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.Big Rise In School Dropouts During The Modi Regime Is A Matter Of Big Concern
By Krishna Jha Between 2015 and 2025, the country witnessed the closure of about 93000 government schools. It was simply denial of light, light of knowledge. Vast masses from the lower depths were stopped from crossing the barrier, without any explanation. Obviously the system had refused them the freedom...
Global Waste Generation Is Faster Than We Are Able To Handle
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Global waste generation is faster than we are able to handle. It reached 2.56 billion tonnes in 2022, according to the new World Bank report “What a Waste 3.0” as against projected 2.59 billion tonnes by 2030 by “What a Waste 2.0” of 2018. Under...
Insider Trading On Iran Takes War Profiteering To A New Level In Last Five Weeks
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: While ordinary Americans watch gas prices climb, someone with a lot of money—and apparently the right connections—appears to have made a fortune in a single minute. On the morning of March 22, just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, oil futures markets lit up. In...
Fitness, Therapy And Confidence — The New Identity Of Swimming
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: Swimming has a very old relationship with human society. For communities living near rivers and ponds, it was once a life-saving skill. Over time, it became a sport, and gradually it started becoming a part of lifestyle. The growing number of swimming pools in cities...
China Goes All Out To Boost The New President Of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing
By Nitya Chakraborty China and Russia are the two major countries which are going the wholehog in boosting the Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing who has just been elected as the new President following national elections which were rigged, according to the international poll observers. India also exercised...
PM Narendra Modi And CM Mamata Engaged In A Fierce Confrontation In Bengal Poll Campaign
By T N Ashok On the campaign trail in Nadia, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued what amounted to one of the most extraordinary statements in recent Indian electoral history. She did not merely criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She accused him, with remarkable specificity, of strategic silence...
South Asia’s Energy Crisis Exposes Its Import Dependent Fault Lines
By R. Suryamurthy The energy crisis gripping South Asia in 2026 is not simply the fallout of a distant geopolitical confrontation; it is the clearest evidence yet of a systemic fragility that policymakers have long acknowledged but persistently under-addressed. The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz—through which roughly 20...
Paravur: No Walkover For LoP VD Satheesan
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Paravur Assembly constituency, represented by Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan, is witnessing a three-cornered contest. Satheesan’s main rival is CPI’s Tyson Master, who is a sitting MLA from Kaipamangalam. The candidature of Tyson will ensure that there is no walkover for Satheesan, who...
Barak Valley Bengalis Are Not Happy At CM Himanta Biswa Sharma’s Stance On Their Demands
By Rabindra Nath Sinha Has Himanta Biswa Sarma, who became chief minister of Assam on May 10, 2021 and is hoping for a repeat term, been fair with the Bengalis in the Barak Valley? The Barak Valley which is a prominent geographical and administrative region of the southernmost part...
India To Cross 300 Million Tonnes Steel Production Target By 2030
By Kunal Bose China, no doubt, is having success in restraining production and capacity management, an important aspect of which is to progressively increase the share of electric arc furnaces (EAF) in the country’s steel production. The rapid promotion of EAF based steel production will help the country in...
Dubai’s Gilded Gateway Loses Its Luster As The West Asian War Hits Big
By T N Ashok For six decades, Dubai International Airport was the ultimate proof of concept: that a city conjured from desert sand could outshine every rival simply by wanting it more. Sheikhs poured billions into terminals before demand materialized, groomed Emirates into a flying empire, and draped the...
Global Economic Impact Of U.S.-Israel War In Iran Will Be Devastating
By Michael Burke LONDON: The main cost of the Iran War will be in human death toll. There is also the question of the national sovereignty of Iran, as the recent destruction of nations such as Syria, Iraq and Libya testifies. In all cases the costs will be far-reaching...
Indian Rupee’s Continuous Downtrend Is A Big Concern
By Nantoo Banerjee The Reserve Bank of India and the government may officially deny or even pretend to ignore the adverse impact of the continuous downhill journey of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar on the economy, the disturbing trend, if not contained, is bound to lead the...
Why Narendra Modi Is Wrong In Blaming Bengal Govt For Jungleraj For Malda Gherao?
By T N Ashok The gherao of judicial officers in Malda has, in the heat of West Bengal’s election season, become more than an isolated law-and-order incident. It has evolved into a political metaphor—weaponized by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), fiercely contested by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and embedded...
From Gandhian Socialism To Hardcore Hindutva-BJP Crosses Zig Zag Path In 46 Years
By Arun Srivastava The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s trajectory, from its birth in 1980 with the pledge to follow Gandhian socialism to actively pursuing the Politics of Hindutva in 2026, has been quite enigmatic. The party at its first convention on April 6, 1980, had adopted “Gandhian Socialism” as...
Trump Allowing Russian Oil Tanker To Cuba Helps In Easing Energy Crisis
By Satyaki Chakraborty Amidst the intensification of the US-Israel axis war in Iran and President Trump’s continuing threat to Cuba on regime change, a positive development has just taken place in US-Cuba relations following the U.S. administration allowing a Russian tanker with oil reaching Havana to help the energy...
TMC Led By Mamata May Win Bengal Assembly Polls Defeating BJP Once Again
By Kalyani Shankar West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to secure a historic fourth term in office, according to the latest opinion poll projections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gaining ground in the state and is ambitious enough to challenge Mamata’s position. Meanwhile, both the Congress...
Pakistan Figures Prominently On Penultimate Day Of Election Campaign In Assam
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the penultimate day of the Election campaign in Assam, Pakistan figured prominently. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said during a press conference that in the last 10 days, a Pakistani channel has done at least 11 talk shows regarding the election in Assam. He...
