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.A Facebook Logo In Saffron May Be In Order
By K Raveendran Facebook will do well to consider a change of its theme from blue to saffron, which might help the leading social media company to protect its biggest market, a key consideration that influences the media giant’s policies with regard to independence and commitment to...
Nomination Of Kamala Harris Is A Milestone In American Politics
By Kalyani Shankar The Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tweeted on Tuesday: “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate.” It was indeed a...
BJP’s Silence On The Rise Of Half-Desi Kamala Harris Is Conspicuous
By Amulya Ganguli While liberals in India and all around the world are celebrating the nomination of a “person of colour”, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic party’s vice-presidential candidate for the US polls, the BJP has been conspicuously silent. Its quietness is all the more surprising...
Indian Startups Are Bouncing Back Overcoming Covid Constraints
By Rameesh Kailasam Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across sectors have seen a slump, and startups too are facing a decline in revenues. A Nasscom survey conducted last month showed that 70 percent of Indian startups surveyed have less than three months of cash runway. The survey...
Bhushan’s Conviction Is A Symptom Of Political Judiciary
By Ajay Kumar I usually do not find myself to be in agreement with Prashant Bhushan’s views. I always disliked the idea of public interest lawyering. As a conservative, I have always found the idea of an activist court quite worrisome. I did not like the...
Covid-19 Recession Hits Britain’s Vulnerable People The Hardest
By Ceren Sagir The Covid-19 recession is having a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable people in Britain, a report claims. People who are young, low-paid, black, in self-employment, with low levels of education or living in large families are most likely to have lost their...
Big Brands Are Ruthlessly Robbing Indian Buyers
By Nantoo Banerjee Over four decades ago, the then union industry minister T A Pai launched a unique campaign against multinational corporations producing and marketing global consumer bands in the country and following local practice of cheating in measures. MNC toothpaste brands were his favourite target. Packed...
Indian Navy’s Ambitious Expansion Plan Is Timely
By Barun Das Gupta An expansionist China is looming larger and larger before India, posing a threat to her land, sea and air. There is no denying the fact that all the three services of the armed forces – army, navy and air force – have been...
Congress Has A Long Record Of Rebel Homecomings
By Harihar Swarup Over the years, the Congress has seen scores of rebellions and defections by party men more senior and prized than Sachin Pilot. But never in recent memory has a disaffected leader has been assiduously wooed as a former Rajasthan deputy chief minister after his...
India Should Not Follow Any Double Standard For Apps
By Prabir Purakayastha India’s ban on Chinese apps for allegedly protecting India’s data sovereignty, becomes suspicious when we see no such problem with the US companies doing exactly that: taking Indian citizens data out of the country. Ravi Shankar Prasad, the minister for electronics and information technology...
Prashant Bhushan And The Issue Of Contempt
By Indira Jaising We have all known that the personal is political for a very long time. But when it comes to institutions, there is a sharp distinction between the two. The institution of the judiciary is a constitutional one. Those who occupy the offices of India’s...
Britain Is Facing Recession For The First Time In Eleven Years
By Arun Srivastava The UK has been pushed into its first technical recession – defined as two consecutive quarters of economic decline – since 2009. The economy shrank 20.4 per cent compared with the first three months of the year. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to...
Writing At A Time Of Pandemic In Europe
By Jenny Farrell The Black Plague was the most devastating pandemic ever recorded, resulting in the deaths of between 75-125 million people. It peaked in Europe between 1347 and 1351, having come on Italian merchant ships from Asia via the Silk Road. In fact, the idea of quarantine...
Narendra Modi Govt Is Clueless On Proper Management Of Covid
By Prakash Karat On August 7, a virtual meeting was held between the foreign ministers of India, Brazil, Israel, South Korea, Australia and the United States. This meeting was, by all standards, a curious one. Foreign minister, Jaishankar tweeted, “Continued our conversation on the Corona challenge,...
It Is Too Early To Evaluate Modi’s Tax Slogan
By K Raveendran ‘Transparent Taxation — Honouring the Honest’ has a typical Modi flare in it just as many of his other slogans do. But this one probably has more content and depth, which has not been the case with most of Modi’s one-liners, largely remaining hollow. ...
Kamala as U.S. Vice President will not be welcome to Pro-Trump Modi
By Arun Srivastava “One Of Our Own.” Indians Cheer Kamala Harris’s selection as Running Mate once US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked her as his vice-president. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is an active Twitter user and usually quick to highlight successes of the Indian diaspora...
It Is Downslide In Every Sphere During Six Years Of Modi Regime
By Krishna Jha The Independence Day this year would be celebrated with a new spirit. There would be many historical changes in the country’s present that are going to have farfetched impact on our future. We are not even sure where do we go from here. In the...
Defence Unions Plan Indefinite Strike From October 12
By C. Srikumar The three recognized unions of defence civilian employees namely All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF), Indian National Defence Workers’ Federation (INDWF) and Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS) have served an indefinite strike notice to the central government. As there is no positive response from...
