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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.AAP Reshuffle Enables Arvind Kejriwal For Greater National Political Role
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Only after a month and half of the Delhi Election setback, AAP has reshuffled its organization which reveals the party’s national aspirations. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been spared the regional organizational burden to focus on the party’s national aspirations and national politics. As for...
AAP Ruled Punjab Govt Has Tarnished Its Image By Badly Handling Farmers’ Stir
By Arun Srivastava AAP’s pretention of being a progressive and liberal political organ has been badly hurt by its action to evict the farmers from the Punjab Haryana border. What happened yesterday imbibes highest order of deviousness of AAP. Over these years, Arvind Kejriwal had tried to create the...
Mahayuti Govt Partners Differ On How To Deal With Communal Violence
By Sushil Kutty It is getting awfully crowded in that space where Muslims hold the key to any secular party’s electoral advantage. Every secular politician of note, even those with linkages to communal elements, is out to assure the growing Muslim population that “protection” is theirs for the asking;...
‘Referendum’ Route For Separation Of Hilly Region In Manipur
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: ‘Referendum’ as a route to bring into larger focus the demand for a separate administration for the hills part of Manipur where Kuki-Zos are dominant inhabitants ? As the ethnic conflict that started on May 3, 2023 raged and Manipur came to be referred...
From Berlin, Germany’s Militarist Build-Up Looks Frightening And Insane
By Victor Grossman BERLIN: Some world events can look different to those of us in Berlin. God knows, here too I’m frightened at what Trump, Vance and Musk are doing and planning. Nor do I love Putin. But what I hate above all else is war, which is looks...
How A Marxist Understanding Helps In Assessing Doge’s Impact On U.S. Economy
By David Calnitsky NEW YORK: Elon Musk and Donald Trump are attempting to transform the architecture of the federal government. The American state under their influence is not merely a vehicle for broad capitalist governance but a tool for the personal enrichment of individual business elites. Many of Department...
Modi-Yunus Bilateral Summit A Must For Fixing India-Bangladesh Ties
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh has officially sought a meeting between their head of interim government Dr. Mohammad Yunus and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the coming BIMSTEC meeting at Bangkok on April 2-4 next. Both countries are members of BIMSTEC. As per present schedule,...
Trump Is Now Putting More Pressure On Putin To Save His 30 Day Ceasefire Plan
By Anjan Roy Despite his best efforts and concessions to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, including a US vote in the UN alongside North Korea, Iran and Russia on Ukraine war, Putin has given a big hoax to US president. The Russian president has flatly turned down Donald Trump’s...
Trump, Putin And Zelensky Engaged In A Bizarre Game Of Brinkmanship
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is in a head spinning dilemma as US President Donald Trump bowls him a googly the first ball and a China man the second and the predatory wicket keeper Russian President Vladimir Putin is waiting like a hawk to...
Will Modi’s Upcoming Visit To RSS Headquarters In Nagpur Mend Ties?
By Rahil Nora Chopra Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on March 30, marking his first visit since assuming office in 2014. During his visit, Modi will lay the foundation stone for an expansion project at Madhav Netralaya Eye Institute...
Elon Musk’s AI Led Grok Has Created Furore In Indian Political Circles
By Sushil Kutty ‘Mind your language’ is out of the phrasebook. Now, it’s Mind your Grok! But wait, there’s no guarantee Grok’s gonna listen. Grok’s got a mind of its own and Grok’s not subject to the law of the land, or is it? Question is, why’s Grok suddenly...
The Politics Behind ASHA Workers’ Strike In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no denying the politics behind the ongoing ASHA workers’ strike in the Kerala Capital. The well-orchestrated misinformation campaign blitzkrieg – packed with patent falsehoods and rank misinformation – unleashed by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in...
Meeting Of Southern States CMs Convened By M K Stalin On Delimitation Is Important
By P. Sudhir As the year 2026 approaches, the issue of the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies is drawing public attention and controversy. This is the year when the freeze on the number of seats will end, and the next round of delimitation must be undertaken following the...
Farmers In India At A Turning Point With Their Protest Sites In Punjab Bulldozed
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Just after the seventh round of talks between agitating farmers representatives of Punjab and the central delegation ended inconclusively on March 19, 2025, the Punjab Police came into action, arrested hundreds of protesting farmers from various places including from the protest sites at Shambu and...
What Does Elon Musk’s Starlink Entry Into Indian Telecom Market Mean?
By Prabir Purkayastha The announcements of Musk’s SpaceX-Starlink’s tie-up with Jio Reliance (Jio is a trademark of Reliance Industries) and Bharti Airtel, the two dominant players, raise a number of questions. The two key questions are: i) Will it mean a greater monopolization in telecom services? ii) Will satellite...
Violence In Nagpur Reveals Utter Confusion Amongst Sangh Parivar Units
By Sushil Kutty The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is confused. Confusing ‘glorification’ with ‘irrelevant’ and vice versa, leaving everybody in the Sangh Parivar confused. RSS’ top spokesperson Sunil Ambekar couldn’t clearly enunciate who are the glorifiers of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb or why “glorification of Aurangzeb” is “irrelevant” to present times?...
Narendra Modi’s Meeting With RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat At Nagpur Is Crucial
By Arun Srivastava “Sangh Saranam Gachchami”. Yes, after a long eleven years’ of insolence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the RSS headquarters at Nagpur on March 30 for meeting the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and paying his obeisance. In recent months Modi has been trying to send...
Maruti Workers’ Protest Demanding ‘Equal Pay For Equal Work’ Has Big Significance
By Dr. Kingshuk Sarkar A section of the former and current workers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL) has been agitating against the carmaker’s alleged illegal and unethical labour practices for the last five months. Rallying under the aegis of the Maruti Suzuki Struggle Committee, the workers had been...
