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.CPI(M) Calls For The First Time Russian Action In Ukraine As ‘Invasion’
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has termed the Russian military action in Ukraine as ‘invasion’ and has been unequivocal in mentioning that ’A full-fledged military operation on such a big scale mounted by Russia, whatever may be the provocations and perceived...
International Monetary Fund Played A Crucial Role In Precipitating Ukraine War
By Prabhat Patnaik The security concerns of Russia arising from Ukraine’s intentions of joining NATO have been widely discussed in the media. But the IMF’s link with Ukraine which is a parallel issue has scarcely received much attention. The IMF, as is well-known, “opens up” economies around the world...
Nitish Dismisses Buzz About His Candidature For President
By Rahil Nora Chopra Amid a lot of buzz for the coming presidential elections, names of political veterans such as Sharad Pawar, BSP Supremo Mayawati and a few others have been doing the rounds and discussed as possible candidates for the post. Speculations have been rife of late with...
Rising Unemployment Is Being Ignored By The Modi Govt
By Dr. Gyan Pathak February 2022 data on unemployment is even more frustrating amidst the Modi government’s claim that the employment opportunities are on the rise in India. Unemployment rate actually rose to 8.1 per cent from 6.57 per cent in January showing worsening the condition by 1.53 per...
Bizarre ’Kill Putin’ Hashtag In Social Media Steamrolling Freedom Of Expression
By Sushil Kutty The ‘cancel culture’ that saw Trump’s courtiers crushed underfoot for supporting the former President, and for refusing to state emphatically that the “election was not stolen”, has now transferred to crushing everybody who will not join the “Kill Putin” circus which has been in town for...
India-Bangladesh River Transport Projects Are Facing Problems
By Ashis Biswas India and Bangladesh have profitably introduced bilateral waterways trafficking of goods/cargo in an effort to better integrate their economies some time ago. However, both countries going forward have learnt that future growth may be negatively impacted by natural factors beyond their control. Some days ago, Assam...
Decoding Trinamool Congress’s Massive Victory In Latest Civic Polls In Bengal
By Nitya Chakraborty The massive victory achieved by Trinamool Congress in the latest elections to 108 civic bodies in Bengal covering all the districts is a continuation of the trend which was evident at the assembly elections in 2021.In all the subsequent elections held in the state, first Kolkata...
Russia’s Financial System Takes Big Hits On Eighth Day Of Ukraine War
By Anjan Roy I never tire of recalling what Joseph Schumpeter, one of the greatest economists and scholars, wrote in his monumental tome: The nearer we are to an epoch the less we understand. Our own we understand the least. It is too early to make an assessment of...
Centre Should Reduce Duties On Petro Products To Check Rising Inflation
By Sanjay Roy The tensions between Russia and the US-NATO in the past few weeks and the Russian military attack on Ukraine have sparked a big increase in international oil prices. The oil prices have surged and they stood over 100 dollars a barrel and gas prices have escalated...
Indian Student’s Killing In Ukraine Is A Wake-Up Call To Review Medical Admission Policy
By K R Sudhaman The killing of an Indian Student Naveen Shekharappa in a Russian shelling in Kharkiv in Ukraine recently is a wake-up call to the country’s rampant and unending caste-based and communal-based politics that is ruining the educational system. It is time for the nation as a...
‘Labarthi’ Is The Most Talked Issue During Poll Campaign In Uttar Pradesh
By Sushil Kutty In this age of Social Media, there are dime-a- dozen political analysts. From age 20 to age 60 and beyond. Many of these pundits base their political predictions on caste arithmetic. There is also the analyst who argues using the communal factor. Stacked against these two...
Loud Music Can’t Quantify Happiness, Rather Induce Hearing Loss
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Whenever a person becomes happy, one resorts to loud music, not only for hearing oneself, but for all living in the surroundings, so that people should also come to know about the happiness. Happiness cannot be quantified, but majority among us try to accomplish the...
Oil Prices Refuse To Be Tamed By Emergency Releases By IEA Members
By K Raveendran Making one of the worst fears come true, Brent crude, the benchmark oil price, has hit an intimidating $110 a barrel as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is showing no signs of a possible resolution. This is the highest price for oil in more than seven...
Communist Parties Of West Take Strong Stance Against Both Putin And NATO
By Satyaki Chakraborty The communist parties of the world, mainly the communist parties of the western countries including the United States, the Britain, France and Germany are facing difficult choices after Russian President Putin’s official declaration of attack against the Ukraine on February 24. Earlier, the western parties, especially...
Parallels Seen With Stagnation After Invasion Of Czechoslovakia
By Matein Khalid Recurrent lesson in Russian history is that the top guy in the Kremlin is toast if he loses a war or a high stakes geopolitical gamble. In 1962, Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban missile crisis gamble against JFK backfired and he was booted out from the Politburo by...
Every Third Child In India Continues To Be Undernourished
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Every third child in India continues to be undernourished, and a correlation exists between undernutrition rates with lower education rates and poverty. Moreover, the urban poor, in particular, remain highly vulnerable, despite numerous programmes being implemented, such as Poshan Abhiyan, Anganwadi services under ICDS, and...
The Bizarre Developments Concerning Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik
By Sushil Kutty The NCP’s Nawab Malik continues to remain Maharashtra’s Minority Affairs Minister just like the BJP’s Minority Affairs Minister at the Centre Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. The difference is Nawab is in the custody of a central government enforcement agency, while the Naqvi can move about freely, reinforcing...
Indians Deserve Vertical Farming And Rooftop Gardening In A Big Way
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Indian agriculture suffers from the lack of modern thinking and techniques and it reflects in the engagement of a high number of people whose combined productivity is lower than any other industry. Nevertheless, this sector plays an important role in both employment and GDP where...
