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.Mahant Narendra Giri’s Death By Hanging Calls For Thorough Probe
By Sushil Kutty Murder most foul, or suicide that leaves a stink? The death of a mahant in UP’s Prayagraj is being spoken about in hush-hush tones, both in public and private. The mahant was found hanging by his neck in his “room” in the “akhara” by disciples who...
Samajwadi Party Launches Massive Poll Campaign To Attract Youth
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: While raising new slogan, Nai hawa hai, Nai SaPa hai, Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh is now focussing on Mahila and Youth for broader perspective to win forthcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier MY formula meant for Samajwadi Party muslim and yadav which helped...
Afghan Women’s Strong Opposition To Taliban 2 Rules Impacts Pakistan
By Sankar Ray The silence of 72-year-old All Pakistan Women’s Association towards severe scuttling of women’s rights in Afghanistan after the return of Taliban is no bewitching as APWA has always been establishmentarian. But baffling is the home-exiled new generation of women with a yearning for empowerment, particularly working...
Political Trouble Is Brewing In El Salvador’s Bitcoin Paradise
By Hilary Goodfriend Between the growing authoritarianism of his government and the massive popular pushback to his absurd new Bitcoin law, the honeymoon for El Salvador’s young, centrist presidentNayibBukele is over. At forty years old, El Salvador’s millennial millionaire president has projected an international image as a youthful and...
Equating NATO With QUAD Is Highly Mischievous
By Nantoo Banerjee By equating the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) with the four-nation Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), China is probably justifying its massive military-economic expansion in the south and central Asian region. China knows very well QUAD can’t be likened to NATO. The two are totally different...
Uttar Pradesh Moving Towards Communal And Caste Polarisation
By Gyan Pathak “BJP does not do caste politics,” said Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at ‘Vikas Utsav’, an event organized at Lucknow on March 19 to mark the completion of four-and-a-half years of BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. However, he did not also miss the...
Bid To Communalise ‘Narcotic Jihad’ Issue In Kerala Must Be Defeated
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The concerted attempts to communalise Pala Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt’s remark that jihadists were trapping women of other religions through ‘love’ and ‘narcotic’ jihad to convert them and use them for terror activities, must be defeated. Not surprisingly, the BJP is using the issue as...
Congress High Command Has Taken A Big Risk By Changing CM In Punjab
By Sushil Kutty Captain Amarinder Singh’s bed of thorns is now occupied by Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit Sikh and the first of his kind! Meaning there’s never been a Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab despite Dalit strength in Punjab’s population approximating 32 percent, one of those mysteries that...
Congress Facing Major Organisational Challenges After Exit Of Amarinder Singh As CM
By Arun Srivastava If BJP can replace its chief ministers just ahead of the assembly elections, why can’t Congress do; this is the catchphrase put forward in public domain to rationalise the leadership’s action to remove Capt Amarinder Singh from the office. Charanjit Singh Channi, the dalit face of...
Germany Going For Crucial Federal Elections On September 26
By Loren Balhorn When Angela Merkel finishes up her fourth and final term as German chancellor on Sunday, September 26, it really will mark the end of an era. Though not the country’s longest-serving head of government (an honour still reserved for founding father Otto von Bismarck), Merkel’s reign...
Biden Must Stop The New Cold War With China, Before It’s Too Late
By Joe Sims The Biden administration has been described as potentially transformative, equalling Lyndon B. Johnson’s years and possibly even rivaling Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tenure. While it’s still early, such comparisons may not be far off, considering the possible impact of pending environmental, infrastructure, voting, and labour rights legislation....
India Have Rightly Emphasised The Need For An Inclusive Govt In Kabul
By Harihar Swarup As the world observed September 15 as World Democracy Day, India has rightly advocated the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Delhi also voiced its genuine concerns and clearly outlined its expectations that the Taliban doesn’t allow the use of Afghan soil for terrorism. The...
High Fuel Taxes Have Become An Incurable Addiction For Govts
By K. Raveendran Earning cash through fuel taxes has become an addiction for our governments. Like any addiction, this one is also not amenable to any easy cure. Only shock treatments can do that. Both the Centre and the states have been playing hide and seek with the people...
Supreme Court Has To Defend The Constitutional Right Of Citizens
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister, Narendra Modi resorting to querulous and whining intrigue to hide behind the silly argument that the information sought by the Supreme Court about the Pegasus was “sensitive” in nature and concerned “national security” is a devious plan to indulge in the game of one-upmanship...
Two Million Workers Die Globally From Doing Their Job Every Year
By Gyan Pathak Nobody should get sick or die from doing their job, and yet about two million workers die every year. They are exposed to disease and injury at workplaces, though the risk factors are preventable. It not only strain health systems but also reduces productivity and has...
Bangladesh Anxiously Monitoring Taliban Rule In Afghanistan
By Ashis Biswas Since the Taliban began ruling Afghanistan from September 7, Bangladesh has adopted a cautious wait-and-watch policy. Its primary concern, like India was to get its citizens out of the strife-torn areas unharmed. As of now Dhaka-based reports say that 23 out of 30-odd Bangladeshis have returned...
Cuba Takes Major Step To Legalise Same Sex Marriage And Adoption
By C.J. Atkins Equality was a big winner in Cuba Wednesday when a new draft of the country’s family code was released that proposes allowing same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children. That change is one among many in a 480-article document being put forward for consideration...
Narendra Modi’s Hindutva-Big Business Alliance Is Facing Severe Strain
By Prabhat Patnaik Liberal commentators see Modi’s rise as being caused exclusively by the ascendancy of Hindutva. But they never explain why Hindutva should suddenly acquire this ascendancy. If this ascendancy is traced to the demolition of the Babri Masjid, then why two decades should pass after the demolition...
