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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.Trump’s Right Wing Agenda Can Be Defeated In November Poll
By Joe Sims Why did Hillary Clinton lose in 2008? Her campaign couldn’t figure out how to defeat a mass movement. Why did she lose in 2016? Once again, her campaign couldn’t figure out how to defeat a mass movement. While the first loss to Obama...
Bihar Assembly Elections In November Are Crucial For Indian Polity
By Kalyani Shankar The upcoming Bihar elections are unique in many ways. In fact this will be the first digital poll held amidst Covid. This time, the elections will be fought through virtual rallies and door-to-door campaigns as well of the social media. The BJP is far ahead...
21 Million Jobs Lost, But Tv Shows Rhea, Kangana
By Satyaki Chakraborty The disparity between newspaper headlines and what the 24X7 TV news broadcasts daily couldn’t be any wider. If newspapers are frontpaging the unprecedented GDP growth rate contraction by – 23.9 per cent, or the four-decade-high unemployment figures, with 21 million jobs lost in the...
India Gatecrashes Into Another Exclusive Club At A Crucial Period
By Barun Das Gupta Just as tension between India and China started escalating again at the Ladakh border, India announced it had gatecrashed into yet another exclusive club, that of countries possessing hypersonic weapons. So long it had three members – the United States, Russia and China....
Big Government Expenditure Is A Must Now To Revive Ailing Economy
By K R Sudhaman The severe contraction of the Indian economy in the first quarter of 2020-21 at 23.9 per cent, though on expected lines in the face to total lock down in April-May is certainly a wake-up call for the government to carry forward major structural...
Amid The Corona Pandemic, Political Temperature Rises In Hill Tripura
By Sagarneel Sinha At a time, when there has been a rise of fear among the citizens due to the worsening situation of the novel Coronavirus pandemic in the state, hill Tripura is witnessing a rise of political temperature. There are speculations in the political circles that...
Indian Forces Are In Buoyant Mood Over Lac Actions In Border Areas
By Sushil Kutty Let’s understand ourselves and let’s get this clear: We’re not world conquerors. We don’t covet ‘Other Land.’ The Chinese know it from way-way behind. As did all shades of India’s rulers. So, how could Jawaharlal Nehru have had a different psyche from that of...
India’s Right To Education Is Not Being Properly Implemented
By Nipun Arora Right to Education (RTE) has had an interesting history. It was initially a directive principle of state policy and so was non-enforceable in nature. Subsequently, through judicial pronouncements, it was held that education is an integral part of a dignified life under Article 21 of...
David Graeber Was An Exemplary Scholar Activist Fighting For People
By Michael Hardt David Graeber was an exemplary scholar-activist. We all know plenty of professors who will occasionally participate in demonstrations and sign petitions; and activists who conduct research and teach. David, however, was so deeply engaged in both realms that it would be impossible to assign...
Work From Home Now, Salary Can Come Later
By Nantoo Banerjee The new trend of work from home (WFH) may be a boon for a large section of private business, industry and institutions, but it is turning to be a bane for those forced into it in the wake of the current pandemic situation across the...
What’s Behind The Media Frenzy About A Bollywood Suicide?
By Amulya Ganguli It will be naïve to assume that the fixation of the Indian media, especially of a few channels, with the tragic death of a Bollywood actor is only due to the ups and downs of the television rating points. There is more to it, including...
Ups And Downs Of Pranab Mukherjee In Five Decades Of Political Career
By Anjan Roy Now that the initial rush of panegyric tributes to Pranab Mukherjee have all been enthusiastically displayed and the process of forgetfulness about a familiar figure is just about to set in, it may be time to attempt a more distant and dispassionate look at one...
China Is Getting Opposition From India To Its Economic Domination Aim
By Subrata Majumder Global Times – the Chinese official English daily – was irked by the narrowing down of trade deficit with India. Opposing it a trend setter, it was emphatic that the trend was unsustainable. It exemplified that the the bounce back of declining trade deficit...
ED Markey’s Win Against Kennedy 111 At Primary Has Lessons For Biden
By Luke Savage The New York Times’ Michelle Goldberg has a new piece on Ed Markey’s surprising and unorthodox primary victory and the lessons it might offer to other Democrats. Among other things, Goldberg’s op-ed gives useful insights into the pivotal role played by the Sunrise Movement, which...
Pranab Mukherjee Was A Consensus Leader In Divisive Indian Polity
By Harihar Swarup His name carried the correct initials – “PM” – for the top job but the office of Prime Minister eluded Pranab Mukherjee all his life. India’s 13th Rashtrapati, a “Bharat Ratna” who strode the political stage for half a century, was number two in...
Govt’s Diabolical Game On Moratorium Stands Exposed
By K Raveendran The Modi government’s diabolical game on bank loan moratorium stands thoroughly exposed. It has indeed been trying to pull the wool over people’s eyes on the issue. To see the game through, it is enough to consider what would happen if a borrower...
Tinkering With The Question Hour Diminishes Democracy
By Annie Domini On September 2, the rumble from the bowels of Parliament was of an ominous nature. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha secretariats had notified that there would be no Question Hour during the already truncated Monsoon Session of Parliament, scheduled to be held...
UAPA: Descent From Rule Of Law To Barbarism
By Ravi Nair Indian governments across the spectrum adopted economic policies that favour liberalisation and increased presence of multinational corporations as a means of expanding India’s global influence. Economic threats became synonymous with security threats and are treated accordingly. State mechanisms aimed at inhibiting popular opposition...
