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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.After Some Gains, German Left Gears Up For Coming Election
By Victor Grossman BERLIN — “Mirror, mirror on the wall…” Nearly every German knows the story of Snow White. Currently, the question of who is “fairest of them all” faces nearly every German political party or, in modern terms, who can attract more votes in next year’s election....
Income Badly Down, Supplies Shrinking, But Markets Are Up
By Nantoo Banerjee Few can really explain India’s unusual economic trends where markets — from retail consumer to share market — prices are shooting up despite massive depression in the job market, heavy contraction in industrial production and consumption, near absence of large parts of the services...
Major Political Parties Are Finally Becoming Active In Kashmir
By Amulya Ganguli The problem which an authoritarian regime faces in a democracy is that it cannot keep a lid on dissent indefinitely. It isn’t only that the assertions before the judiciary that criticism of the government is not an anti-national activity become public knowledge in an open...
Joint Meeting Of Mainstream Parties In Kashmir Is Highly Significant
By Kalyani Shankar It is indeed a significant political development in Jammu and Kashmir, where prominent mainstream political parties have joined hands to demand the restoration of Article 370 and statehood. It was on August 5 last year that the Centre after beefing up army presence, detaining leaders...
Indian SMEs Need Robust Policies, Not Merely Loans
By Gyan Pathak Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have great potential but remains untapped in most developing countries including India. Most Indian SMEs having a lower share of foreign goods and services to produced exports, have been facing greater export and import barriers, and certain risks in...
Covid In India Has Exposed The Fragile Relationship Between Labour And Industry
By Ronita Bhattacharya Bector The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the fragile threads holding together the way labour and industries function within the country. The relationship between workmen and management are notoriously lopsided in the manner in which the latter can wield power over the former. While...
Prashant Bhushan Is Steadily Getting The Halo Of Mahatma Gandhi
By Sushil Kutty Nobody wants to court death. And only few would willingly agree to go to jail. Not when the crime’s neither stealing nor thieving. Or murder! And if the person, whose conduct and behaviour you have questioned, is in a position to be judge, jury and...
Contempt Case: Losing The Battle, But Winning The War
By K Raveendran If it is viewed as a duel, activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan has won hands down. Even as a contempt of court case, where he is awaiting sentence, he has not done too badly. “I do not ask for mercy. I do not appeal for...
Opposition In Bihar Devoid Of A Political Perspective
By Arun Srivastava Quirky obsession of Tejashvi Yadav of being the patriarch of the opposition politics is all set to torpedo the opposition unity in Bihar even before it acquires a shape and character. His lust for power and desperation to project himself as the chief ministerial candidate...
Nitish Kumar Is Approaching State Poll With Performance Card
By Harihar Swarup If the Election Commission (EC) decides to conduct the 2020 Bihar assembly elections in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the exercise will be a watershed event for several reasons. The first critical change will be the showcasing of the power, versatility and...
Old BJP Workers Feel Sidelined As Defectors From Congress Dominate
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: With the announcement of guidelines by Election Commission it is certain that by elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held soon. Holding elections is essential to save the ministerial berths of those non-BJP ex-MLAs who were inducted in the ministry. If they are...
Centre-Kerala Showdown Over Thiruvananthapuram Airport
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre’s decision to hand over the management of the Thiruvananthapuram airport to the Adani group has set the stage for a confrontation with the Kerala Government. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in the State has moved the Kerala High...
U.S. Trade Unions Plan For Creation Of 25 Million Jobs Through Infra
By Tim Wheeler Pending legislation to establish a $4 trillion National Infrastructure Bank would rebuild the nation’s rusting bridges, roads, and power grid and create 25 million union jobs desperately needed as the nation sinks into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. That was the message...
Prime Minister’s Independence Day Address Is Most Disappointing
By Prakash Karat The prime minister’s speech on Independence Day was watched with anticipation to see if he would announce any new initiatives to deal with the health crisis caused by the pandemic and the related economic crisis which has resulted in large-scale loss of jobs and livelihoods....
Narendra Modi Is Still Clueless On Tackling Acute Economic Distress
By Binoy Viswam The Independence Day address delivered by the Prime Minister was typical of the Modi style. It was long, rhetorical, and at times dramatic. An 86 minutes long speech can naturally accommodate various sorts of flavour as desired by the speaker. Tall claims were aplenty, along...
South Asian Countries Should Increase Cooperation To Combat Covid-19
By Dr Arun Mitra Increase in the number of the cases of COVID-19 in India is a worrying factor even though it is on the expected lines as predicted by several epidemiologists. While Delhi has shown some downward trend, other states have now been showing rising numbers....
Criminal Laws Reforms Committee To Ensure Security To Individual
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Criminal Laws Reforms Committee is taking a progressive and human approach to assess the current criminal laws for bringing about the much needed reforms to ensure security to individual, community as also to the nation. The Committee constituted by the Union Home...
Vasundhara Raje Is Now Serious To Bid For Chief Minister’s Position
By Rahil Nora Chopra At last the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan won the confidence motion in the state assembly. It was seen that the fight was between the BJP and Congress but at the end it was the fight between certain personalities in both the parties. At...
