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 The Thackeray Cousins, Raj And Uddhav, Come Together Again?
By Rahil Nora Chopra The political scenario of Maharashtra witnessed an interesting change as estranged cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray indicated a possible reconciliation ahead of the crucial BMC elections. In its editorial on Monday, Sena (UBT)’s mouthpiece Saamana said the two leaders (Uddhav and Raj) should take evaluative...
Demolition Of Properties Is Being Used As A Political Tool Against Muslims
By Irfan Engineer, Neha Dabhade, Mithila Raut In 2024, as in previous years, communal violence has persisted in the form of structural violence, embedded within the legal and institutional framework of the state. Structural violence, as conceptualized by Johan Galtung, refers to systematic inequalities and injustices that are institutionalized...
Congress Plans Massive Mobilisation Of Party Workers In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: How democracy can be subverted is the finding of a survey conducted by a leading news paper of the state. The survey revealed that vested interest, who described as “Dabang” are controlled many panchayat without contesting election. This Dabang pays a fixed sum to...
Vietnam Shows The Way Of Trade Diplomacy Amidst Global Tariffs War
By Satyaki Chakraborty Vietnam has shown how a well calibrated trade diplomacy can be conducted in the year 2025 amidst the ongoing tariff war between the two biggest economic and military powers of the world USA and China. Both countries are having best trade relations with this South East...
Vice President Dhankar And BJP Leaders Are Assaulting The Powers Of Supreme Court
By P. Sudhir BJP leaders and the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, have launched vicious attacks on the Supreme Court. These attacks have come in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment on the Tamil Nadu Governor’s unconstitutional role in withholding bills passed by the state legislature and...
Is Pahalgam Massacre A Political Repetition Of 2019 Pulwama Incident?
By Arun Srivastava From asserting “all is well” on the floor of Lok Sabha only on March 7, the Modi government has had to order “keeping in abeyance the Indus Water Treaty of 1960”, declare the defence advisers in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi as persona non...
Emergence Of Two Nation Theory Is One Of The Greatest Tragedies Of South Asia
By Ram Puniyani One of the greatest tragedies of South Asia has been the emergence of ‘Two Nation Theory’, which opposed the Anti Colonial Indian National movement. It was a great help to British colonialists to rule over this vast land. It led to the formation of Pakistan on...
The Waqf (Amendment) Act’s Insincere Promise To India’s Muslim Women
By Hassana Quadri The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (‘the Act’) is currently under a rigorous constitutional scrutiny before a Division Bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna in the Supreme Court. One question we have not explored enough is what this Act means for Muslim women of this country....
Xi Jinping Wins The First Round In The Battle Of Attrition Against Trump In Tariff War
By Nitya Chakraborty Chinese President Xi Jinping has won the first round in the protracted battle against Donald Trump over his declaration of tariff war against China. After waiting for long three weeks for a personal call from XI Jinping offering talks to discuss the proposed tariff hikes, Trump...
Narendra Modi Is Facing His Crucial Choice – How To Deal With Pakistan ISI?
By Sushil Kutty Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after Pak Army Chief Gen Asim Munir-inspired ‘Muslim terrorists’ shot dead Hindu Indian males ‘touristing’ in Kashmir’s scenic ‘Pahalgam’, a spot eulogized as “Kashmir’s Switzerland”, woke up to the tragedy in India and in a gesture of commiseration expressed “concern at...
India Allowing USA To Raise Its Share In Defence Imports At The Cost Of Russia
By Anjan Roy Notwithstanding dooms-day-sayers words, United States is already claiming progress in trade talks with India. A White House press briefing last night has claimed as much, as US vice President, J.D. Vance, mentioned in his addresses and interactions with Indian officials in the last two days. The...
Reasons Why Gold Is The New Diamond: A Joy Forever
By K Raveendran Gold’s surge past the $3,500 mark represents more than just another financial milestone—it is a profound reflection of global market anxieties, geopolitical tremors, and a shifting investment paradigm that places growing scepticism on the stability and credibility of traditional economic hegemonies, particularly that of the United...
May Day’s Call For Global Unity Of Working Class Is More Relevant Today
By Krishna Jha The occasion of May Day, observed on May 1 by crores of workers and young people across the globe as a day of international working-class solidarity, necessitates a reassessment of our collective objectives in the context of an escalating global crisis of capitalism. Throughout more than...
Centre’s Intriguing Silence On Posting Advisors To Manipur Governor
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Political observers, bureaucrats – retired and serving – and employees’ unions in Manipur are intrigued at the prolonged indecision on the part of the Union government on the issue of appointment of advisors to aid and assist the Governor who is in command of...
After The Passing Away Of Pope Francis, A Conservative Shift In Vatican Is Likely
By Pablo Castaño ROME: There may come a time when we look back on the last decade as an anomaly in the modern history of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis — the figurehead of these years, and a radical by the standards of the Catholic hierarchy — is gone,...
Reconciliation Path Of Uddhav Thackeray With His Cousin Raj Has Many Roadblocks
By Sushil Kutty Filmic conclusions can be happy and unhappy. This one is filmic because it began with an interview involving filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar and needs a grand opening: Will cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray end estrangement and join hands against the BJP and the Shinde Sena? To...
Apart From Trade, China And Asia-Pacific Security Figured In Modi-Vance Talks
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: U.S. Vice President JD Vance held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday as New Delhi looked to avoid the 27% American tariffs, but, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration. Modi had established a...
Trump Is In Backfoot In Tariff War, India Should Extract Maximum Benefits
By Anjan Roy The visit of the US vice president, J.D. Vance beginning Monday indicates a subtle turn in the relations between the two countries, India and US. There is a personal note in this four day visit amidst the turmoil in global trade over Trump’s tariff war.. Vance...
