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.Narendra Modi’s Jibes Against Nehru And Congress Show Him In Poor Light
By Sushil Kutty As usual Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to field a cabinet minister to field questions posed to him on his government and his governance style. In the latest such instance, it was former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who forced Modi to cringe. The famously “quiet” Singh...
Unemployment Rate Decline Veils Frightening Level Of Joblessness
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The frightening reality of joblessness in India persists and millions of people have just stopped even searching for jobs. Modi government is playing with the data that showed a decline in the unemployment rate, and Union Minister of Labour and Unemployment Bhupender Yadav claimed employment...
First Two Phases Of UP Assembly Polls Indicate Voters Punishing BJP
By Rahil Nora Chopra Reports coming from the ground after the first two phases of polling in Uttar Pradesh is that SP-RLD alliance is way ahead over BJP. The impact of the farmers’ agitation is most evident in the assembly seats, which are adjacent to Delhi, such as Muzaffarnagar,...
Narendra Modi Magic Losing Its Spell In The Ongoing State Elections
By Partha S. Ghosh First, it was the humiliating defeat of the BJP in the high-profile West Bengal election early last year. In his desperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had even resorted to a vulgar campaign against the Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, but to no avail. Then came his...
Widening Of Inequality Is A Natural Consequence Of Capitalist Planning
By Prabhat Patnaik Much has been written about the immense increase in economic inequality that has occurred of late and various startling figures have been provided by bodies like Oxfam, which has just come out with a report titled Inequality Kills. This shows that the wealth of the 10...
Ukraine Crisis Has Exposed The Real Game Plan Of United States Govt
By Prakash Karat The inception of the current crisis on Ukraine lies in the continuing eastward expansion of NATO. Contrary to what was promised to Russia by the United States in the post-Soviet period that NATO would not expand eastward, all the East European countries and the Baltic states,...
United States Ramps Up War Talk As It Points More Missiles At Russia
By John Wojcik U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken went on national television Thursday morning to declare, again, that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could start at any moment. His dire prediction was yet another in the endless string of declarations by the U.S. that war could start at...
Narendra Modi Seeks To Retain Power Through His Strategy Of ‘Divide And Rule’
By Nitya Chakraborty Two phases of polling for the seven phase assembly elections to the five states have been over by now and the third phase is due on February 20. By then in three states Goa, Uttarakhand and Punjab, the polling will be completed. Only two states Uttar...
Time Ripe For Building A Broad Unity Against Centre’s Attacks On Federalism
By Prakash Karat Some chief ministers of the opposition-ruled states have been discussing about the need for a united stand to defend federalism and to counter the onslaught of the Modi government on centre-state relations. The need for a united stand of state governments in defense of states’ rights...
Yogi Adityanath Has Lost His Senses By Putting His UP Model Above Kerala
By Binoy Viswam Ever since the battle for Uttar Pradesh has begun, the RSS – BJP big shots are anxious about their political fortunes. Though states like Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa also are scheduled to the polls, the chieftains of the Sangh Parivar are more nervous about UP....
More American Foreign Direct Investment To India Expected In Coming Fiscal
By Subrata Majumder India’s fiscal budget for 2022-23 drew much despair and less cheer. It was alleged to miss counter measures to ebb inflation and generate more employment opportunities. Budget poured little for poor and middleclass. Little was made to create demand. No tax relief for resilience to pandemic....
Congress-Left Alliance Working Hard To Defeat BJP In Manipur Assembly Polls
By Sagarneel Sinha The polling for the Manipur assembly poll is due in two phases on February 28 and March 5. The Congress has arrived at an understanding with the four Left parties for electoral alliance on the basis of a common minimum programme. The campaign has been intensified...
K Chandrasekhara Rao Is Now The Most Pro-Active Chief Minister In South
By Sushil Kutty Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray are set for a luncheon meeting on Sunday, February 20. They will break bread and very likely talk of “Oust Modi” and “2024.” KCR says he doesn’t want to be Prime Minister but his...
Remembering Georg Weerth, The First German Working Class Poet On His Bicentenary
By Jenny Farrell “Weerth, the German proletariat’s first and most important poet, the son of Rhineland parents, was born in Detmold, where his father was church superintendent.” So wrote Frederick Engels in 1883 of his friend Georg Weerth, who came into the world 200 years ago on February 17,...
Putin’s Deescalation Announcement In Ukraine Is A Master Stroke Of Diplomacy
By Anjan Roy The Russian announcement of de-escalation of its defence posture in eastern borders with Ukraine is a master stroke of diplomacy. Several components of the Russian military formations near Ukraine borders have completed their mission and were being stationed back, Russian defence minister had announced on Wednesday....
Iran At Last Provides A Silver Lining Over Darkening Oil Clouds
By K Raveendran Iran has always provided a shock element to the global crude market, often spooking the market with histrionics linked to disruption in supplies, thanks to overarching intransigence on the nuclear deal. But for a change, Iran is now proving to be a reassuring prospect even as...
Covid Intensity Has Certainly Eased In India But Precautions Must Remain
By Sushil Kutty Has Covid-19 gone? If you think yes, you are not alone. Large chunks of people across continents and countries believe the same. There are still the cautious, those who advise there should not be laxity in Covid-appropriate behaviour. To the majority of world denizens, however, the...
Kerala LDF Govt Has To Ensure Proper Climate For Business In The State
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a strange paradox. While the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government is pulling out all the stops to woo investors, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), affiliated to the CPI(M), is indulging in acts which effectively undermine the Government’s efforts. Two...
