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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.BJP May Face Defeat If There Is Alternative
By Binoy Viswam While the propaganda machinery of the Sangh Parivar was singing glory for the Modi magic during Covid, the people of five Indian states have written a different story. They came out with their verdict. These states represent the south, east and northeast regions of the country....
For Free Universal Vaccination Against Covid-19
By Prabhat Patnaik Of all the decisions taken by the Modi government the most mindless has been the so-called “liberalisation” of vaccine distribution. Originally, the central government was the sole buyer from the two producing firms at a fixed price of Rs 150 per dose, and then, while itself...
Assam Victory Model Crucial For BJP Nationally
By Sagarneel Sinha Putting an end to the endless speculations of the skeptics, who weren’t sure about the saffron party’s victory, the BJP led NDA returned to power with a comfortable majority. This is the first time in the history of Assam that a non-Congress party returned to power...
BJP Preparing Ground For Dismissal Of Mamata Government
By Arun Srivastava While the Union home ministry is busy building a strong case for imposition of President’s rule in Bengal and proceed against Mamata government for its failure to check the eruption of large scale post-poll violence in the state, Mamata Banerjee announced no one, even a union...
Bangladesh Cheers Trinamool Congress Win
By Ashis Biswas While the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) major election victory in Bengal has been welcomed in Bangladesh, there is also an undercurrent of dismay. Judging by social media messaging, Bangladeshis fear that the Teesta River Water sharing project may not be implemented. And criticism on this score about...
Time For U.S. Foreign Policy To Abandon Cold War Strategies
By David Cavendish Passing the 100-day mark of President Joe Biden’s administration, one word we hear often is “bold.” From the passage of the American Rescue Plan (to fight the coronavirus), to important changes proposed in the American Jobs Plan (on infrastructure), and his American Families Plan (expand paid...
Kerala: A Significant Victory For The Left
By Prakash Karat The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has been re-elected to office with a big mandate. This is a significant election in many respects. The first significant aspect of the election is that this is the first time after 1977 that an incumbent government has...
Poll Panel’s Outlandish Stand Against Media Fails To Impress
By K Raveendran The Madras High Court’s ‘warning’ to the Election Commission that it should be booked for murder for failing to prevent the spread of Covid infection, no doubt, came like a bolt from the blue. But the demand by the poll panel that media must be debarred...
Covid-19 Stretching Healthcare Systems To Breaking Point
By Gyan Pathak The deadly new surge in COVID-19 in South Asia, especially India, has strained the healthcare systems to a breaking point in the whole region. India has become the worst affected country, not only in the region but also in the world with 4.13 lakh new daily...
Home Ministry Escalates Blame Game With Mamata
By Arun Srivastava Goebbelian thesis has come alive in Bengal. The RSS and the BJP have succeeded in their design to push a divisive narrative that the state has been in the midst of a communal war like situation. Coinciding with the occasion of swearing in of Mamata Banerjee...
Narendra Modi In The Crosshairs For The First Time In Seven Years
By Sushil Kutty “Law and order are everywhere the law and order which protect the established hierarchy,” wrote the mid 19th French literary figure Honore de Balzac. Replace with “Covid-care is everywhere the Covid-care which protects the established hierarchy” and we’ve hit the nail on the head. Common folk,...
BJP Gets Rude Shock In U.P. Panchayat Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: BJP got a rude shock when it lost in Ayodhya, Varanasi (Kashi) and Mathura in zila panchyat elections. What could be more shocking for the ruling party that it lost in these three Hindu bastions.BJP won so many elections riding on the Hindutva wave in...
How Modi Govt Policies Made Air Travel More Costly
By Nihar Gokhale In the year 2017, the Government of India changed the way airport tariffs are calculated in India. Airport tariffs are fees that passengers and airlines pay the airport for using its services, which include user development fees (that are a part of air tickets) and aircraft...
SC Verdict In Maratha Quota Case Is A Timely Wake-Up Call
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court verdict in the keenly-awaited Maratha reservation case is a setback to the unscrupulous plans of political parties to use reservation as a tool for vote bank politics rather than as an instrument to help disadvantaged sections of the society catch up with social...
India Must Widen Food Support Programme
By Gyan Pathak The second wave of Covid-19 has been pushing millions more in India into destitution and extreme poverty. Many families are losing their earning members to the pandemic, many survived alone and have nothing left with them even to feed themselves, and many lost their jobs. We,...
The Politics Behind Portraying Mamata As Guilty
By Arun Srivastava In the evening of May 2, the moment the Election Commission refused to accede to Mamata Banerjee’s request to recount the votes, it became clear that the BJP was ready with its strategy to humiliate Mamata, destabilise her government once she is sworn in as the...
Chronicler Of Dalit Struggle Wins Saraswati Samman
By Harihar Swarup Marathi novelist, poet, critic and short story writer Sharankumar Limbale was selected for the 2020 Saraswati Samman, a prestigious literary recognition conferred annually by the KK Birla Foundation. The 30th edition of the prize, the highest recognition in the field of Indian literature in the country,...
Modi’s Faith In Youth Power Turns Out To Be An Empty Slogan
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at his eloquent best when he talks about the ‘youth power’ of India and how the future is safe and secure in their hands. “The more emphasis we put on India’s youth power and the more opportunities we will give them,...
