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.Left Getting Back Its Mojo In Latin America Again Following Bolivian Win
By Nitya Chakraborty The swearing of the new left wing Bolivian President Luis Arce on November 8 following the massive victory of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) in the general elections on October 18 signals a fresh shift in the politics of Latin America towards pink tide after...
Bihar 2020: From Socialism To Social Democracy
By Papri Sri Raman Even as a new government takes office in the eastern Indian State of Bihar, two new books on the State seem to be shouting from the rooftop, what ails Bihar. . One of the books is called Ruktapur by an independent journalist, Pushyamitra....
Fight For A People’s Constitution Begins In Chile
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Chileans voted in a national referendum on October 25. Commentary reflects what happened: “We began to dig the grave of the Pinochet-era constitution and the market economy,” one report said. This was an “overwhelming, historical triumph of the people,” declared Chile’s El Siglo...
India Is Being Fast Pushed To The US Orbit
By Nantoo Banerjee It may be difficult to reconcile that India, a leader of the non-aligned movement (NAM), should get so quickly aligned with the emerging United States-led power block, Quad, to protect itself from a border threat from China. India is canvassing even with select EU members...
Republican Party Is Weakened But Trump Has Maintained His Own Base
By Kalyani Shankar Every world leader leaves behind a legacy. What kind of legacy has US President Donald Trump left? His successor Joe Biden has now inherited some bad and some good policies, which he has to tackle. A Reuter’s report sums up Trump’s legacy thus: “Saying...
India-US Economic Relations Have A History Of Stability And Progress
By Subrata Majumder India-USA economic relations have a long history of continuity irrespective of the changes in the White House. The burgeoning market of India, the availability of Indian technical manpower and the use of English language by the educated Indians, have made Indian market most attractive to...
Bihar Poll Campaign Challenges The Leadership Quality Of Modi
By Arun Srivastava Bihar has voted decisively. As the elections in Bihar set the national agenda, provide an insight into the future politics, obviously the people especially the pollsters and experts prefer to keep a sharp eye on the developments and the results. Usually the elections are the...
The Indian Working Class Has Deep Roots In Anti-Colonialism
By Amarjeet Kaur All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), the first Central Trade Union of India completes 100 years of its glorious history on 31st Oct. 2020. AITUC was founded in an all-India conference held in the city of Mumbai with unions of various sectors from all...
Kerala UDF Rattled By Arrest Of IUML MLA
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The arrest of Indian Union Muslim League leader and Manjeshwar MLA M C Kamaruddin for duping depositors in his gold business has pushed the United Democratic Front (UDF) on the defensive. The IUML is the second most powerful constituent of the Congress-led UDF....
Biden Victory Yes, But American Left Has Big Tasks Ahead
By Tim Wheeler The victory in Pennsylvania has finally made the Democratic candidate Joe Biden the winner in this crucial 2020 Presidential elections in USA defeating incumbent Donald Trump. This is a great moment in the history of the American people who have been fighting the racist...
Tejashwi Has Transformed Political Agenda In Bihar Assembly Poll
By Harihar Swarup It’s an election like no other in Bihar. No street side addas, clamorous band bajaa or flag-waving processions. In a pandemic, rallies are still jam-packed, yet voters stand within chalk circles at polling booths. A lead actor for the last three tumultuous decades is missing...
Knotty Issues In House Privilege Move Against Arnab
By K Raveendran The contempt of court notice sent by the Supreme Court to the Secretary of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for sending a letter to Republic TV editor in chief Arnab Goswami, ‘intimidating’ him for approaching the court against the privilege notice issued by the state assembly...
Bengal May Witness New Phase Of Political Violence After Shah Visit
By Arun Srivastava Bibhishan, the poor tribal farmer at whose house the Chanakya of BJP, Amit Shah, had his lunch as a part of his grand design to reach out to the tribal, just ahead of the West Bengal assembly election, did not get chance to speak...
The “Liberal” US Media Got It Wrong Again In 2020 Elections
By Sagarneel Sinha It is not yet clear when the United States of America would officially declare the presidential election results. Although it appears, almost certainly, that Joe Biden of the Democratic Party would be the next man in the White House ousting the incumbent Republican president Donald...
Farmers’ Resentment Has Put Nitish Kumar In Tight Spot
By Ashok B Sharma Farmers’ issue has come to the fore in recent Bihar assembly election. The Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had repealed the State Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act way back in 2006. The farmers in the state are not benefitted by this move, rather they...
Taliban Terrorism Is Back In Afghanistan Hitting Kabul Govt
By Sankar Ray Afghanistan’s Taliban militants have resumed their terrorising posture embarked, thereby frustrating the proponents of a sustainable milieu for peace. At the moment, they have exacerbated violence and intimidation to capture Kandahar, the capital for the hard-line movement nearly a quarter-century ago. Hundreds of insurgents,...
Divided States Of America (And India): Democracy At Crossroads
By Annie Domini The United States of America is going through the quadrennial process of electing the 46th president, or re-electing the incumbent despot Donald Trump, heavily challenged by the mild Democrat Joseph Biden. At the time of writing this column, Biden has secured more votes than any...
Modi Has Finally Surrendered India’s Defence Security By Signing BECA
By Prakash Karat The signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for geo-spatial cooperation at the 2+2 meeting of the United States and Indian defence and foreign ministers in New Delhi must have been a moment of deep satisfaction for the US establishment and the Pentagon....
