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.Israel Should Not Be Allowed To Use Syria As A Theatre For Its Power Game
By P. Sudhir The rapid advance of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other armed factions led to the fall of Bashar al- Assad’s government in Syria. With this, the US has succeeded in toppling the last of the secular regimes in West Asia. US military interventions resulted not only in...
Cabinet Formation Delay In Maharashtra Indicates Deeper Political Trouble
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Maharashtra’s Mahayuti, the ruling NDA in the state, is still struggling to overcome a deep political trouble from within. The most serious political development is that Shiv Sena believes BJP and NCP are hand in glove in clipping the wings of their party and leader...
No Clear Indication About The Nomination Of Next BJP President Replacing J P Nadda
By Arun Srivastava The BJP is in hurry to appoint a new national president by December end. Electoral process for the election of the new president is underway. But the contentious issue whose candidate, either of the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat or of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will...
After Techie Suicide, Top Court Sets Eight Points For Correct Alimony
By Sushil Kutty Finally, the cat is out of the bag and hopping mad on the hot tin roof! Techie Atul Subhash, 34, strung himself up like a ceiling fan and left a placard with the three words ‘Justice Is Due’. Atul Subhash also left a 24-page suicide note...
US Led Western Powers And Israel Are Repeating The Iraqi Story In Syria
By Asad Mirza The dramatic toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime at the hands of rebel forces this weekend could have far-reaching consequences for Syria, global and regional powers, and alliances. It also may prove to be a replay of earlier events in Iraq courtesy the western powers. Over...
AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal Is Opting For A Gamble By Going Solo In Delhi Assembly Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has refused an alliance with Congress in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. It assumes significance on two counts. It marks a turning point in the political landscape of the national Capital. It underscores AAP’s confidence in its political dominance. But...
From Babri Masjid Demolition In 1992 To Sambhal In 2024 – The Saga Continuing
By Krishna Jha It was a huge pile of debris left on the ground where Babri Masjid, with its undeniable grandeur, stood. Space was slowly emptied, leaving behind a vast loneliness, desolate and wet. Nothing remained the same. It was not only an attack on a mosque, it injured...
Peace Movement Must Be Firm No Foreign Power Should Dabble In Syria
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Israel has invaded Syria, its tanks moving beyond a “buffer zone” adjacent to the illegally occupied Golan Heights to within a few miles of Damascus. Its Defence Minister Israel Katz boasts that its bombers have entirely destroyed the Syrian navy as it sat idle in...
Pakistan Launches Major Offensive To Expand Trade, Investment Ties With Bangladesh
By Nitya Chakraborty On December 9 Monday, Indian foreign secretary held crucial talks in Dhaka with his Bangladesh counterpart as also the head of interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus to find some ways for improving the bilateral relations in the wake of reports of attacks on Hindus by the...
Impact Of Syrian Developments On Oil Could Extend Beyond Short Term Price Trends
By K Raveendran Syria, a relatively minor player in terms of oil production, has emerged as a key player in regional geopolitics. The country’s strategic position in the heart of the Middle East, combined with its deepening ties with Russia and Iran, places it at the centre of ongoing...
For President-Elect Donald Trump, ‘Tariff’ Is A Beautiful Word For American Trade
By Anjan Roy Just as the first Christmas tree of the season is going to be lit up in New York’s iconic Rockefeller Plaza, a popular American TV channel was holding an interview with maker of native Christmas trees for decorating American homes. Lo and behold, what the interview...
Opposition’s Impeachment Notice Against Vice President Is Unprecedented
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In an unprecedented move in the parliamentary history of India, the opposition INDIA bloc submitted a notice on December 10, 2024, at the Rajya Sabha Secretary General P.C. Modi’s office seeking removal of the Chairperson of the Upper House the Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar...
Both CJI And Narendra Modi’s Stand On Places Of Worship Act Hearing On Dec 12 Will Be Watched
By Sushil Kutty Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna has only a short six-month tenure to leave a stamp on India’s psyche. His predecessor Justice DY Chandrachud got two years and he left a stamp, which now refuses to leave him in peace. CJI Chandrachud allegedly played possum...
What Next In Syria’s Geopolitical Game Of Chicken?
By Matein Khalid The late summer and autumn of 2024 may well go down in history as the Berlin Wall moment for the Middle East as the collapse of the Assad dynastic dictatorship will have a seismic geopolitical fall out across the region. Iran has lost its land bridge/weapon...
Making Judiciary Above Suspicion Is The New Task For Chief Justice Of India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The current week is crucial for the Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna. He has a new task in hand –making judiciary above suspicion. The task has come on his way through two sets of petitions – the first was relating to the Places...
Theocratic Punishments Plague India, The Mother Of All Democracies
By Sushil Kutty He almost took a bullet, but survived the assassination attempt. For Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to undergo religious punishment, it wasn’t God punishing him, his mistakes and decisions, during the time he was Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister, notwithstanding. And it shouldn’t bother any...
Supreme Court Hearing On Places Of Worship Act 1991 On December 12 Is Crucial For The Country
By Arun Srivastava At the first glace it does not appear to be ethically legitimate, complying to the judicial practices, that a three-judge bench would have a relook at the verdict of a five-judge bench which while pronouncing the Ayodhya verdict, had approved the law and held that Places...
Jeremy Seabrook Was A Chronicler Of The Struggles Of The Underprivileged
By Bharat Dogra and Madhu Dogra Jeremy Seabrook, who dedicated his life to writings which speak for the underprivileged and oppressed people everywhere, is no more. He breathed his last in a care home in London on November 30.. He was 86. His absence will be deeply felt by...
