Opinion
Appeal
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.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...
Sushant Singh Rajput’s Tv Coverage Has Turned Into A Media Circus
By Sushil Kutty The breathless media coverage of the Sushant Singh Rajput death case continues non-stop without pause or mute and journalists-turned-shamus TV news reporters cannot seem to get enough of SSR’s ‘girlfriend’ Rhea Chakraborty’s elbow. Some of the marauding hacks have even christened her ‘Vishkanya,’ which...
Big Row In Assam Over The Closure Of Govt-Funded Madrasas And Tols
By Ashis Biswas Come November, Government-aided madrasas and Sanskrit schools (tol) in Assam will no longer function as before. Their proposed conversion into regular, general schools would begin, says state Education Minister Mr. Himanta Biswa Sarma The transition is to be completed within six months. His announcement...
Spain’s Centre-Left Govt Facing Big Offensive From Rejuvenated Right
By Nitya Chakraborty The eight month old Centre-Left coalition government of Spain is facing a major crisis as the continuing Covid crisis has made both social life and economy miserable giving advantage to the Right to step up their offensive against the fragile coalition which is the first...
Rural Jobs Growth Decline In August Shooting Up Unemployment
By Satyaki Chakraborty The signs of job growth in rural India visible in the months of June and July this year, disappeared in August leading to rise in the unemployment level in the country side. The major factors were the loss of jobs under MGNREGS and the...
Congress’ UP Unit Rises Up Against Ghulam Nabi Azad
By Rahil Nora Chopra After the controversial letter to the Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi asking for a full-time party president and 11-point agenda for reforms in the 134-year-old organisation signed by 23 senior Congress leaders, what is evident now is the annoyance of UP state leaders and workers...
Boris Johnson Faces Tory Wrath As Party Slumps In Shock Poll
By Arun Srivastava It is a coincidence that both the leader of the house Boris Johnson and the leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer have been facing rough time. While Boris Johnson is facing a showdown with furious Conservative MPs over his government’s chaotic handling of...
Modi Govt Policies Are Responsible For Deepening Economic Crisis
By D. Raja Politics and economics cannot be separated. Politics is the concentrated expression of economics. The politics of RSS-BJP combine is responsible for the present state of economy, unprecedented decline of GDP to -23.9 per cent and for the huge devastation and despair of the toiling people...
