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.Pakistan Prime Minister Has Got Panicky At No-Confidence Motion In National Assembly
By Sankar Ray The no-confidence motion, tabled against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led federal government and okayed for debate and voting by the Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, Asad Qaiser, has unnerved and enraged the Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi. In a speech at a gathering of the PTI lawmakers...
Rapid Expansion Of Social Protection Systems Required
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Even two years after the pandemic and support in its response to enable people survive, millions of families across the world still “cannot afford food or essential healthcare services” since they have been pushed deeper into poverty, says a new joint report by UNICEF and...
Needs Of Female Seasonal Migrant Labourers Must Be Addressed
By Md. Nadimul Haque The migrant exodus of 2020, a direct result of an ill-conceived national lockdown announcement, was the heaviest human cost after the onset of COVID in the country. The reverse migration constituted a complex socio-economic phenomenon that was at its core a reflection of years of...
U.S. Fossil Fuel Monopolies Are The Big Winners In Ukraine War
By C.J. Atkins With his illegal invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin may have played right into the hands of major Western oil and gas companies who were hoping a war in Europe would open up new profit opportunities for them at the expense of Russia. Later this...
Narendra Modi Flourishes On Indian People’s Short Memory
By K Raveendran Forgetfulness is bliss. Of all faculties, the ability to forget is the basis of human progress, whether for an individual, institution, or a nation. It is the fountainhead of forgiveness, perhaps the greatest of all virtues. And Indians are particularly endowed with it, whether it is...
Former Defence Minister A K Antony Is Finally Leaving Electoral Politics
By Sushil Kutty “I will leave Delhi after April and return to live in Thiruvananthapuram,” Congress “stalwart” AK Antony told a newspaper and people suddenly realized that this man was still around, ruminating in the greens of Lutyen’s Delhi. Nobody will miss Antony after he leaves, like nobody missed...
Post-Ukraine NATO Threat To Russia Is Far Greater Than Before
By Matein Khalid Unlike Hitler’s Panzer blitzkrieg against France/Benelux in May 1940, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has not been a pushover. Putin’s battle tanks have not taken Kiev or decapitated the Zelenskyy’s government. NATO is a far greater threat to Russia now that Germany has decided to rearm and...
Need To Make A Thorough Review Of Medical Education Following Ukraine Crisis
By Dr Arun Mitra That the students from Sumy have been evacuated and are on way to western Ukraine is a matter of great satisfaction not just for the family but for the country as a whole. Better late than never; finally the Indian government woke up and took...
Anganwadi Workers Must Get Reasonable Honourarium
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Plight of Anganwadi workers continues across the country due to a range of issues including the very low amount of honourariums they are getting and the ever rising workload, especially after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic after March 2020. It is therefore the agitation...
Making Legal Aid Effective For Women Prisoners In Indian Jails
By Sudha Bharadwaj I was in Byculla Jail, Mumbai, between February 2020 and December 2021. Prior to that, in Yerwada Jail, where I was lodged between November 2018 to February 2020, I had given an application to be permitted to help with legal aid, but that was refused, possibly...
Justice Ayesha Malik Of Pakistan Supreme Court Is A Symbol Of Courage And Dignity
By Harihar Swarup Just over two years ago, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Asif Saeed Khosa told a press conference of women judges that they should not conduct themselves in court like their male counterparts. At that time, Pakistan had five women judges across its five High Courts. In...
Russia’s Ukraine War Underlines Urgency Of United Nations Reform
By Kalyani Shankar Russia’s ‘invasion of its neighbour Ukraine’ on February 24 has brought to the fore once again the urgent need for United Nations Organisation (UNO) reform and the need for an international body to play its proper role. The world is facing a possible nuclear conflict today....
Putin Adds A Religious Front In His Expansionist Agenda
By James M Dorsey The Russian Orthodox Church blesses rather than fires weapons. In doing so, it has emerged as a powerful weapon in its own right in President Vladimir Putin’s civilisationalist arsenal. Putin justified his 12-day-old invasion of Ukraine in part by asserting that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government...
Gender Gap Too Wide And Bias Too Great On International Women’s Day
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Bias is all pervading making moving ahead for Indian women too difficult. Gender gap is too wide that they are unable to bridge on their own, and the bias against them is too great to overcome. Indian women have been braving all the odds in...
Kerala State CPI-M Conference Signals Major Policy Shift
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM¨ There is no mistaking the signs. The four-day CPI(M) state conference, which concluded the other day, signals a major policy shift. The party is clearly in a mood to modify its strategies in accordance with the changing times. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan put it succinctly:...
International Women’s Day: It Is A Long Wait For Gender Parity
By Sushil Kutty March 8, and it was another International Women’s Day (IWD). Men worldwide were expected to throw their misogyny out the window and praise women sky high, applauding them for their many victories including succeeding in teaching men how to behave with women in general, and with...
The Curious Case Of Maharashtra’s Wine And Florida’s Strawberry Shortcake
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav How would you react if West Bengal designates Rasgulla as the official dessert, Jammu and Kashmir adopts Tulip as the official flower, Bihar elevates Litti-Chokha as the official breakfast, Himachal Pradesh dignifies Apples as the official fruit – all by passing a bill in their...
EU’s Welcome To Refugees From Ukraine Exposes Its Double Standard
By Raushan Tara Jaswal As we enter the second week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, even with the proposed ceasefire from the Russian Federation for a “humanitarian corridor”, a “quick war” seems completely out of the question. Intensifying this situation has been the plight of civilians stuck between...
