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.The Continuing War In Ukraine Is Leading To A Global Food Catastrophe
By Marc Vandepitte On May 18 UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm. For him “the spectre of a global food shortage” looms and he fears “this dangerous situation could tip into catastrophe.” “It threatens to tip tens of millions of people over the edge into food insecurity, followed...
Philippine Left Has Suffered A Brutal Setback In Presidential Elections
By Ken Fuller The scale of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s victory in the Philippine presidential election on May 9, where he gained a record 58.74 per cent of the votes cast, has stunned many observers. By contrast, his closest rival Leni Robredo, current vice-president and the main hope of...
Modi’s Sensitivity And The ‘Game’ Petroleum Companies Play
By K Raveendran Petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri has attributed the excise cut in petroleum products to Prime Minister Modi’s ‘considered and very well thought through assessment that the burden on the common man, the Aam Aadmi, needed to be addressed. He was speaking to television...
IPTA Turns 80: Heralding The Biggest Cultural Movement In India
By Nitya Chakraborty Eight decades ago, on May 25, 1943, an unprecedented cultural development took place in Bombay at the Sundari Bai Hall. The Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) was founded at a conference of the cultural workers and politico-cultural activists in an atmosphere of electric enthusiasm. It was...
Africa Day On May 25 Is A Reminder That India Has Not Done Enough For This Continent
By Sushil Kutty One can be forgiven for coming to the hasty conclusion that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is another Modi-bot in the long line of them. For when Jaishankar writes “As the world marks Africa Day today, it may be appropriate to assess how much the India-Africa...
Indian Economy Has Resilience But Needs Special Protection For Poor
By K R Sudhaman The global economy is facing unprecedented economic challenges driven by high inflation in practically all major economies and there are fears that this could lead to stagflation as recessionary trends are witnessed in advanced economies and slowing China. The question that is often asked now...
New Financing Model For Global Health Is Historic
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The 75th World Health Assembly, currently in progress in Geneva, Switzerland, that began on May 22 and will conclude on May 28, 2022, has already made a history by adopting a new financial model for global health, but the key to success lies in good...
Hardik Patel’s Political Future Still Remains Uncertain After Exit From Congress
By Harihar Swarup The Nav Sankalp Shirvir focused on youth. So, it is ironic, that Hardik Patel, who was the Congress’s working president in the poll-bound Gujarat resigned just two days after it. At 28, he was the youngest working president, the party had in any state. Patel had...
Modi Government Is Still Making All Efforts To Retain Section 124A
By Prof G Mohan Gopal The opening gambit of the Union Government in response to a writ petition at the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’) (S.G. Vombatkere versus Union of India) has taken the legal world by surprise. A...
Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman’s Heady Days Are Here
By James M Dorsey These are heady days for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. With King Salman home after a week in hospital during which he had a colonoscopy, rumours are rife that succession in the kingdom may not be far off. Speculation is not limited to a...
U.S. Sponsored IPEF Is A Counter To Just Not China But To BRICS Also
By Nitya Chakraborty The announcement made in Tokyo on Monday by the United States President Joe Biden about the formation of a new economic block named Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) has signalled the arrival of a new economic arrangement in the India-Pacific region to counter growing influence...
Coming Biennial Elections For 57 Rajya Sabha Seats Significant
By Kalyani Shankar The Composition of Rajya Sabha will soon mirror Lok Sabha giving an advantage to the ruling BJP. Though it might reach double digits, it will not gain the majority yet. Stakes are high for the BJP and the opposition parties because of the upcoming Presidential and...
TRS Supremo K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s Moves On Presidential Poll Make Sense
By Sushil Kutty Whenever Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal get into a huddle for opposition unity, the first thought that breaks the reverie is which of the two will dump the other for a shot at the PM’s chair come 2024? A...
Congress Unit In Uttar Pradesh Starts Implementing Udaipur Decisions
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: After Udaipur Chintan Shivir, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh is looking forward to massive revival plan to face 2024 Lok Sabha polls. There are indications that armed with the decisions taken at the Chintan Shivir the party high command is contemplating significant changes in state...
Bangladesh Feeling Impact Of Ukraine War On Its Exchange Rate
By Ashis Biswas In recent weeks, the value of Bangladeshi Taka (tk) has been declining sharply, as the US dollar has emerged as the strongest currency in the aftermath of the Ukraine war. According to reports from Dhaka this morning, the Bangladeshi tk further declined by 40 paise vis-à-vis...
Narendra Modi Is Now Following U.S. President Joe Biden In Most Global Issues
By Arun Srivastava Now there is no ambiguity the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised the goal post and put Russia in the club of his enemies. The credit goes to Joe Biden. He could accomplish the task which Donald Trump, the so called best friend of Modi...
Places Of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 Is Binding
By Priyanshi Bhageria A Hindi couplet by an unknown writer has been going viral on social media recently. Its English translation goes thus, “Birds feed on grains at the temple, and drink water at the mosque/I have heard that Radha’s stole is sewn by one Salma Begum/One Rafi used...
Never-Ending Plans To Expand NATO In Europe Threaten World Peace
By Amiad Horowitz In 2012, then United States President Barak Obama announced the so-called “Pivot to East Asia.” The United States started to focus less on the Middle East and more on East Asia. The main catalyst for this policy change was a fear of a rising People’s Republic...
