...
Resolution On Stan Swamy’s Death In US Congress Has Global Implications
By Arun Srivastava US congress accepting a resolution commemorating the life of the rights defender and Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy, on his first death anniversary and seeking an independent investigation into his death has been a matter of disgrace for the Modi government which only a week back...
Global Tourism Industry Is Recovering After Pandemic With New Mantras
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry left not only tourism companies but also the tourism-driven economy in dire straits. Shutdowns and travel restrictions led to the disappearance of international travel. For example, China opened international flights after nearly two years...
Growing Share Sees Scrap Gold Evolve Into An Organised Industry
By K Raveendran The emergence of organised collection centres for scrap gold is introducing a new trend in the recycling of gold in the country. The new trend is spearheaded by major players such as MMTC-PAMP and Muthoot, which are setting up collection centres across the country. Organised scrap...
Samyukta Kisan Morcha Is Again In A Mood To Fight Modi Government
By Sushil Kutty The last time the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) piled on the heat on the Modi government was ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to relegate the BJP to second or even third place. That did not happen. Other factors set the trend for...
Pakistan Has Landed In An Unprcedented Eco-Political Crisis
By D. Imran Khalid Indubitably, Pakistan is nowadays passing through one of the most turbulent periods in its recent history. On the surface, it is a serious political turmoil. But, intrinsically, it is an amalgamation of financial and political tribulations which are dragging the country into the slough of...
Opposition Presidential Candidate Yashwant Sinha Was A Follower Of Jayaprakash Narayan
By Harihar Swarup The opposition’s Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha was a ardent follower of Jayaprakash Narayan and handled several ministries at the Central level. He made a mark as Finance Minister as he occupied the sprawling office in the North Block. When Sinha reached the Finance Ministry in November,...
AIADMK Is Facing Another Split As EPS Marginalises OPS In Power Struggle
By Kalyani Shankar Just as Shiv Sena split in Maharashtra, the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu is engaged in a power struggle between two former chief ministers, E. Palaniswami (EPS) and O. Panneerselvam (OPS). In a fast-developing drama, the EPS camp would like to relieve OPS of his present post...
Supreme Court Is Still To Give Its Final Decision On Electoral Bonds
By Nitya Chakraborty The sale of the 21st tranche of the electoral bonds is on from July 1-10 this year. Earlier this year, the last sale was held for ten days from April 1-10. The Supreme Court Chief Justice N V Ramana gave an indication the same month that...
Assam Floods, Big Landslides In Manipur, Rains During Amarnath Yatra
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the centre of public anger and jokes about him abound on Twitter. Apparently, he is not in the country when Sydney is witnessing severe flash floods and inundation. The situation in the entire North South Wales (NSW)...
There Remains A Lot To Achieve Beyond ‘Take Home Ration’
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India has been implementing the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Schemes for decades for addressing severe malnutrition among children aged 6-36 months and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). However, the malnutritions numbers, which are unacceptably high, point to the fact that there is a lot...
Further Steep Rise In Energy Prices Looms Large As Ukraine War Continues
By Anjan Roy Renowned US based bank, J.P. Morgan, has observed that oil prices could top $380 per barrel in a short time. The bank made its prediction on the basis of trends in the oil markets and supplies from major producers. The current geo-politics, in which Russia faces...
Trinamool Congress Has To Depend On Locals In Next Assembly Poll In Tripura
By Arun Srivastava West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress nursed high hopes from Tripura, but it could not be accomplished. Her aspiration to have one more state under her party’s wings and the recognition of being a national party received a severe shock from the...
Time To Implement Treaty Prohibiting Use Of Nuclear Weapons By Any Country
By Dr Arun Mitra The world is on the edge of a serious threat of use of nuclear weapons by Russia and NATO as both have threatened their use during the on-going war between Russia and Ukraine. Presently there are approximately 13,000 nuclear weapons on earth, many of which...
Top Indian Business Houses, PSUs Push Up Imports From Russia
By Nantoo Banerjee It is good to see that a host of large Indian business houses and public sector enterprises have rapidly stepped up imports from Russia taking full advantage of hefty price discounts offered by Russian suppliers on a host of goods in the face of multiple trade...
Hard Core Hindutva Is Making Governance Difficult For Narendra Modi
By Sushil Kutty Several things were happening when the BJP was holding its national executive in Hyderabad, targeting Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao with an eye on the Telangana assembly elections slated for 2023. Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid low KCR with attacks on dynastic politics,...
Platform Jobs Chief Destination For Women After Education
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The women labour force participation in India has remained low, oscillating between 16 to 23 per cent in the last few years chiefly because structural barriers ranging from access to education, lack of skilling and a direct correlation between gender or disability and incidence of...
Opposition Is On Backfoot Now In Offering Big Challenge To The BJP
By Amulya Ganguli The Samajwadi Party’s defeat in two Uttar Pradesh by-elections, the Trinamool Congress’s miserable performance in the Tripura polls and the BJP’s strangulation of the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi with the help of the Shiv Sena rebels, are signs of the BJP juggernaut’s – bulldozer’s? – relentless...
