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.India Can Not Afford To Have Its Neighbour Bangladesh Remain Hostile For Long
By Kunal Bose Much to its mortification, our country today is surrounded by unfriendly, if not hostile, neighbours. Leave out the Himalayan kingdom Bhutan, which is more like Switzerland equally well disposed to every other nation, the rest of India’s other immediate neighbours having undergone regime changes in recent...
Syrian President Assad Might Have Been Ousted, But Strife Among Winning Rebels May Continue
By Asad Mirza With reports that Syrian President Basher Al Assad has fled the country and the rebel coalition led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham has seized power and control of major cities in Syria, the bigger question is what will happen now in Syria. How is the West, particularly...
Syria Power Vacuum Has Serious Implications For Middle East Stability
By Arjavi Indraneesh Syria is witnessing seismic shifts in its prolonged conflict, with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime having collapsed amid dwindling support from its critical allies, Russia and Iran. The rebel factions, spearheaded by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), are in control, creating uncertainty about the nation’s political future. This...
In Dhaka TV Channels, Defence ‘Experts’ Talk Of Indian Plan To Grab Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Since the anti Awami League (AL) coup of August 5, Bangladesh interim government authorities have employed grizzled army veterans/defence experts in media panel discussions , to counter what Dhaka perceives as ‘hostile , biased Indian propaganda’. This group of influential people has now come up...
Overawed By Trump, OPEC Struggles To Strike A Balance In Global Oil Market
By K Raveendran OPEC+ has recalibrated its production strategy, extending voluntary output adjustments to stabilize oil markets in the face of uncertain global demand and geopolitical pressures. The alliance’s decision to prolong cuts until the first quarter of 2025 aims to counterbalance potential oversupply and demand fluctuations, particularly linked...
Trump 2.0: Redefining India-US Ties In Technology And Semiconductors
By Girish Linganna Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. President could have a big impact on India-US relations, especially in areas like technology, chips, and semiconductors. As he begins his second term on January 20 next year ,, both countries will face a mix of opportunities and challenges that could...
Industrial Outlook Improving In Bengal With Big Success Of MSMEs
By Arun Srivastava Bengal, earlier known as the state for bandhs by the labour, has attained a prime position for doing business among the states in the country. The state which a decade back was most despised by the leading industrialists as well as academics and political leaders and...
India-Bangladesh Relations Are Getting More And More Complicated On The Minorities Issue
By Sushil Kutty ‘Hindu-Muslim’ is a post-2014 phenomenon. Now, there is the allegation that India is looking at Bangladesh through a “Hindu lens”, instead of looking at Bangladesh through a “Muslim lens.” The critic forgets that Bangladesh is looking at India through a “Muslim lens” and that there is...
The Collapse Of The Centre In French Politics Has Its Parallel In Britain
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The crisis of continuity liberalism engulfing France applies in Britain too. Our government may not have fallen, but unless it changes course it will, as soon as it has to face the electorate. President Emmanuel Macron is in denial. Addressing the French on Thursday night,...
The Great Trump Riddle – Will It Affect India-Russia Bilateral Relations?
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India at the time of his visit to the BRICS summit at Kazan in Russia in October this year. This was immediately accepted by President Putin and in the last six weeks since the Kazan...
32 Years After Babri Mosque Demolition, Numerous New Targets Set
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On December 6, 1992, exactly 32 years ago, Babri Mosque at Ayodhya was demolished. On November 9, 2019, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a verdict for building Ram Temple at the demolition site. Ram Temple was inaugurated by PM Narendra...
RBI Attaches More Importance To Inflation Control Than Growth
By Anjan Roy A debate among economists and policy wonks was raging about the deceleration of the Indian economy and rising price line particularly in the context of the forthcoming monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India. In that debate, Reserve Bank has clearly opted or a hairline...
Why Devendra Fadnavis Is Very Important To BJP’s Central Leadership?
By Sushil Kutty Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra Chief Minister for a third term underscores the man’s importance to the Bharatiya Janata Party. But why is Fadnavis a greater pick than several others who could have staked claim for the top post? The answer must lie in the fact that...
After Losing In Both Lok Sabha And Bypolls, BSP Seeks Change In Strategy
By Rahil Nora Chopra BSP as evident was not able to attain a single seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections following reports of its core Dalit votes shifting to other parties. Now BSP supremo Mayawati is trying to go back to the basics and redraw the party’s bahujan...
President Macron’s Appeasement Of Far Right Has Led To Latest Political Crisis In France
By Satyaki Chakraborty France landed on Wednesday night once again into a deeper political crisis after a no-confidence vote brought down the government, ending the beleaguered minority coalition of the conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier propped up by the far right National Rally (RN) after only three months. The...
Democratic And Secular Forces In Bangladesh Have To Work For Protection Of Minorities
By P. Sudhir The continuous attacks on Hindus and other minorities like Buddhists in Bangladesh are causing widespread concern. Consequent to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in the first week of August after a mass movement, it was expected that the end of her authoritarian rule would...
Indian Exports To Bangladesh Facing Problems Due To Payments Delay
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Uncertainties over receipt of proceeds are now being factored in by India’s exporters regularly servicing the Bangladesh market. India-Bangladesh trade, a very large chunk of which is carried through some half-a-dozen land ports, was not seriously affected even after the collapse of the Sheikh...
Indian Women’s Economic Empowerment Lowers Risk Of Domestic Violence
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Unless paid and formal employment is guaranteed, a woman’s economic activity in India is associated with a higher risk of intimate partner violence(IPV).However, household and other characteristics, such as higher agency within the household, higher education of the husband, lower social acceptance of IPV, and...
