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.Why Is The Narendra Modi Government Keeping Mum On Imposition Of Super Tax On Rich?
By Nitya Chakraborty Less than two months are left for the presentation of the second budget of the third term Narendra Modi government in Parliament in February next year relating to the financial year 2025-26. The budget exercises are on in the finance ministry and the focus is on...
Supreme Court Must Come To Rescue People From The Communal Fire
By Dr. Gyan Pathak There is more to the communal fire into which people of India are being systematically pushed, both through illegal and legal stratagem. There are instances of even misusing the apex legal platform of the country the Supreme Court of India. Hearings by various courts in...
The Pandora’s Box And When Will The Surveys Of Mosques Stop
By Sushil Kutty Sambhal and then the Khwaja Ajmer Dargah. The latest is a mosque in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, where the lower judiciary is again playing Cupid with the villain Hindu, ordering a survey of the Shamsi Shahi Masjid, not willing to concede that surveys of mosques and Muslim...
Retired CJI Chandrachud Has Gone Half Way In Protecting The Human Rights
By Arun Srivastava Intriguing indeed former chief justice of India, Dhananjay Yeshwant Chandrachud is scared of how history would ‘judge’ his tenure. Speaking at the convocation of the JSW Law School in Bhutan, he expressed his fear; “As my tenure is coming to an end, my mind has been...
CPI(M) Hardens Stand Against Kerala Governor Arif Md. Khan
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India(Marxist) has hardened its stand against Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who in his capacity as the Chancellor of Universities , is trying hard to saffronise higher education, undermine the functioning of State-funded universities and render the State Assembly ineffectual by...
Ukraine President Zelensky Is Finally Recognising That He Can Not Win Against Russia
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is approaching the most dangerous moments in his political career. He has suggested that the war with Russia might end with a diplomatic settlement that included membership of NATO. Implicit in this is a recognition that his previous position — that...
Rising Counterfeit Indian Currency Threatens To Unsettle Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee It is a matter of grave concern that counterfeit Rs 500 notes from the Mahatma Gandhi (new) series have nearly quadrupled between 2018-19 and 2023-24. And, the detection of counterfeit Rs 2,000 notes has tripled since 2020-21. The Rs 2,000 notes continue to remain legal tender...
INDIA Bloc Partners Have To Do Lot Of Rebuilding After Maharashtra Defeat
By Kalyani Shankar The aftermath of the recent election results in Maharashtra and Jharkhand has led to cracks within the Opposition coalition known as the INDIA alliance. Following these disappointing results, some partners in the INDIA bloc, such as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress, are...
AAP’s Going Solo Decision In Delhi Assembly Polls Makes Sense
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s ruling out any possibility of alliance with Congress and INDIA bloc partners, BJP rank and file’s morale has got little boost , though the party is still struggling to find out a matching strategy to dislodge AAP...
Is Shrikant Shinde, Son Of Eknath Becoming Deputy CM Under Devendra Fadnavis?
By Sushil Kutty Is there a trade-off — BJP’s Chief Minister in exchange for the Deputy Chief Minister post to Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde, who will then serve under Fadnavis? Everybody in the building will be happy and UBT Sena’s ‘dynast’ Aditya Thackeray’s allegation of “total anarchy” in...
Ceasefire In Lebanon Is A Welcome Relief In The Midst Of War In Middle East
By Asad Mirza The ceasefire in Lebanon apart from giving respite to the beleaguered Lebanese, will also be a litmus test for the Hezbollah on whether it can continue to flourish as a political and militant outfit in Lebanon or not. It would not be wrong to say that...
On 40th Anniversary Of Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Victims Are Still Deprived Of Their Due
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: On December 3, 2024, it will be forty years since the lethal Methyl Iso-Cyanate gas spewed out from the Pesticide-manufacturing plant of American transnational Union Carbide Corporation on the outskirts of Bhopal, killing thousands and maiming lakhs. For the gas victims of the city,...
Syria’s Reigniting Civil War Has Been Kept Simmering By The NATO Powers
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Reignited civil war in Syria is down to destabilising shockwaves from Israel’s wars of aggression in the Middle East and the malign role of NATO powers in shielding the jihadist forces in Idlib now terrorising Aleppo. There is no ignoring the overlapping alliances which shape...
Govt Defence Of Adani Betrays Desperation To Protect Corporates From Scrutiny
By K Raveendran The defence mounted by the Adani Group, both by its leadership and by the Indian government, in the face of damning allegations of corruption and irregularities levelled by U.S. authorities, raises serious questions about the interplay between corporate interests and political power in India. While the...
India Falls Into A Vicious Circle Of Wage And Growth Decline
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Slowing down of GDP growth to seven quarters low of 5.4 per cent during second quarter of the financial year 2024-25 and contraction of the wages during the same period for the first time since the pandemic (March 2021) shows that India has fallen into...
Shinde’s Overpowering Dilemma Holds Up Government Formation
By Sushil Kutty The Mahayuti got a historic mandate, but there’s no government yet! Is it Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s obfuscation or Eknath Shinde’s “reluctance strategy” that is holding up Devendra Fadnavis’, who Modi said is his “param mitr”, appointment with the Chief Minister’s chair? Is it Eknath Shinde’s...
ICC Warrant Of Arrest Against Myanmar Junta Chief Is Positive For Rebel Forces
By Tirthankar Mitra International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to pursue a warrant of arrest against Myanmar military leader General Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity. The atrocities committed against the Rohingya people have gone unpunished far too long. Leaving survivors in limbo, it sent a wrong message...
Trump’s Project 2025 Includes Large Scale Cutting Of Public Sector Jobs
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON DC: Fouled up weather forecasts. Staff shortages slowing services. More workers dying of heat stroke on the job. More pollution, which leads to more asthma and unclean water. Cut down school lunches, with none in the summer. Veterans not getting VA health care. More hate...
