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.Come Rain Or Sunshine, Bollywood Should Stay Rooted To Its Secular Ethos
By Sushil Kutty Bollywood is an amalgamation of filmmakers and talented people in the arts, and in the techniques, coming together to script and play out stories on celluloid that catch the fancy of people pining to escape the tediousness of life, for a price. So, it is...
Military Stand Off May Last Until China Recognises LAC
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s current border dispute with China owes its origin in 1950 when China sent its troops to Tibet taking control of the remote mountainous region that declared independence in 1913. The Chinese military further crushed a massive Buddhist uprising in Tibet in 1959. Dalai...
Hindutva Hardliners Ignore Sabka Saath Slogan
By Amulya Ganguli Two recent events have emphasized the saffron brotherhood’s unease with “secularism” and Hindu-Muslim amity. One was the anxiety expressed by Maharashtra governor B.S. Koshyari about the possibility of the chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray, turning “secular”. The manner of his observation seemed to indicate that...
How long will be the ‘long haul’ in Ladakh?
By Barun Das Gupta It was on May 5 that the first clash occurred between Indian and Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh near the Pangong Lake. Five and a half months later, the Indian and Chinese troops are still in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation. Even after seven rounds of...
Global Hunger Index Has Exposed Hollowness Of Centre’s Propaganda
By Gyan Pathak ‘Good day’ for a Hungry is at least two square meals a day. ‘Atmanirbhar’ means nothing to them if the ruling establishment cannot create a condition in which a hungry can fill up one’s stomach. Global Hunger Index 2020 has exposed the hollowness of...
Jacinda Ardern Will Follow Strong Centre-Left Policies In Her Second Term
By Arun Srivastava While the rightist forces across the world have been on the prowl to capture power in almost all the major countries and ravage the global peace and political economy, Jacinda Ardern led Labour Party of New Zealand had inflicted a significant rebuff to its...
Kashmir’s New Political Alliance Sets Agenda For Restoration Of Article
By Harihar Swarup Six of Kashmir’s biggest political parties came together on Thursday to form an alliance to peacefully seek the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status and fight for the rights of the people in the restive region. Leaders of the National Conference (NC),...
Loan Moratorium: Government Flip-Flops In Full Play
By K Raveendran The Modi government’s prevarication on the issue of loan moratorium during the Covid-19 pandemic has been evident right through. Every time the issue came up before the Supreme Court, which assumed a proactive role in bringing relief to those affected, the government has been...
Street Vendors Are Not Getting Benefits Of Govt Programme
By Gyan Pathak When a shylock comes to rescue a person in trouble, his main motif is not to help but to derive as much benefit as he can from lending. Similar is the case prevailing in Modi Raj under which even government is charging exorbitant interest...
BJP Leadership Is Mobilising All Its Muscle Power To Win Elections In Bihar
By Arun Srivastava For the sake of the survival of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, it is imperative that the NDA must win the Bihar assembly election. Losing the election would endanger the Modi government and also pull down the RSS from the high...
Changing Contours Of Kerala Politics
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The contours of Kerala politics are changing fast. That is for sure. The latest shift in the political kaleidoscope – a tectonic one at that – is the decision of the Jose K. Mani faction of the Kerala Congress(M) to switch loyalty to the...
Industrial Relations Code And Standing Orders Act Hurt Workers
By Dr K R Shyam Sundar A day after receiving presidential assent, the controversial Industrial Relations Code (IRC) 2020 which amends and consolidates existing laws relating to terms of employment, settlement of industrial disputes, and the functioning of trade unions, it was published in the Gazette of...
Top Medical, Scientific Journals Call For Ouster Of Trump In November 3 Polls
By Lawrence Albright Two esteemed medical and scientific journals have broken with almost two centuries of non-partisanship and weighed in on the upcoming Presidential elections in the United States. Scientific American Magazine, in its October 2020 issue, published an editorial entitled “Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden,” while...
After Ayodhya, Sangh Parivar Is Focusing On Mathura
By Binoy Viswam RSS controlled BJP regime has been repeatedly proved as a failed government. In every walk of life, it has betrayed its own promises. Every segment of society is forced to come to the battlefield to resist the reactionary policies of the government. The peasants, the...
Communists Are Steadfast Defenders Of Secular Democracy
By Sitaram Yechury We, in the CPI(M), are now reaching the conclusion of the year-long observations marking the centenary of the foundation of the Communist Party of India on October 17, 1920.The Covid-19 pandemic, the prolonged national lockdowns and the restrictions of physical distancing etc have hampered the...
Abdullah-Mufti Alliance May Start New Chapter For Kashmir
By Rahil Nora Chopra Jammu and Kashmir former chief ministers Farooq and Omar Abdullah as well as just released former CM Mehbooba Mufti have come together to form the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, in the wake of the tumultuous political events that unfolded in J&K over the...
A New Revolutionary Alternative Has Emerged In Venezuela
By Ben Lunn and Paul Dobson For many on the left in Britain and within the heart of the global capitalist system, Venezuela has been an example of staunch opposition to US and Nato imperialism, with a broad collection of revolutionaries fending off multiple coups, mercenary attacks and...
Trump Supporters Determined To Disrupt Election Process In California
By Amy Taxin and Adam Beam California’s chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops, and other locations, and Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned those behind the “vote tampering” could face prosecution. Republicans refused, saying they are...
