Opinion
Appeal
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.Between Another India, Idea Of India And Now Idea Of New India
By Sushil Kutty There is this transfer from zee to ‘news’, an anchor who has a unique style—he coaxes “guests” into committing themselves, with questions that cajole them into admissions— that they are either anti-India or anti-Hindu. This journalist’s TV shows are a hit with folks in the Hindi-viewership...
CPI Marches Forward For Classless, Casteless Society
By D. Raja Ninety-six years back, on December 26, 1925, the Communist Party of India was born. The CPI is intrinsically and organically linked to the country and has given leadership to some of the proudest and most progressive movements in the modern history of our Republic. It all...
CPI’s Role In Building A Prosperous Kerala
By Kanam Rajendran 26th December 2021 marks the 96th foundation day of CPI. Throughout the history of India CPI has played a crucial role on different occasions in leading the people through unerring paths. The sacrifices of our comrades and the resistance of the party against imperial Britain, amidst...
No Internal Democracy Is An Old Habit With Congress
By Sant Kumar Sharma JAMMU: D K Barooah was at one time president of the Congress, succeeding ShankerDayal Sharma and handing over the baton of presidency to Indira Gandhi when his term finished. Not many today know how the party’s top position came to him but he is remembered...
Modi’s Dilemma Deepens On Labour Reforms
By Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dilemma over labour reforms deepens after his own Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has said in its report that the four labour codes, which he himself had lauded on several occasions and the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment is readying itself to...
Japanese Aversion To Digitization Derailed Investment In India
By Subrata Majumder Japan has been a pioneer to boost automobilization in India. It has now become one of the important pillars for modern Indian economy. Hitherto India was dependent on natural resource based industrial economy. Japanese investment, particularly in automobile industry, transformed the economy into technology oriented. It...
Not Just Cow Dung, Indian Farms Need Tech Solutions
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On December 21, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar released the standard operating procedure (SOP) of using drones in agriculture. Less than a week ago, on December 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed farmers and people associated with the food processing industry at the...
Harish Rawat Ups The Ante To Be Congress CM Face In Uttarakhand
By Rahil Nora Chopra The infighting in Uttarakhand Congress has become more prominent ahead of 2022 assembly election, although the party is trying hard to return to power in the northern hill state. The Congress campaign head in Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat, has been posting cryptic messages on Twitter, saying...
All India Bank Strike A Massive Success
By C H Venkatachalam At the call of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), bank employees and officers have participated in the nationwide strike on December 16 and 17, 2021 opposing and protesting against the government move to privatise public sector banks (PSBs) and to introduce the Banking Laws...
Karnataka Bill: Attack On Religious Minorities
By Prakash Karat The Karnataka anti-conversion bill passed by the legislative assembly is a direct attack on the rights of religious minorities and religious freedom. Such laws have been passed in other BJP-ruled states like Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and earlier in Gujarat. Though named as `Freedom of...
Reconnect With People And Move Forward
By Binoy Viswam The 26th day of December, 1925 is an unforgettable day in the history of Communist movement in India. That was the day on which the CPI was born. Though it was a day of December cold in Kanpur, the young revolutionaries who had gathered there were...
Rampant Misuse Of Draconian UAPA Alarming
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The fear has now become reality. The amendment to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act enabling the state to declare a person ‘terrorist’ even without any connection with aterrorist organization is being rampantly misused across the country. It is shocking that persons who are exposing state...
Modi Is Pro-Carbon-Die-Oxide With No Love For Oxygen
By Sushil Kutty In China, President Xi Jinping is acting decisively. Authorities there have shut down a city of 13 million because of Covid. People in Xi’an have been ordered to shut themselves indoors. This, after a spike in coronavirus cases. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not...
In Quest Of Peace And Health In The New Year
By Dr Arun Mitra The year 2022 is going to be full of challenges for peace and health. On one side mankind has been grappling with COVID pandemic for the last two years and on the other increasing expenditure on arms race is draining away resources which are desperately...
Gig Economy Success Based On Exploitation Not Technology
By Shweta Velayudhan The basic premise of the business model of a gig economy is having a large pool of workers at all times. This large supply of workers is then matched with fluctuating demand for services. The ever-expanding supply of workers then leads to increased competition and willingness...
A Possible Game Changer For Crude, Gas And Financial Markets
By Matein Khalid As the 5% crude oil plunge in both WTI and Brent on fears of Omicron demand shock demonstrates, the fate of the virus is inextricably linked to global economic growth, Fed policy and thus commodities returns. Yet thanks to black gold’s stellar performance the GSCI Energy...
Real Designs Behind BJP’s ‘Electoral Reforms’
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Electoral reform, in true sense of the term, in India remains a dream for poor, common, and innocent people of the country. What happened in the name of several reforms is exclusion of the poor, effected, for example, by enhancing even the security deposits that...
National Interest Does Not Preclude ‘Right To Be Funny’
By K Raveendran In a remarkable judgment Madras High Court’s justice G R Swaminathan this week upheld a persons’ ‘right to be funny’ and extolled the virtues of a new duty for the citizens: the ‘duty to laugh’. Though written in a most light-hearted style and language, the verdict,...
