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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.Spanish Prime Minister’s Decision Not To Resign Is A Good News For European Left
By Satyaki Chakraborty The decision of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to remain in his position in the midst of allegations of corruption against his wife and the rightwing pressure to resign, is a relief to the Left coalition in Spain as also the Left in Europe. Spain...
Israel Tosses Gaza Ceasefire Ball Into The Court Of Hamas As A Strategy
By James M Dorsey Israel’s latest Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal puts the ball in Hamas’ court. The proposal, drafted in recent days by Israeli negotiators and Egyptian interlocutors, goes some way to address Hamas’ long-standing demands. The proposal makes concessions Israel has rejected in the past but...
Rape Allegation Against Prajwal Revanna Casts Its Shadow On Third Phase In Karnataka Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Karnataka has ultimately come under a political storm in the midst of the third phase of Lok Sabha election in the country on account of rape of the “Nari Shakti”, a slogan that BJP leadership has been using to attract the women voters of the...
AAP Is Having Its Moment Of Truth Over Keeping Arvind Kejriwal As CM
By Sushil Kutty When and if AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha returns from the United Kingdom, there will be clarity on lots of confusions in the Aam Aadmi Party including, perhaps, on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s unlockable mobile phone. Kejriwal is suspiciously not divulging the “password” to...
Judges, Politics And Public Trust In Indian Judicial System
By Narender Nagarwal The judicial system of the country has been facing its biggest credibility crisis over the past ten years. Several instances that cannot be overlooked have battered public trust in the nation’s judicial system. Both Supreme Court and high court judges have been involved in controversies that...
South Africa Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of End Of Apartheid Amidst Political Turmoil
By Satyaki Chakraborty South Africa celebrated its 30th anniversary of the end of the racist apartheid regime in the country last week end amidst intensive campaign that is going on among the electorate for the general elections to be held on May 29 this year. The African National Congress...
Why PM Narendra Modi Is Deliberately Distorting Rahul Gandhi’s Comments On Tax On Rich
By Nitya Chakraborty It is not surprising that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still continuing his vicious campaign against the Congress Party and its senior leader Rahul Gandhi on the issue of robbing the common people, especially Hindus of their gold, real estate and other hard earned wealth...
Large Gold Imports Are A Reason Behind Rupee Depreciation
By Nantoo Banerjee Between 2014 and 2023, India’s gold imports had gone up from 638 tonnes to 780.7 tonnes. The gold price in the country calculated on the basis of 24 karat per 10 grams went up, respectively, from Rs.28,000 to Rs73,750 during this period. The exchange value of...
Modi-Shah Want To Get Back Lost Support Base Via Communal Rhetoric
By Arun Srivastava With voters remaining lukewarm to Narendra Modi’s “Abki Par 400 Paar” campaign slogan, the prime minister’s chief lieutenant, Union home minister Amit Shah has started reaching out tothe smaller parties, apart from the official NDA allies, to help Modi form the government for a third consecutive...
Controversy Over Surat Seat Haunts BJP As Gujarat Goes To Polls On May 7
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the last date of withdrawal of nomination on April 22 in Surat constituency of Gujarat,, BJP’s candidate Mukesh Dalal was declared unopposed winner, triggering a great controversy on the onset of the election campaign, since this victory to BJP came after the rejection of...
