Opinion
Appeal
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.Agnipath Is An Assault On Indian State And Its Tradition Of Military
By Prakash Karat The Agnipath scheme, which makes a radical departure in the nature of recruitment of soldiers to the armed forces, has met with widespread opposition from the youth and ex-servicemen of all categories. Despite this fierce opposition, the government has directed the armed forces to go ahead...
Brace For Global Recession? Close To It, But Not Just Yet
By Anjan Roy Is the world is staring at a recession? The question is coming up fast as there is serious concern that is going around. The global central banks’ policy moves to tame inflation could initiate a recession and larger unemployment. We have so far known of the...
Inauguration Of Padma Setu On June 25 Is A Big Rebuff To World Bank
By Sankar Ray Inauguration of nine km long ‘Padma Setu’ on the mighty River Padma on June 25 by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sk Hasina will be perhaps the brightest feather on the cap of her government. Built at an estimated cost of lithe over Taka 30,000 crore...
Unemployment Of Youth And Inequality In Indian Society Is Rising
By Krishna Jha There are reports, released by Oxfam a few months back, to be exact, on January 23, 2022, that reveal that seventy percent of the national wealth is in the hands of select ten per cent. For the rest, it is thirst, hunger and a bleak present....
Maharashtra Developments Are A Big Booster For BJP On Prez Poll Eve
By Arun Srivastava BJP’s latest move to throw out Maha Vikas Aghadi from power in Maharashtra has a different contour and political necessity. The move was driven not only with the maxim to have a BJP government and revenge the two year old action of Uddhav Thackeray to foil...
Shiv Sena Crisis Shows The Faultlines In Uddhav’s Pursuit Of Secular MVA
By Sushil Kutty Uddhav Thackeray undid Bal Thackeray’s Hindutva legacy by linking up with the secular Congress and the NCP. And Aaditya Thackeray is being blamed for alienating Eknath Shinde. ‘UT’ was blind to ‘AT’ meddling in affairs out of his depth. But that would be diminishing Sanjay Raut’s...
Rising Prices And Inflation In India To Remain Above Tolerance Level
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Rising prices and inflation in India are likely to remain above tolerance level of 6 per cent as visualized by the Union Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Retail inflation is expected to be much over this level in the medium...
Major Setback To Congress Leadership In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The truce in Congress in Kerala resulting from the spectacular victory in the Thrikkakara assembly by-election is in danger of collapsing. The proximate cause for this apprehension in Congress circles in the State is the emphatic rejection by the Congress High Command of the 280-member...
Droupadi Murmu Enters The Presidential Campaign With Many Positives
By Anjan Roy The ruling NDA’s choice of the candidate for the presidential election must be conceded to be a political masterstroke. They have picked up an adivasi candidate now after choosing a scheduled caste candidate earlier. They have thus strayed away from the so-called upper caste elites and...
Droupadi Murmu Is A Sureshot Political Choice Of BJP For Presidency
By Sushil Kutty The NDA’s choice for President of India, a woman, and a tribal — Droupadi Murmu, is a sureshot winner, considering the political situation in the country. And Murmu is no stranger to power, and high office. She was Jharkhand Governor from 2015 to 2021. Prime Minister...
Entire ED Exercise Over National Herald Issue Is Meant To Demean Rahul
By Arun Srivastava The ordeals Rahul Gandhi has been facing in the National Herald money laundering case are yet to dissipate. The probe pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper. The ED probe is more of the nature...
India Reaps Maximum Benefits From Sanctions Against Russian Oil
By K Raveendran India is leading the switch in the flow of Russian crude oil, hit by sanctions in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine, from its traditional market Europe to Asia. According to latest estimates available with Rystad, in the four months since the start of...
Laxmi Jadhav Makes History By Becoming The First Woman Bus Driver In Mumbai
By Harihar Swarup “Most people think women don’t make good drivers, but I have proved them wrong”, says Laxmi Jadhav, 42, with a mischievous smile. It’s been a week since she became the first woman bus driver in the history of BEST (The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking),...
Qatar’s World Cup Catch-22 Situation Over LGBT Access
By James M Dorsey When Egyptian football legend Mohammed Aboutreika came out swinging against homosexuality in late 2021, he touched a raw nerve across the Muslim world. The tit-for-tat between Aboutreika and supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights laid bare a yawning gap. For Aboutreika and...
Azamgarh And Rampur By-Polls Are Very Crucial For Samajwadi Party
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party is under tremendous pressure to retain Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats facing by-elections on June 23. Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav had won from Azamgarh while Rampur was won by senior party leader Mohd Azam Khan who was recently released on...
When Hate Speech Falls Short Of Being Free Speech In Indian Society
By Ujjaini Chatterji The contemporary Indian democracy is at a threshold of its constitutionalism. Amidst the deafening noise of the media and a structured, institutionalised political propaganda of minority marginalisation, every second day, there is a renewed debate regarding what constitutes an exercise of the freedom of speech and...
France Enters A New Era Of Political Instability After Macron’s Failure To Get Majority
By Sankar Ray “France has had enough of its monarch president. If the French people decide to give us a majority then we will govern . . . Destiny is in your hands,” crisply said Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the coalition of various hues of left and green...
Presidential Elections In Last Seven Decades Have Been Eventful
By Kalyani Shankar Presidential elections are the buzz of the season as India is poised to get its new President next month following the retirement of incumbent Ramnath Kovind. Since Independence, these polls have witnessed close contests, surprises, and upsets. Generally, the ruling party gets its candidate elected, and...
