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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.Covid Virus Infects Top BJP Leaders In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Corona Virus while spreading at a fast speed in Madhya Pradesh is not sparing the VIPs. It is a matter of coincidence and serious concern that it has affected both the head of the government and the head of the BJP organisation....
Trump’s Call To Delay Elections Signals The Opening Of A Coup Attempt
By C T Atkins Donald Trump’s proposal to postpone the 2020 election is nothing less than the opening act of a coup. The aim is not to actually delay the vote, as only Congress has that authority. Rather, this move is aimed at undermining confidence in the...
Doordarshan Must Not Be Used As A Political Tool Of BJP
By Binoy Viswam In the advancement of ultra-right politics propaganda plays a crucial role. The history of fascism has paraded innumerable instances of it. The Indian face of fascism represented by RSS controlled BJP has excelled the art in a comparatively short span of time. They believe that...
New Education Policy Suffers from ‘Back Focus Error’
By Gyan Pathak ‘Education is that which liberates’, says the core Indian philosophy of education in Sanskrit, and the ‘basic purpose of education is to make the mind creative and analytical’ says the Greek philosopher Plato. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, in place of focusing on such...
Narendra Modi’s New Education Policy Has RSS Footprint
By Sushil Kutty The Modi Government’s new National Education Policy (NEP) for the children and youth of India is dressed in RSS khaki with shades of the intent of a multitude of saffron organizations hued into it. Don’t be surprised if India becomes ‘Bharat’ in more ways than...
Governors Acting As Pawns In BJP’s Power Game Against Opposition
By Arun Srivastava What has been happening in West Bengal and Rajasthan makes it crystal clear that the institution of Governor has lost its sanctity as the governors instead of relying on their own conscience and applying their mind were acting according to the briefs handed over...
Judiciary’s Response To Rape Cases Suffers From Colonial Hangover
By Revanta Solanki and Shivkrit Rai The Indian judiciary is facing a crisis. The judiciary’s response to rape cases, specifically, rape survivors seems to fluctuate between insensitive and thoughtless to sexist and misogynistic. Two recent incidents highlight this crisis. On July 15, 2020, it was reported that...
United States Is Undermining Democratic Regimes In Latin America
By Steve Sweeney Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa insists that democracy will prevail in the Latin American country despite the government waging “lawfare” in a bid to block his candidacy in the 2021 election. The left-wing leader, who is currently living in Belgium, spoke exclusively to the...
Steep Reduction Of Tariffs On Covid Related Medicines Is Imperative
By Nilanjan Banik and Philip Stevens The news about Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials moving to the third phase of a clinical trial is making everyone ecstatic. The stock market in particular is rewarding the shareholders of all the major pharmaceutical companies conducting the clinical trials. Price data...
Gold Smuggling Through Diplomatic Channel: A Flashback
By K Raveendran The sensational case of Kerala gold smuggling through diplomatic channel takes one half a century back in the history of trade ties between India and Dubai. Dubai has had a very modest, nondescript past. Long before the leading corporations of the world set...
Covid Mismanagement Is At Its Peak In Nitish Kumar’s Bihar
By Arun Srivastava It can happen only in Bihar. At least 15 districts in Bihar, including Patna the prestigious capital of the state, are the worst corona affected hotspots. Only on July 17, The Lancet had listed eight Bihar districts among the 20 most vulnerable ones across the...
Priyanka, Akhilesh Take Up Law And Order Issues In Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Opposition leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Akhilesh Yadav have separately launched attacks against Yogi Adityanath led BJP government for deterioration in law and order situation in the Uttar Pradesh. Terming the law and order in the state as jungle raj, both the Congress...
Consumer Protection Act Has Many Welcome Features
By Shivam Parashar Will the Indian consumer become a king under the new Consumer Protection Act, 2019? The Act which recently came into effect is being heralded as progressive legislation that fills a gaping need. However, in resolving the lacunae in the erstwhile 1986 legislation, what remains...
Elon Mask Says Capitalists Can Overthrow Any Govt They Want
By Steve Sweeney Billionaire Tesla owner Elon Musk has come under fire after welcoming last year’s overthrow of Bolivian president Evo Morales in what was seen as a bid to obtain the country’s lithium reserves. In response to a tweet on Saturday that accused the U.S. government...
With Horses Bolting From Congress Stable, It’s Time For Reset
By Kalyani Shankar Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s tweet on July 12: “Worried for our party. Will we wake up only after the horses have bolted from our stables?” depicts the mood in the Congress. Indeed this is the question many senior Congress leaders are asking themselves, as...
India Has Stepped Up Preparedness To Meet Chinese Challenge
By Anjan Roy Another round of disquiet on the Himalayan borders might just as well break out, going by indications at present. As perceived, the immediate threat is that China is not sticking to the understanding reached on disengagement and moving troops back from respective positions to status...
Factional Fighting In Nepal Communist Party Intensifies
By Barun Das Gupta Departing from usual diplomatic norms, the Chinese envoy in Nepal, Hou Yanqi, is openly intervening in the domestic politics of Nepal. She has been tasked by her bosses in Beijing to bring about somehow, anyhow, a rapprochement between the two squabbling factions of...
Ashok Gehlot Puts BJP On Defensive On Floor Test Issue
By Arun Srivastava This is for the first time during the 6 years of Narendra Modi rule, the BJP has been put on defensive. While triggering split in the Rajasthan Congress the top leadership of BJP was sure that like its earlier coups this time too it...
