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.Will Bangladesh Army Step In Again To Restore Stability In Bangladesh?
By Nitya Chakraborty Is the Bangladesh Army going to take over control of their politically turbulent country, either from front or behind, to precipitate the holding of early elections? This question is being raised by the seasoned political observers in Dhaka, as the whole of last week was dominated...
US Attacks On Houthi Rebels Send A Red Alert On Red Sea
By Nantoo Banerjee Another maverick action by United States President Donald Trump, launching large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi pirates, who have made cargo movement through the Red Sea a high-risk exercise since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza broke out over a year ago. At a stake is...
Two-Month Campaign Against Labour Codes Begins, Strike Action On May 20
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Workers’ two-month campaign against the four controversial labour codes has just begun afresh, after the adoption of a declaration in this regard in the National Convention of Workers organised by the joint platform of the 10 Central Trade Unions and Independent Sectoral Federations and Associations....
Astronaut Sunita Williams’s Return To Earth Is A Great Win For Space-Science
By Kalyani Shankar NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, of Indian origin, is in the news these days. Her team has returned safely to Earth after spending nine months in space. They intended to be in space for eight days, but technical problems extended their mission. The spacecraft returned without them...
Shinde Supporters Have Done More Harm To Him By Vandalising Kamra’s Studio
By Sushil Kutty The statement ‘Comedian Kunal Kamra keeps me in splits’ is not comedy. Neither is ‘Kunal lives in a room which is his surname!’ And if a child drops the line “Papa bought me a Kunal Kamra to take pictures”, it still isn’t a joke. What’s called...
RSS Pratinidhi Sabha Left BJP Presidentship Choice To Modi-Bhagwat Meet On March 30
By Arun Srivastava Will the RSS succeed in retaining its grip on the BJP? The three day Pratinidhi Sabha of the RSS which concluded in Bengaluru on Sunday threw this question in a very strong way. The delegates who had assembled in Bengaluru left disillusioned as the Sabha could...
Arrest Of Istanbul Mayor Signals Turkiye’s Slide Towards Autocracy
By Asad Mirza On Wednesday, last week, the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor – the largest Turkish city- could be described as a watershed moment in the country’s continued shift away from democracy. Opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fear it is a move to sideline the sole challenger capable...
Fires That Never Broke Out And Hidden Monies Never Unearthed
By K Raveendran It would be an understatement that the discovery of a large stash of cash from the residence of Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma has sent shockwaves. This unexpected incident has raised uncomfortable questions about corruption and integrity within the judiciary, often viewed as the guardian...
China Further Closes Its Technology Gap In Outer Space Vis A Vis U.S. In Dogfighting Satellites
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: China never ceases to amaze. It is now practicing “dogfighting” satellites as part of its enhanced program in defense preparedness in outer space that includes extending the conventional dog fights in the air between fighter jets to satellites. The United States Space Force...
AAP Reshuffle Enables Arvind Kejriwal For Greater National Political Role
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Only after a month and half of the Delhi Election setback, AAP has reshuffled its organization which reveals the party’s national aspirations. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been spared the regional organizational burden to focus on the party’s national aspirations and national politics. As for...
AAP Ruled Punjab Govt Has Tarnished Its Image By Badly Handling Farmers’ Stir
By Arun Srivastava AAP’s pretention of being a progressive and liberal political organ has been badly hurt by its action to evict the farmers from the Punjab Haryana border. What happened yesterday imbibes highest order of deviousness of AAP. Over these years, Arvind Kejriwal had tried to create the...
Mahayuti Govt Partners Differ On How To Deal With Communal Violence
By Sushil Kutty It is getting awfully crowded in that space where Muslims hold the key to any secular party’s electoral advantage. Every secular politician of note, even those with linkages to communal elements, is out to assure the growing Muslim population that “protection” is theirs for the asking;...
‘Referendum’ Route For Separation Of Hilly Region In Manipur
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: ‘Referendum’ as a route to bring into larger focus the demand for a separate administration for the hills part of Manipur where Kuki-Zos are dominant inhabitants ? As the ethnic conflict that started on May 3, 2023 raged and Manipur came to be referred...
From Berlin, Germany’s Militarist Build-Up Looks Frightening And Insane
By Victor Grossman BERLIN: Some world events can look different to those of us in Berlin. God knows, here too I’m frightened at what Trump, Vance and Musk are doing and planning. Nor do I love Putin. But what I hate above all else is war, which is looks...
How A Marxist Understanding Helps In Assessing Doge’s Impact On U.S. Economy
By David Calnitsky NEW YORK: Elon Musk and Donald Trump are attempting to transform the architecture of the federal government. The American state under their influence is not merely a vehicle for broad capitalist governance but a tool for the personal enrichment of individual business elites. Many of Department...
Modi-Yunus Bilateral Summit A Must For Fixing India-Bangladesh Ties
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh has officially sought a meeting between their head of interim government Dr. Mohammad Yunus and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the coming BIMSTEC meeting at Bangkok on April 2-4 next. Both countries are members of BIMSTEC. As per present schedule,...
Trump Is Now Putting More Pressure On Putin To Save His 30 Day Ceasefire Plan
By Anjan Roy Despite his best efforts and concessions to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, including a US vote in the UN alongside North Korea, Iran and Russia on Ukraine war, Putin has given a big hoax to US president. The Russian president has flatly turned down Donald Trump’s...
Trump, Putin And Zelensky Engaged In A Bizarre Game Of Brinkmanship
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is in a head spinning dilemma as US President Donald Trump bowls him a googly the first ball and a China man the second and the predatory wicket keeper Russian President Vladimir Putin is waiting like a hawk to...
