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.Congress-Left Front Brightens Prospects Of Non-BJP Government In Manipur
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Manipur is going for assembly elections in two phases on February 27 and March 7. The politics in the state has gained a higher pitch. There is a very high stake for the ruling BJP led NDA since the state still seems to be heading...
Yogi Adityanath And Akhilesh Yadav Are Confident To Win From Their Seats
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Fighting their assembly polls for the first time Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party national President and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav are facing tough challenge from their rivals but both of them should win convincingly. Though Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh would win their...
Narendra Modi‘s Allegation Against Kejriwal And Uddhav For Migrants Exodus Is Ridiculous
By Sushil Kutty Both Delhi and Mumbai are up in arms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have watched his tongue. Covid-19 to the world came out of the blue, but when it struck India, it had already proved its killer-instincts across continents. And then when Modi clamped the...
A Story Of Intimidation, Illegality And (No) Right To Information In Gujarat
By Anusha R It is the year 2022, almost 17 years since the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) has been passed. Albeit, in a functional democracy, the emerging field realities would have resulted in legislative changes that would have strengthened the law. However, our experience tells us...
Several South Asian Economies Face Debt Trap
By Nantoo Banerjee A host of South Asian countries, including Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, all India’s neighbours, are faced with sovereign debt crisis and growing internal disturbances. Nepal and Bangladesh are becoming increasingly dependant on bilateral loans and FDI flow from China which they may not be...
BJP May Be Heading Towards Political Jolt
By Dr. Gyan Pathak February 14, the day of Vidhan Sabha Election in Uttarakhand and Goa is now only a week ahead, but the people of both the states have still been putting the ruling BJP on the tenterhooks, as much as the other political parties. The worse, it...
Pegasus Is Such A Deep Secret That Even RTI Fails To Crack It
y Vinita Deshmukh An application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, seeking information about the purchase of the spyware `Pegasus’ from Israel-based NSO group and the availing of services from NSO is presently languishing as a second appeal at the Central Information Commission (CIC) for the past...
Israel Expands Iran Strategy To Exploit Worsening Domestic Crisis
By James M Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has laid out an expanded Israeli strategy to confront Iran that appears to move beyond a potential military strike against the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities. Bennett appeared to be guided not only by concern about the fallout of a unilateral...
Iranian Film ‘A Hero’ Puts The Struggles Of The Working Class Back On Screen
By Eileen Jones There’s a harrowing Iranian drama called A Hero currently playing on Amazon, and it’s getting a lot of attention. It’s sure to be nominated for many awards, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, not just on its own merits but because the much-honoured...
Oil Inching Towards $100-Mark As Bull Cycle Set In Motion
By K Raveendran Crude is climbing above 7-year highs and inching towards the $100-mark, which is no good news for importing countries like India. Although there are downside risks, such as Omicron and gathering clouds over Ukraine, the situation is weighed more in favour of tight supplies. Adding to...
Muslim Politics Facing Big Test In Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
By Harihar Swarup As the decision dates close in, there is a scramble among parties in Uttar Pradesh to get social formula right in the selection of candidates. The last few days have seen major political players like BSP, Samajwadi Party and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen announcing a significant...
Budget 2022-23 Is Inadequate To Deal With The Problems Of MSME Sector
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The President of India Ram Nath Kovind and the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sang the praise of MSME sector in India, but struck different notes on performance of the government which indicates a grave faultline lying within that does not meet the eyes. Several provisions...
Demand For Repealing Labour Code By Centre Gaining Momentum
By Satyaki Chakraborty The fight by the central trade unions of the country against the implementation of the central labour codes has been extended to Parliament as Member of Rajya Sabha, Elaram Kareem, introduced on Friday, a Private Member’s Bill seeking the repeal of the Code on Wages,...
Russia And China’s Joint Statement Against NATO Expansion Significant
By John Wojcik Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, issued a joint demand Thursday that NATO halt its plans for further expansion and end their continued push to whip up a “Cold War mentality.” The joint call in the wake of NATO’s preparations for intervening...
Rahul Gandhi Has Offered A Visionary Programme To Fight BJP In 2024 Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Lok Sabha on February 2 during the debate on President’s address, stands out as a major policy programme which has all the points for emerging as a common minimum programme for the political parties who are interested in fighting...
2022-23 Budget Whose Silences On Immediate Issues Are Ominous
By Prabhat Patnaik No budget in recent memory has-been presented at a time when the economy is in such dire straits: unemployment is so bad that there are job riots in Bihar and UP; wealth and income inequalities are among the worst in the world; millions more have been...
Free Access For Pharma Corporates To Loot Rare Forest Wealth
By Dr. Soma Marla During the last winter session of Parliament Union government has introduced amendments to the existing Biological Diversity Act, 2002. It was said that the proposed amendments would ease access to biological resources (including rare medicinal plants, seeds and Traditional knowledge) by the Indian traditional medicine...
SP-RLD Alliance Of Jats And Muslims Crucial Factor In Western UP
By Rahil Nora Chopra With an eye on the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) are trying to revive MAJGAR, the caste combination of Muslim, Ahir (Yadav), Jat, Gujjar and Rajput, which suffered a major dent following the 2013-Muzaffarnagar violence. SP...
