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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.Jobless Growth Is Leading To More Hunger And Mass Poverty
By Krishna Jha Our economy is in shambles as growth without jobs goes up to 8.3 percent. Unemployment has been rated at 394.6 million, a fall in the employment availability by two million as the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) reports have revealed. In July, the unemployment rate...
Congress Workers In Uttar Pradesh In A Demoralised State Before 2024 Poll
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The Congress is facing biggest challenge to revive the party in Uttar Pradesh to face 2024 Lok Sabha polls after worst ever performance in assembly polls held in March. this year. It would be very difficult for Congress to save Rae Bareli Lok Seat which...
Remembering Nityapriya Ghosh – A Maverick Left Wing Literary Theorist
By Kunal Bose Born in Barisal, now in Bangladesh, Nityapriya Ghosh who passed away on September 7 in Kolkata, lived a highly productive 87 years and much of that in studying the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore. Expectedly so, since his teacher father Manindra Kumar Ghosh enjoyed the...
Ukraine War Is Fanning Fascist Tendencies In Members Of European Union
By Ramzy Baroud As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, that Europe should sever all links with “Russia’s propaganda machine” were taken seriously by the...
Denial Of Decent Work Increases Poverty Level In Asia
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Working poverty has become a serious concern in Asia and the Pacific region since majority of employers do not give the majority of the workforce enough wages. As for South Asia, India is worst, and among the countries out off track on several counts including...
Unprecedented Increase In Investments Into Greenfield LNG Projects
By K Raveendran Thanks to the fallout of the Ukraine war, greenfield investments in new LNG plants are showing an unprecedented 20 times increase. From just about $2 billion invested annually in such plants in 2020 in the wake of Covid pandemic, the total annual investments in greenfield projects...
Arvind Kejriwal’s National Aspirations Depend On Gujarat Assembly Polls
By Sushil Kutty By end-2022, we’ll have pinpointed the identity of the primary challenger to Narendra Modi’s hegemony over the Prime Minister’s chair. That is, if the Gujarat assembly elections are held on schedule, and not delayed. If the Gujarat elections are postponed, then it will take a few...
Turkey’s Zero Problems With Neighbours Mean A Lot Of Problems
By James M Dorsey Turkey’s reconciliation with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel is doing little to return the country to its ‘zero problems with our neighbours’ policy declared more than a decade ago. To be sure, albeit fragile, Turkey has smoothed feathers with the Gulf states...
Bharat Jodo Yatra Is An Opportunity For Congress To Reassert Its Secular Moorings
By Arun Srivastava Rahul Gandhi in September 7 launched his most cherished “Bharat Jodo Yatra” after offering obeisance to his father Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur, where he was assassinated in 1991. Choosing Sriperumbudur for launching Yatra is quite significant. It might prove to be the turning point in Indian...
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss Is A Party Hopper With Limited Vision
By Anjan Roy Britain gets a new prime minister alright, but that also means the country shows its true colour — a total right wing swing. The new prime minister has won by support of less than 1% of British voters, just by some 20,000 more supporters among the...
