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.Mexico Leads In Opposing The Cuba Blockade And U.S. Mischief
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) visited Cuba on May 8-9. He began by highlighting regional unity as good for equal promotion of economic development for all states. AMLO addressed themes he had discussed previously when Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited Mexico City...
Gyanvapi Mosque Dispute Seems Poised To Be A Babri Masjid Redux
By Harihar Swarup After three decades of relative calm post the Babri Masjid demolition, events in the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute have taken a swift turn. The latest development is the apparent ‘manifestation’ of a ‘shivling’ during a court-mandated survey, following which the local Varanasi court has ordered for that...
Supply Chain Gaps: Should India Bet On Vietnam To Outplace China?
By Subrata Majumder With China sinking into economic turmoil, the global supply chain industry is under dire threat. China is the global powerhouse, accounting for about one-fourth of the world supply chain manufacturing. Hamstrung by Covid-19, followed by unabated Russia-Ukraine war prompting global sanctions against Russia, China’s supply chain...
Behind The Bars: Time Looms For Sidhu, Karti And Even Lalu Prasad
By Sushil Kutty Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharati was named after the infamous Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). The dreaded MISA was invoked to send many to jail before it was consigned to the pages of history. Lalu himself has had several jail visits, and it was...
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Calls All-Party Meet Over Caste Census
By Rahil Nora Chopra Despite his differences with the ally BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to call an all-party meeting to discuss the issue of caste-based census. While communicating with the mediapersons in Patna, CM Nitish Kumar said that a meeting would soon be held to...
Violence Against Women Calls For An Inquisitorial Legal System
By Vaishnavi Sundar There had been few attempts at reviewing the Indian criminal justice system since its codification during British rule. But in 2000, a rejig was attempted when the Union Government entrusted a committee led by Justice V.S. Malimath to propose changes to the criminal justice system so...
From Social Services To The Arts, Chilean Communists Remake Nation
By Jon Wilson The Communist Party of Chile PCCh supported Gabriel Boric during the general election, and he won the presidency after defeating the right-wing candidate whose family members had ties to Nazi Germany. PCCh has several key positions in Boric’s cabinet, driving some of the most ambitious “people’s...
Present Inflationary Spiral Is Hitting The Working Poor Hardest
By Sanjay Roy The country is in the grip of an inflationary spiral resulting in galloping price rise of all essential goods used by the people. This crushing price burden is making life exceedingly difficult for the rural and urban poor. The retail inflation rate stood at 7.8 per...
Anti-Climax In LIC’s Listing On Stock Market Forms Part Of Trend
By K Raveendran Given the hype and build-up for LIC’s Rs 21,000 crore dream IPO over a long time, the listing of the shares has turned out to be an anti-climax. Of course, the first day price is no indication of how the stock is going to perform over...
Inequality Is Only Rising In Modi Raj With The Rich Flourishing
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Since May 2014, when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India, Union government has introduced a variety of measures to reduce poverty and enhance employment that enabled the country to withstand the shock of COVID-19, claim our PM and officials downwards and his fan...
Most Indian Medical Professionals Are Doing A Splendid Job In Their Area
By Dr Arun Mitra Speaking at a book release in New Delhi, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana pointed out that “several false cases are being lodged against upright and hardworking doctors” and that “they need a better and more secure working environment”. He said that...
Hardik Patel’s Exit From Congress Shows The Sordid State In Gujarat Unit
By Sushil Kutty Coming on the heels of the Udaipur Chintan Shivir, Hardik Patel’s exit from the Congress is a matter of ‘chintan’ for the Grand Old Party. Reports that Acharya Promod Krishnam had also quit the party was another setback. Earlier, on the first day of the chintan...
Abortion Issue In America Has Serious Religious And Cultural Dimensions
By Debabrata Biswas from Boston Anguish and Anger—these two words and their synonyms may be used to express the reactions of majority of American women after ‘ Politico’ a political journalism company, released a bombshell leak of a majority draft opinion of Supreme court to overrun its landmark ruling...
Local Court In Varanasi Has Not Acted Legally In Gyanvapi Masjid Case
By Krishna Jha Means are the same, only the methods vary. What happened in the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1949 was a surreptitious operation, what is being witnessed now in Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi is a brazenly open act. The entire controversy around the so-called Shivling issue would...
Progressives Do Significantly Well In Primaries Of Democratic Party
By Mark Gruenberg NEW YORK: Notable primaries on May 17 elections featured progressive wins on the Democratic side in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and North Carolina, and Trumpite domination among the Republicans—even where the former Oval Office occupant’s endorsed candidate lost. One headline for progressives came in the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate...
In The Wake Of War In Ukraine, Wheat Is Now A Strategic Commodity
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In what appeared to be a sudden move, the Indian government prohibited the export of wheat on May 13. This appeared to be totally out of sync with India’s policy of goodwill and outreach through liberal relief and support measures under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
The Economist Of London Goes Gaga With Indian Growth Story
By Anjan Roy The Economist newspaper of London, highly respected worldwide for its expertise and views on the global economy and issues, has predicted India to lead the economic recovery process as the fastest growing major economy. The paper refers to the India growth story in comparable terms to...
Turkey’s Erdogan Plays Games Within And With NATO
James M Dorsey Amid speculation about a reduced US military commitment to security in the Middle East, Turkey has spotlighted the region’s ability to act as a disruptive force if its interests are neglected. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off alarm bells this week, declaring that he was...
