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.Mysterious Conspiracy Of Delhi Police Against Devangana Kalita
By Parth Maniktala Delhi witnessed its worst anti-minority riots in decades in February this year. Of the 53 people killed, more than two-thirds were Muslim. Media reports indicated that a majority of the homes and shops that were looted and torched belonged to Muslims. According to...
America’s Greatest Athletes Are Standing Up Against Trump
By Jesse Jackson The greatest athletes in America are standing up for justice at a critical time. Despite unprecedented, multiracial demonstrations across the country protesting police violence against African Americans, the horrors keep on coming. Last week, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back...
Monsoon Session Of Parliament Amidst Pandemic, Will Be A Stormy One
By Kalyani Shankar The upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament is indeed historic, as since 1952, the Parliament has never deviated from its tradition. This brief session from September 14 to October 1, will see many firsts including staggered seating, different shifts for both the houses, no breaks during...
Farm Sector Should Be Made Engine Of Growth To Reverse GDP Fall
By Anjan Roy Quarter in a quarter. Removing all guesses and estimates about the possible fall in the country’s national income, the Statistical office figures of India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Production) —released Monday evening— shows it to have shrank by 23.4 per cent. That is, GDP shrank...
Modi Government Is Abdicating Its Legal Obligations On GST
By Arun Srivastava It was a mid-night coup in 2017. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at a special midnight meeting from the historic Central Hall of Parliament in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee amidst boycott of the event...
BJP Asserting Its Bargaining Power On The Eve Of Assembly Poll In Bihar
By Arun Srivastava Despite presenting Nitish Kumar as the chief ministerial face of the NDA for the ensuing assembly election in Bihar, the latest decision of the BJP to contest more seats than agreed, certainly implies that the saffron leadership is giving a second thought to its earlier...
The ‘Mood Of The Nation’ When GDP Contracts 23.9 Per Cent
By Sushil Kutty Nothing seems to move the Buddha born in Vadnagar at Gujarat’s Mehsana district. Neither the contraction of India’s territorial integrity at the LAC nor the contraction of India’s GDP by a massive 23.9 per cent in the last quarter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is...
Why Is Free Speech Different From Hate Speech In Present India?
By Ujjaini Chatterji The Blacklaw’s Dictionary defines hate speech as, “Speech that carries no meaning other than the expression of hatred for some group, such as a particular race, especially in circumstances in which the communication is likely to provoke violence.” The Constitution of India, under Article...
Low Bank Rate Is Playing Bull In The Stock Market
By Nantoo Banerjee When a central bank’s lending rate fails to either grow the economy or control high price inflation in a country, there is something intentionally wrong with the rate fixing. The current low bank rate in India obviously suggests that the RBI is intentionally ignoring the...
India Entering Most Crucial Phase Of Economic Revival
By Gyan Pathak With implementation of Unlock-4, India will be entering the most crucial phase of economic revival in the month of September, which happens to be the last month of the usual lean season of the Economy, and thereafter economic activities would pick up momentum with...
Sonia And Rahul Must Listen To The Dissidents Grievances With Respect
By Amulya Ganguli Up until now, all those who left the Congress have been loners. Whether it was Subhas Chandra Bose or Jayaprakash Narayan or V.P. Singh or Mamata Banerjee, they didn’t have a large body of supporters behind them. Even Sharad Pawar had only two others...
Covid Response Seen Centred On Visibility And Not Effectiveness
By K Raveendran At long last, the Supreme Court has done it. The apex court has told the king that he is naked. “You cannot be interested only in business and not about sufferings of people,” the Supreme Court said without mincing words, while seeking the...
Total Unity Of Anti-BJP Forces Is Needed To Defeat Nitish In Bihar Poll
By Arun Srivastava The fractured Grand Alliance (GA) is expected to gain a shape but it depends on the response of the RJD chief Lalu Yadav to the overtures of the left parties and democratic forces. Though the ill treatment meted out to the senior leaders of...
Privatisation Of Public Sector Enterprises Should Be Selective
By Satyaki Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rightly embarked upon a big ticket privatization as part of major reforms to put the struggling economy back on rails in the post corona virus lockdown but the great contribution of public sector in nation building cannot be ignored....
Rahul Gandhi Is Now The Inevitable Choice For Congress President
By Harihar Swarup The letter by 23 Congress leaders, all of whom have a long and trusted association with the party, should not normally have raised such an alarm in 10 Janpath. After all, an ailing Sonia Gandhi last year had herself hesitantly accepted the post of temporary...
Shinzo Abe Played A Major Role In Boosting India-Japan Relations
By Anjan Roy Longest serving Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has resigned on grounds of ill health. This has sent the Japanese stock market and other financial markets spiralling downwards. Shinzo Abe will be remembered for his contributions to reviving Japan’s stagnant economy and for altering...
Assam Witnesses Shaping Of Anti-CAA Political Fronts
By Sagarneel Sinha Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the annual flood damage, the political scenario is gradually becoming active in Assam — which is expected to go for assembly polls by April next year. Before the hitting of the pandemic, the state was witnessing protests against the...
Congress, BJP In A Major Confrontation In By-Polls For 27 Seats In M.P.
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh has become Kurukhetra both for the Congress and BJP. Shortly the state is going to witness by-polls in 27 Vidhan Sabha constituencies. All of these constituencies barring few have been rendered vacant because of the resignation by...
