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.Present Crisis Situation In India Requires New Strategy For Trade Unions
By Dr B K Kango The present strategy and structure of trade unions, evolved during the period when welfare economics prevailed and existing technology saw the evolution of big corporations with big manufacturing units, employing hundreds and hundreds of workers. The evolution of Fordism with assembly line production, deskilling...
Finland’s Choice Could See More NATO Troops On Russian Border
By C.J. Atkins and John Wojcik Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Thursday that her country should apply to join the NATO military alliance “without delay.” Signing up with NATO, Marin said, was necessary to guarantee the security of Finland’s citizens. She also called for the international community to...
Just IMF Bail-Out Is Not Going To Resolve Sri Lanka’s Deep Crisis
By Prakash Karat The May 9 incidents of violence in Sri Lanka bought into sharp relief the deteriorating situation caused by the grave economic crisis which has gripped the country. The economic crisis has now engulfed the political system and the entire society. At the heart of this maelstrom...
Rabindranath Tagore Spoke Strongly Against Sedition Law In 1897 On The Eve Of Tilak’s Arrest
By Sankar Ray It was Rabindranath Tagore, the myriad-minded poet, thinker and staunch internationalist who stood up openly at a public meeting in 1897 at the historic Town Hall of Calcutta, then India’s capital in protest against the infamous sedition act, the day before it was first used –Section...
South Asia Should Be Made Into A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone
By Dr Arun Mitra In 1998 that is 24 years back on 11th May India carried out first nuclear weapon test under the Vajpayee government. The event was celebrated with fanfare; public was jubilant over that India has now become a power to reckon with. Those who termed the...
Supreme Court Order On Madhya Pradesh Local Bodies Poll Is A Jolt To BJP
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Supreme Court’s direction to hold local bodies elections without reservation for OBCs has created serious dilemma for the BJP led Madhya Pradesh Government. The BJP was very keen that seats in local bodies should be reserved for OBCs. It is the considered opinion of...
No Bulldozer Raj, Countrymen Want Shelter For Poor And Migrants
By Krishna Jha The 75th year of Indian independence, which the government named as ‘Amrith Kaal’ is marked by the growl of the bulldozers. It has become a day-to-day affair in the national capital where the authorities come with bulldozers to the neighbourhood of Delhi where the poor people...
Pandemic Has Had Devastating Impact On Learning Of Indian School Children
By K R Sudhaman Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said recently it will spill over to next decade for the Indian economy to recover the losses that had resulted to the economy as a result of the Covid Pandemic during the last two odd years. Now the...
Horn Of Africa Is Facing Worst Economic And Social Crisis In Decades
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The Horn of Africa, also known as Somali Peninsula, is making big news these days but somehow it’s not reaching us with the same high decibel resonance as the Sri Lankan economic and political crisis or the Russia-Ukraine war. A geographical region that spans several...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s Election As President Signals Return To Autocracy
By Satyaki Chakraborty Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late far right dictator Ferdinand Marcos won the Presidential elections in Philippines on May 9 signaling the ousted the comeback of the worst forms of authoritarianism that marked the tenure of the elected President’s father in the 1980s. The...
No Scope For Review, Sedition Law Must Be Removed From Statute
By D. Raja Two hundred and thirty years back, noted British-American author, political theorist and philosopher Thomas Paine was charged with sedition for publishing his treatise the Rights of Man in England. Rights of Man severely criticized the monarchy, hereditary government and advocated social welfare measures for the poor....
Supreme Court Sees Through Govt’s Game On Seditions Law
By K Raveendran The Narendra Modi government has received a real snub from the Supreme Court, which has overruled the Centres’ objections and stayed all proceedings in sedition cases. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also directed on Wednesday that all pending cases, appeals and proceedings...
Rejuvenation Of The Congress Party To Face BJP Challenge In 2024 Poll
By Harihar Swarup Revival of the Congress Parliamentary Board (CPB), granting only one ticket per family, a mandatory three-year cooling off period for office bearers of the AICC, PCC and DCC after completing their first full-term of 3-4 years and pruning the Jumbo Congress committee panels are likely to...
Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam Inspire A Hindu Equivalent?
By James M Dorsey There’s a potential silver lining in Hindu nationalism’s endorsement of Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam. That is if the approval produces a Hindu equivalent. At first glance, Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav’s call on Indian Muslims to embrace one, if not the world’s most moderate expression of Islam,...
New Twitter Boss Elon Musk Smells Nice & Friendly To Donald Trump
By Sushil Kutty What is Elon Musk, a masking perfume, an electric car or a spacecraft that is not rocket science? He is none of these, but has strong links to spacecrafts and electric cars. Elon Musk is a South African with a Canadian link and sports a “settled...
New Army Chief General Manoj Pande Is A Person Of Diverse Qualities
By Harihar Swarup Around eight years ago, when he was Brigadier, Manoj Pande was posted in the headquarters of Eastern Command as the Brigadier General Staff (Operations), one of the most important positions there. His immediate boss was the late General Bipin Rawat who was Major General Staff. Rawat’s...
Remembering Marlene Dietrich For Her Outspoken Stand Against Fascism
By Jenny Farrell Marlene Dietrich, who died 30 years ago, on May 6, 1992, must be remembered not only for her importance as role model for emancipation but also for her outspoken and active stand against the Nazi movement that had overtaken her homeland. Born in Berlin on December...
M K Stalin’s One Year As Chief Minister In Tamil Nadu Shows Great Promise
By Kalyani Shankar Tamil Nadu chief minister M. K. Stalin completed one year in office on May 7. He has emerged out of the shadows of his famous father and late former chief minister M. Karunanidhi. After winning the state last year, Stalin now had to live up to...
