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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.Narendra Modi Has Started Exercises For Picking His Next Presidential Candidate
By Kalyani Shankar The 2022 presidential election will occur when President Ramanath Kovind’s term ends on July 25. Though it is more of an ornamental post as the real power exists in the hands of the elected Prime Minister, there are always speculations about the polls. It may be...
Dealing With Debt Crisis Is The Foremost Task Of New Pakistan Government
By Anjan Roy While a new prime minister has been elected by a rainbow coalition of opposition parties in Pakistan, it does not bode well for political stability in the country. Shehbaz Sharif, younger brother of former Pakistan prime minister, Nawaz Sharief, is an experienced political hand. But he...
New Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Starts Well Amidst High Expectations
By Sankar Ray There is a general feeling of relief at the exit of the PTI Government led by Imran Khan in Pakistan and the coming of the opposition coalition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the new Prime Minister Nazam Sethi, editor of the renowned The Friday Times, began his...
Poor Need A Life Of Dignity With Better Livelihood Opportunities
By Dr. Gyan Pathak When a person in extreme poverty gets food to eat, it is indeed a relief, and absorbs the major chunk of shock from destitution, but does not eradicate poverty. Throwing some loafs of bread before a hungry is not at all a poverty eradication programme,...
Narendra Modi Has Played Well In The Present Diplomatic Game Over Ukraine War
By Sushil Kutty The elephant in the room at the virtual Modi-Biden talk on Monday evening Indian time did not allow a free and fair discussion in the ‘Virtual Room’, which is different from the ‘Oval Room’. That said, there aren’t any elephants in Russia, only Siberian bears and...
BJP Sets Target For 75 Out Of Total 80 Seats In Lok Sabha Polls In 2024 From Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Enthused by the success in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, BJP has already started working for 2024 Lok Sabha polls under the guidance of party high command. It would be worth mentioning here that soon after the Assembly results were announced PM Narendra Modi called upon...
Russia’s War In Ukraine Leading To Decline In Tea Exports In CIS Region
By Ashis Biswas India’s annual tea exports, industry circles fear, may decline by around 15% because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. In addition to much reduced bulk purchases by Russia and Ukraine, present trends indicate that demand in the months ahead may fall in neighbouring CIS (Commonwealth of...
French Left Is Out Of Contest In The Final Round Of Presidential Elections
By David Broder Yes, we’ve had enough optimistic commentary on near-misses and heroic failures. The result is bad: Jean-Luc Mélenchon ran for president a third time, and again hasn’t made it. Even with an energizing campaign and a likely sizable tactical vote in his favor — allowing the radical-left...
Far Right Le Pen Is Posing A Grave Threat To President Macron In Final Round On April 24
By Sankar Ray Incumbent President Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron representing La République En Marche had a slight edge over the far right Marion Anne Perrine “Marine” Le Pen of National Rally in the first round of French presidential poll held on Sunday – having received 27.6 per cent and...
India’s Energy Security Can Not Be Compromised
By Nantoo Banerjee Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s offer to India to consider a rupee-ruble mechanism to settle trade in goods between the two countries to avoid sanctions imposed by the US-led NATO comes at a time when the Indian economy is reeling under high prices of oil putting...
CPI(M)’s Political Line On Opposition Unity To Isolate BJP Is Still Confused
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: All stops must be pulled out to ensure that the anti-BJP vote is not divided. Will the decision made at the 23rd Party Congress of the CPI(M) not to have a national-level alliance with the Congress achieve that goal? The five session ended on April...
Modi Govt Is Still In Dark About Migrant Workers
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India doesn’t know about the real status of the migrant workers in the country even two years after their returning home following sudden lockdown that shook the very conscience of the world during March 24 and May 31, 2020. Modi government had liberally distributed assurances...
Amit Shah‘s Statement On Hindi As Official Language In Communications Was Unwarranted
By K R Sudhaman Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stirred up language controversy that Hindi being official language, it should be the medium for correspondence and discussions between states. This has evoked a vehement and justifiable strong reaction from southern states, particularly Tamil Nadu, which has always opposed...
Recent Movies In South Are Exposing The Media, Especially Tv Channels
By Sushil Kutty In recent days, South Indian films have been very objective in depicting the social reality and it is not surprising that the mainstream media is being exposed for its loss of credibility, especially the television channels. Right now, Malayalam film, ‘Naradan’, has come down heavily on...
Russian President May Have Fallen Into A ‘Ukraine Trap’ Set By The U.S.
By C.J. Atkins Fresh analysis is pointing toward the conclusion that, with its invasion of Ukraine, Russia may have stepped into an Afghanistan-style trap set by the U.S. In launching a criminal invasion of its neighbor and thus economically isolating itself from much of the world, the Kremlin has...
Presidential Elections In July Next Will Test Opposition Strength And Unity
By Harihar Swarup In July 2002, APJ Abdul Kalam became choice for President as the ruling Atal Behari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance did not have enough votes to get anyone from its ideological family elected. Fifteen years later, the NDA-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was much better placed...
Judicial Independence: An Area Where Pakistan Enjoys An Edge
By K Raveendran The Pakistan Supreme Court has virtually shown the door to another prime minister. Apparently, it might take longer for Imran Khan’s fate to be decided for good, but the action of a five-member bench of Pakistan’s apex court to strike down the controversial decision of deputy...
RBI Is Taking Higher Inflationary Pressures On Indian Economy Seriously
By Anjan Roy The Reserve Bank of India sees the prospects of higher inflation in the current year against the background of a volatile global economic situation. The RBI believes India will experience an inflation rate of close to 6% against 4.5% during the current fiscal year. RBI governor,...
