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.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...
Is The Places Of Worship Act 1991 Sacrosanct As A Legal Provision?
By Sushil Kutty Who is afraid of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991? A parallel can be drawn with ‘Who is afraid of Islamophobia?’ which sounds like somebody with a genuine phobia of Islam. But ask a Muslim and as far as he is concerned, ‘Islamophobia’ is...
Sambhal Incident Is A Reminder Again To The Threat To Secular Character Of The Nation
By Krishna Jha Much has been written about Sambhal, a town in Uttar Pradesh, where a week back, violence had erupted. A team had conducted a second survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, to establish that the Masjid was built on the debris of a temple. This is similar...
‘Mock Poll’ Fever Has Gone Viral In Villages Of Maharashtra After Nov 23
By Arun Srivastava Villagers of Markadwadi, a small village in Solapur of Maharashtra holding a mock poll for “re-electing” their representative using ballot papers on December 3, apparently might be construed as expression of distrust over the functioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) but in reality this exercise exposed...
What About Taking A Cue From Beijing To Tackle Severe Delhi Pollution?
By Tirthankar Mitra Pollution from stubble burning from neighbouring areas visits Delhi every year. Health hazards apart, schools have to be closed, government organisations and private firms find little alternative but to ask their employees to work from home. These are certainly no permanent solutions to the man-made pollution....
South Korea’s Failed Coup Is A Chance To Renew Democracy In The Country
By Kap Seol SEOUL: They said it wouldn’t happen again in South Korea — not after more than four decades during which hundreds of thousands of people were beaten, tortured, jailed, and killed while defending democracy against one strongman after another. Another military coup seemed to be out of...
Why Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Having Comfort Level With His Diplomacy Now?
By Nitya Chakraborty As the year 2024 is ending and India is on the threshold of beginning a New Year 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his senior officials in both PMO and the external affairs ministry are relaxed and looking for positive developments in the coming year for...
CJI Recusal Amounts To Running Away From Crucial Judicial Leadership Role
By K Raveendran Impartiality in decision-making is regarded as the cornerstone of a fair and just legal system. Judges are expected to set aside personal beliefs, biases, and prejudices in order to apply the law objectively, ensuring that their decisions are based solely on the facts presented before them....
Macron Pulls A Diplomatic Coup By Inviting President Elect Donald Trump To Paris
By Anjan Roy It was symbolic of France. Victor Hugo’s story of Hunchback of Notre Dame, in which the hunchback swings on the great bells of the eponymous cathedral to send its sounds through the City of Lights, Paris. Now, five years after it was mostly destroyed by a...
