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.Congress Should Make Deep Introspection
By Binoy Viswam Election outcome in Bihar is neither an end nor a beginning. It is to be considered as an important landmark in the ongoing battle to decide the destiny of India. The battle was and is to decide whether India should continue as a secular democracy...
Targeting The LDF Govt In Kerala Will Boomerang
By Prakash Karat The efforts to discredit and denigrate the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala have been mounting in the past few weeks. The Congress-led UDF and the BJP have conducted agitations utilising the gold smuggling case to target Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF government....
India-China Talks On Ladakh Border Making Little Headway
By Barun Das Gupta It is almost seven months that the Indian and Chinese armies are finding themselves in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation in eastern Ladakh, with no possibility of an early de-escalation or disengagement in sight. China finds that any attempt to further encroach into Indian territory will...
Debate Rages In Left Over Strategy On Fighting BJP In West Bengal
By Arun Srivastava The assembly elections in West Bengal in April/May 2021 has opened up a debate on what should be the correct strategy of the Left to combat the aggressive BJP in the state which is currently ruled by the Trinamul Congress led by Mamata Banerjee....
BJP State Governments Are Violating Constitution On Issue Of Love Jehad
By Dr. Arun Mitra The statement by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that the Uttar Pradesh government will make tough laws against Love Jehad is not surprising. Haryana and Madhya Pradesh governments too have now joined the chorus. Haryana’s Minister Anil Vij has gone even further....
Two Elections In Two Democracies Have Lessons For Indian Polity
By D. Raja We just saw two election results. One was the defeat of the blatantly anti-people, pro-corporate, racist right-wing authoritarian Donald Trump in the US presidential elections by the Democrat Joe Biden. This should send a huge message to all right-wing parties and leaders who try to...
Ever-Growing Reach Of ‘Digital Republics’ Poses Challenge
By K Raveendran The fight against misinformation and fake news on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and others is apparently entering a decisive stage, with the government reportedly floating a tender to invite agencies for providing solutions and services related to fact verification and...
PTI Of Imran Khan Strnegthens Its Position In Gilgit-Baltistan Polls
By Sankar Ray Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf bagged ten out of 23 seats that went to poll in the Gilgit-Baltistan provincial assembly elections on Sunday. Political analysts most of whom foresaw a three-party neck-to-neck contest among PTI, Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League...
Process Of Making Full Use Of Covid Vaccines Will Be Long
By Dr. Kafeel Khan As coronavirus cases surge around the world, hospitals are getting overstretched and economies, gasping. Within a week, there was good news from two US-based companies and both were to do with the much-awaited vaccine that spells hope in these dire times. The first...
Germans Assessing The Emerging Relationship Of Govt With Biden Presidency
By Victor Grossman Beginning from November 3 the day of presidential elections in USA, countless Germans also waited, full of angst, for final numbers from distant Ohio, Wisconsin, Arizona – while many puzzled over the mysteries of the Electoral College. (Does it have dormitories or offer a...
BJP Leadership Is Going The Wholehog In Challenging Mamata In 2021 Polls
By Kalyani Shankar West Bengal is moving towards a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Assembly elections. Both have evolved as cult figures. With no tall state leaders in Bengal, the BJP has followed this formula of a...
BSP To Woo Most Backward Castes For Next Assembly Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor With the appointment of Bheem Rajbhar as state president of Uttar Pradesh BSP, Mayawati has made it clear that it would concentrate on most backward casts to expand its support base for next assembly polls scheduled in 2022. Mayawati replaced Munqad Ali MP...
The Judicial Standards And Accountability Bill Needs Review
By Yash Agarwal It was in late 1979 when Justice P.N. Bhagwati, in Hussainara Khatoon Vs State of Bihar case, set off the phenomenon that Public Interest Litigations (PILs) evolved to become what it is today. Brought about by a substantial relaxation in the traditional interpretation of...
New Biden Presidency Has To Work For 99 Per Cent Of Americans
By Sen. Bernie Sanders I am very proud of the hard work that the progressive community put into electing Joe Biden as our next president. And let’s be clear: This election was not just a normal election between two candidates. It was much more important than...
Ideological Battle Erupts In Democratic Party After Poor Performance
By Lichi D’amelio After what felt like the longest presidential campaign in US history — amid a pandemic, no less — the Democratic Party escaped defeat. Sort of. The dust has yet to fully settle, but the disasters down ballot point to a House and Senate where...
President-Elect Joe Biden Means A Lot For India
By Nantoo Banerjee India-friendly Joe Biden’s ascendency to the top job in the United States means a lot for India, especially in the area of trade and economic relations as the country is looking for large foreign investments from diplomatic allies to grow its domestic industry and boost...
Nitish Kumar Should Not Have Opted For Chief Ministership After Polls
By Amulya Ganguli The perception of Manmohan Singh as a weak prime minister under Sonia Gandhi’s thumb was a major reason for Narendra Modi’s 2014 success. Now, Nitish Kumar has joined the ranks of feeble leaders who are beholden to a powerful partner who will be calling the...
Bihar Assembly Poll Results Have Lessons For All Political Parties
By Harihar Swarup The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), despite polling almost the same number of votes as the Mahagathbandhan (MGB), has managed to retain power in Bihar. What does this tell us about the state of various political formations in the state? The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)...
