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.It Is Vladimir Putin’s War In Ukraine, Narendra Modi Can Have Little Role
By Sushil Kutty It is Vladimir Putin’s war and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot do zilch to make it come to an end though for some unfathomable reason the Ukrainian ambassador in New Delhi believes Modi can sway Putin from his decades-long resolve to reassemble the dismantled USSR...
Global Left Can Never Support Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine At This Hour
By David Broder Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is sickening. Vladimir Putin had this Monday claimed that the “Kiev regime” refused any resolution of the conflict in the Donbas except through “military means.” The Russian president now claims to resolve it with far more bloodshed, already spreading beyond the...
Middle East States Do Tight Rope Walking Over Ukraine
By James M Dorsey Israel and Gulf states struggle not to fall off the tightrope they walk as a Russian attack on Ukraine makes hedging bets increasingly tricky. Unlike Israel, the Gulf states may feel that they have more flexibility than the Jewish state that depends on the...
Concentration Of Power Led To Misgovernance In National Stock Exchange
By Chidambaram N While former managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna and her deputy Anand Subramanian have been blamed for the mismanagement at the stock exchange, it now appears that the then board members of NSE were made aware of...
Putin’s War Is Not Just Against Ukraine, He Has Thrown A Challenge To West
By Anjan Roy As Russian military moves into Ukraine, our familiar world vanishes. The world order returns to the point when Winston Churchill had said “an iron curtain” was falling across Europe. The single step of a Russian soldier in Ukraine brings back the Cold War dispensation in international...
BJP Government’s Jobless Growth Model Continuing Since 2014
By Krishna Jha On February 21, 2022 the rate of unemployment was going up to 7.89 which is biggest jump in the second month of this year, according to CMIE. However, this is just statistics, the reality is much grimmer and ruthless. Almost all the young people, not to...
Energy Is A Strategic Weapon In Russia’s War Against Ukraine
By K Raveendran With the Russian invasion of Ukraine already playing out, it is clear that the war between US and allies on one side and Russia on the other would be fought not just at the military and economic levels, as already manifested by the western sanctions, but...
Time Is Ripe For Reforming The Process Of Appointment Of Governors
By Prakash Karat The Kerala government has written to the central government proposing amendments to the constitution to give powers to the state governments in the appointment or recall of governors. This has been done in response to the recommendations made by the Justice Punchhi Commission on reforms in...
Modi’s Programmes Are Many But Still Failing To Provide Food For All
By Dr. Gyan Pathak We have many food assistance programmes but not food for all, as the latest Hunger Watch Survey II has found. Food insecurity still hounds people at household level though India is self-sufficient in food at national level. The food assistance programmes that our Prime Minister...
Will Shashi Tharoor Take Up Imran Khan’s TV Debate Challenge With Modi?
By Sushil Kutty Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan must be wishing he hadn’t told Russia’s RT television network that he wanted a TV debate with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. What must be striking to Imran Khan and his countrymen and countrywomen is that cricketer Khan’s wish elicited a reply...
CPI Confident About Victory Of Progressive Secular Alliance In Manipur
By L Sotinkumar IMPHAL: ‘To defeat BJP and its manipulative politics please cast your vote for the ‘Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance’ said D. Raja MP Rajya Sabha and CPI General Secretary at a press meet held at Sangai Hall, Hotel Imphal on Tuesday.. He said, “Manipur is a border...
Pakistan Media And Civil Society Take Strong Stand Against Black Ordinance
By Sankar Ray The journalists’ community of Pakistan and opposition parties are on the same page in condemning the ordinance on amending The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 and the Election Act by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf government describing the promulgation as a bid to “muzzle the freedom of...
2015 Minsk2 Agreement Is The Only Basis Now For Averting War On Ukraine
By Nitya Chakraborty The confrontation over Ukraine between Russia and the United States has reached a decisive stage with President Putin recognizing the two breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk and soon after President Joe Biden announcing strong sanctions aimed at crippling the leading Russian banks and the financial institutions....
Ukraine Tensions Bring Coal A New Lease Of Life In Energy Mix
By K Raveendran Tensions over Ukraine have combined with record-high gas prices to raise questions about the long-term security of gas imports through Russian-operated pipelines, giving coal a new place of importance in the energy mix. European countries have been gradually decommissioning coal infrastructure over recent years, as the...
Middle East Faces Spill-Over Effect From Ukraine War Threats
By James M Dorsey Europe is likely to shoulder the brunt of the fallout of a rapidly escalating crisis over Ukraine. Middle Eastern states could prove to be a close second. That is no truer than for Turkey and Israel, whose management of the Ukraine crisis could determine their...
Russia-NATO Confrontation Over Ukraine Has Implications For Health System
By Dr Arun Mitra Whole world has suffered due to humanitarian crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic. The threat is not yet completely over as we are still not certain about the new variants of the rapidly mutating virus. Even though vaccination has given some respite, but glaring inequity in...
DMK Sweep In Tamil Nadu Local Body Elections Is A Mandate For Stalin
By K R Sudhaman The recent urban local body elections in Tamil Nadu held for the first time after 2011 has helped strong ruling DMK in the state to consolidated further decimating its rival opposition AIADMK. DMK won all the 21 corporations and unseated AIADMK in its traditional stronghold...
Make Healthcare System Strong Enough To Face Future Threats
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Circulation of all variants of coronavirus is declining, but it should not make the people and the public health authorities to put off their guards against the COVID-19. Government still needs to prepare the healthcare system ready to face any future threats, and people to...
