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.Federal Principles Of Constitution Are Under Threat
By Krishna Jha India suffers from the greatest tragedy of the century. It is the crisis of fragmentation. The Constitution that has always stood for multiplicity, faces the threat of autocracy. There is the majority with its divisive slogans calling for end of an age when all people lived...
Centre’s Decision On Shareholding In Vodafone-Idea Is Crony Capitalism
By Prabir Purakaystha The recent announcement by the Union Government of converting a part of what Vodafone-Idea (VI) owes to the government into its shareholding, is another step in the long story of crony capitalism and so-called reforms in the telecom sector. The government has taken a 35.8 per...
Tensions Between JD(U), BJP Threaten To Splinter Alliance
By Rahil Nora Chopra JD(U) and BJP have been allies for the last two decades, save for a four-year period of estrangement from 2013 to 2017.This period coincided with Nitish Kumar retaining his hold over the chief minister’s chair, barring a short period in which Jitan Ram Manjhi led...
Covid Pandemic Has Exposed The Grim Inequality In Indian Society
By Abhiram Rajesh KOCHI: The eighth annual conference of the Kerala Security Employees Union (KSEU) was held on January 13 and 14 in Ernakulam. KSEU is affiliated to All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). KSEU president K Vijayan Pillai initiated the proceedings with the hoisting of the Red Flag...
Sonia Gandhi Should Respond To Mamata’s Overture On Goa Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty Goa, with 40 seats, is going for elections on February 14. Hectic campaigning is on and already submission of nominations by the candidates has started with the two major contending parties the ruling BJP and the Congress set to field the respective party candidates in most...
Modi Govt Has Contempt For Federalism And Values Of Freedom Struggle
By Prakash Karat The manner in which the tableaux presented by certain states for the Republic Day parade on January 26 has been rejected by the centre reveals a lot about the mindset of the BJP rulers. The rejection of the tableaux of the state governments of Kerala, West...
Disheartening Outlook For Labour Market Recovery
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Continuation of the new wave of COVID-19 has dampened the prospects of labour market recovery across the world unless special programmes are devised to support workforce, particularly the daily wagers and those working in the informal sector. The 2022 level for those without jobs have...
Political Slugfest In Kerala Over Sidelining Of Minorities
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANNTHAPURAM: A flaming row has erupted over CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s remark that the minorities are being sidelined by the Congress. What stirred the hornet’s nest was Kodiyeri’s strongly-worded statement that the grand old party was sidelining minorities following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech in...
Balancing Growth And Inflation Is Going To Be A Big Challenge In Budget
By K R Sudhaman Come general budget, there will be demand for more tax sops and less economics as it is a case of nine blind men describing elephant and the Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is therefore saddled with a tough job to balance conflicting demands. Unlike in...
Bangladesh Govt More Pragmatic In Assessing The Economic Reality
By Ashis Biswas One reason why Bangladesh has done better than its regional neighbours in improving its economy even during the raging Covid 19 pandemic is its determination to face the bitter facts of life and prepare for hard times well in advance. It has not been surprising to...
A Gender Sensitisation Training Is The Need Of The Hour In The Country
By Aaliya Waziri One of the salient features of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is that it builds on substantive equality and State obligation to eliminate the granular structural inequalities faced by women. The first thing to know about CEDAW is...
Not For Profit Corbevax Headed To India Generating Great Hopes
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Corbevax the vaccine for COVID-19 in a new hope. It is cheapest and hence most affordable, paving the way for equitable supply of the same to the have-nots of the world. When it headed from USA to India, newspapers like the Washington Post of...
UAE Drone Attack Adds More Heat To Oil Already Boiling Over
By K Raveendran The damage to UAE oil facilities in the drone attack by Houthi rebels is not very significant in terms of losses, but it is adding to regional tensions, causing supply disruption fears. Global oil price benchmarks are already surging to highs not seen in almost eight...
RSS And Prime Minister Have No Right To Speak Against Dynasties
By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party and its top most leader Narendra Modi hawk antigens against dynastic rule and political dynasties. In fact, there cannot be more dynasty-hurt people than those with the mark of the RSS parivaar on their foreheads. The BJP, while it opposes “family rule”,...
RSS Desperate To Find Out The Reasons For Desertion Of Dalits From BJP
By Arun Srivastava Social scientists are busy trying to analyse the reasons for the recent large scale desertion of senior BJP ministers and legislators and subsequently going back to the SP. While some look at it reappearing of the old syndrome, a large section of experts and scholars nevertheless...
Passing Away Of Birju Maharaj Is A Big Loss To Indian Art And Culture
By Harihar Swarup A rare combination of virtuosity and expression, grace and control Birju Maharaj, who became synonymous with Kathak, passed away in Delhi at the age of 83. He suffered from kidney ailments and has been on dialysis for some months. He died from sudden heart attack. Born...
Kazakhstan: Conflict Between Two Spheres Of Influence
By James M Dorsey When a Russian-led military force intervened earlier this month, it did more than help Kazakh President Qasym-Johart Toqayev restore and strengthen his grip on power following days of protest and violent clashes with security forces. The intervention brought to the fore a brewing competition for...
India Must Drop Jittery And Insecurity To Embrace Blockchain
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Animoca Brands is a Hong Kong-based company that develops blockchain-based gaming software. It also invests in NFT and metaverse projects like a venture capitalist and its investments span 150 companies including leading NFT marketplace OpenSea. On Monday, Animoca Brands announced that it has received $360...
