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.Revival Of Iran Nuclear Deal To Test Middle East Détente
By James M Dorsey A potential revival of the Iran nuclear accord is likely to test the sustainability of Middle Eastern efforts to dial down tensions and manage differences by improving diplomatic relations and fostering economic cooperation. In the latest fence mending, two Gulf states, Kuwait and the United...
PM Candidate Sunak Has Become The Victim Of Boris’s Machinations
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister candidate of the British Conservative Party Rishi Sunak has been consistently outperforming Truss in debates yet he continues to lag behind his challenger among the voters of the Party. Senior Tory leaders say that he is not having good time. Sunak who made a...
Case Of Demolitions Is A Matter Of State And Societal Apathy
By Nabeela Jamil The case of demolitions, first and foremost, is a case of State and societal apathy. One central question that is missing from most discussions is why these people ‘occupying’ the ‘illegal encroachments’ to be demolished had to live as they did, to begin with? Why do...
Chile Will Be Holding Crucial Voting On September 4 On New Constitution
By Hugo Guzman No-one dares to say with any certainty what will be the result of the plebiscite on September 4 to approve or reject the new constitution of Chile. Despite the fact that in last year’s consultation, 79 per cent of Chileans voted in favour of a new...
Sanctioning Russia Leaves Germans A Bitter Choice This Winter
By C.J. Atkins BERLIN: “It’s going to be a choice many of us will have to face when winter comes: freeze or starve.” So says Günter Pohl, a glassworker from the the town of Sprockhövel in Germany’s industrial Ruhr region. “The sanctions are supposedly targeting Russia, but they’re hitting...
Indian ‘RuPay’ And Russian ‘MIR’ Look For New Opportunities Together
By Nantoo Banerjee It is good to know that Russia and India are in an advanced stage of discussion on accepting each other’s debit and credit cards. Should the two countries agree, Indian ATMs (automated teller machines) will soon accept Russian MIR cards. And, Indian RuPay cards will be...
Demolition Of Twin Towers In Noida Is A Height Of Corruption In New India
By Sushil Kutty “Towers of corruption demolished”, the shrill voice rising above the plumes of billowing dust. Somebody called it “spectacle demolition”, no less symbolic than the 1992 demolition of a 500-year-old mosque. The voice had its roots in Uttar Pradesh. The Supertech Twin Towers of corruption were brought...
Nitish Kumar Embarks On His Mission To Unite Opposition Beginning September
By Arun Srivastava Next month September will bring about a major turnaround in Indian polity with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar determined to launch the colossal task of bringing together the opposition parties on one common platform amidst the scenario of perverse failure of Modi-Shah design to keep him confined ...
Any Limited Nuclear War Will Lead To Unprecedented Climate Crisis And Famine
By Dr. Arun Mitra The war between Russia and Ukraine with an overt involvement of the NATO has killed thousands, pushed millions to refugee status and caused immense destruction of resources. Much in danger are the nuclear power plants in Ukraine which if damaged by intentional attack, accident, technology...
India-Nepal Relations Get A Jolt Over Agneepath Recruitment Of Gorkhas
By Ashis Biswas With Nepal disallowing the Indian Army’s proposal to recruit Gorkhas to join its new Agneepath scheme, India’s uneasy relations with its regional neighbours have surfaced again. Under the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, often perceived as being ‘right wing’, India cannot apparently avoid its diplomatic missteps in...
Pakistan Workers And Peasants Continue Battle For Better Livelihood
By Sankar Ray Pakistan is currently devastated by an unprecedented floods leading to the death of more than 1,000 persons till now. The struggling coalition of government of Shabaz Sharif is desperately trying to meet the challenge of this sudden natural calamity which has further given a jolt to...
Bernie Sanders Is Rallying To Build Working-Class Power In America
By Mindy Isser While there are plenty of important primary elections happening now, and even bigger general elections happening in the fall, Senator Bernie Sanders’s rallies in Philadelphia and Boston earlier this month were focused on something entirely different: the struggles of the working class and the importance of...
SC Reversal Of Decision To Publish Snooping Probe Report Adds To Mystery
By K Raveendran The sudden twist in the Supreme Court stand on the confidentiality of the report of the expert committee that probed the use of Pegasus spyware to snoop on politicians and people in public life has added more mystery to the imbroglio. The decision to keep the...
The Timing Of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Outbursts Against Rahul Gandhi Is Significant
By Sushil Kutty In the mid-1990s, Ghulam Nabi Azad used to talk to journalists who had just then taken to television journalism. Azad was those days a top voice for the Congress and much sought after by journalists. Note that none of the then “TV reporters” were live to...
Saudi, Egyptian World Cup Bid To Learn From Qatar Experience
By James M Dorsey At first glance, a potential bid by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two of the world’s worst human rights violators, together with Greece, to host the 2030 World Cup sounds like an invitation to a perfect public relations fiasco. That is undoubtedly true if one looks...
Two-Day National Labour Conference Discussed Too Little
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Two-day National Labour Conference of labour ministers and labour secretaries of states and UTs concluded at Tirupati on August 26 which almost evaded the real issues against which the Joint Platform of the 10 Central Trade Unions have been agitating since 2019 when the Modi...
LDF Govt-Governor Faceoff, Vizhinjam Bring Heat In Kerala Politics
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ongoing Governor-Government standoff, the fishermen’s agitation against the Vizhinjam international seaport and the Lok Ayukta imbroglio have roiled Kerala politics as never before, deepening the confrontationist ambience. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has further upped the ante by refusing to meet political staff of the...
Continuing Outbursts Of Class Anger Point To A Changing India
By Harihar Swarup In 2008, an Indian author (proper Indian, not just Indian-origin) won the Booker prize. Usually, this prestigious international literary award comes with an exaggerated sense of adulation. Not so, for Arvind Adiga’s the White Tiger. In reviews, essays and the quite supercilious conversations at parties of...
