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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.China Heading To Choppy Middle Eastern Waters
By James M Dorsey China could be entering choppy Middle Eastern waters. Multiple crises and conflicts will likely shape its relations with the region’s major powers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey. The laundry list of pitfalls for China includes the fallout of the Ukraine war, strained US relations...
Hate Campaign Against Minorities Is Being Normalised
By Shaoni Das On November, 2020 The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 came into being, which was subsequently passed by the UP Legislative Assembly in 2021 as an Act. Under this Act, a person can’t change their religion without giving a prior notice to...
Healthcare System Has To Deal With Worsening Mental Disorders
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the largest global review by WHO so far, nearly one in eight people have been found suffering with mental disorders while this ratio is one in seven for teenagers. The common conditions, such as depression and anxiety have even gone up by over 25...
Speeding Up Hindutva Programme Before 2024 Polls, Is Backfiring
By Arun Srivastava It would be simply an act of naiveté to believe that the BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma has dented the image of Narendra Modi or his government. It is Modi and his lieutenant Amit Shah who had prepared the backdrop and handed over the brief, to malign...
Unemployment In India Today Is Worse Than Any Year Since Independence
By Prabhat Patnaik The craftiness of imperialism is boundless. In several countries of the world at present there are neo-fascist governments, propped up by their respective big bourgeoisie (all aligned to globalized capital), and implementing neo-liberal policies with their characteristic ruthlessness; in many other countries, there are neo-fascist outfits...
Indian Economy Has Shown Mixed Results In Last Eight Years Of Narendra Modi
By K R Sudhaman It is not only politics that is increasingly getting polarized but also views on the Indian economy with economists divided on whether the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the country forward during the last 8 years of his rule or not. India has come...
For Demolitions, Chief Ministers Of States Have Legal Accountability
By Avani Bansal Sun Tzu in the ‘Art of War’ (written in the 6th century BC) argues that a commander’s duty was to ensure that his subordinates conducted themselves in a civilised manner during an armed conflict. This principle of ‘Command Responsibility’ came to be a centrepiece of international...
Our Prime Minister Is A Fixer In Chief In The Country For Every Vexed Issue
By Sushil Kutty If it is not broke, don’t fix it. That, and let sleeping dogs lie. Modi could have walked away, let sleeping dogs lie. But he chose to fix that what didn’t need fixing, could it be that our Prime Minister thinks he’s got the answers for...
PM-JAY Scheme Is Infested With Frauds And Abuses
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is infested with frauds and abuses. Different kinds of frauds are being encountered, both in relation to the making of e-cards for beneficiaries and also the provisions of treatment by hospitals. Corruption in India’s National Health Insurance Scheme Ayusman...
BJP Leadership Is Zeroing In On Its Presidential Candidate For July 18 Poll
By Rahil Nora Chopra The NDA alliance can soon make an announcement of the name of its candidate for the post of President. According to sources, BJP may decide to offer the candidature of an OBC or any woman for the presidential election. The top name doing the rounds...
June 15 Meet Of Opposition Parties Is A Positive Step Towards 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty The meeting of the seventeen opposition parties of the country on June 15 at the instance of the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to decide on nominee for Presidential elections due on July 18, has been a big success considering the problems which the regional...
Agnipath And Agniveer Are Designed To Saffronise Indian Military
By Arun Srivastava The decision of the Modi government to introduce the Agnipath scheme and raise a strong band of Agniveer ought to be seen in the present political perspective in India when the ruling party BJP is openly talking of establishing a Hindu Rashtra. This move of the...
Both Congress And BJP Are Following Bankrupt Policies In Kerala
By Prakash Karat Kerala is witnessing the dubious spectacle of Congress and BJP protesters out in the streets demanding the resignation of the chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan. In several places, the protesters have turned violent and clashed with the police. The agitation has been motivated by the ludicrous allegations...
Demolition Of Minority Houses At Prayagraj Is Totally Illegal
By Krishna Jha Why the state needs to crush a section of innocent people? Perhaps to set an example to show that any violation, even those imagined, cannot be taken without any reassertion of unbounded power and create fear. Bulldozer, a huge, faceless machine that can run uninterrupted, turning...
Crony Capitalism And Narendra Modi’s Friends In Business World
By Sushil Kutty Sri Lanka has a social media. And these days Modi is trending. For Sri Lankans, Indian bigwigs trending in their social media is welcome diversion from the island nation’s woes. At least Modi is not Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s President who is still at the centre...
Can Same-Sex Couple Live Together Under One Roof In India Of 2022?
By Sakshi Pritam Das In a recent ruling issued by the Kerala High Court permitting two lesbians to live together, the court emphasised on the most essential fundamental right of freedom of individuals to choose to live with whoever they wish to, regardless of gender. In the case of...
Agnipath Is Our Prime Minister’s Seminal Contribution To Defence Programme
By Sushil Kutty Agnipath and Madhushala! Two poems of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, actor Amitabh Bachchan’s father. Agnipath is about ‘hope’, while Madhushala spells ‘drunken despair’. But, with “Tu na thakega kabhi / Tu na rukega kabhi / Tu na mudega kabhi / Kar shapath, Kar shapath, Kar shapath /...
Congress Ramps Up Anti-Government Agitation In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have decided to ramp up their agitation seeking the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. On its part, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) has taken a decision to counter the motivated agitation politically....
