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.Tripura Govt Must Function With More Efficiency To Meet Corona Challenge
By Sagarneel Sinha Ever since the BJP came to power for the first time in the north-eastern state of Tripura in 2018, the government led by Biplab Deb has faced serious allegations for weakening democracy in the state. The allegations even gained more strength when BJP won...
Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme Is On An Expansion Spree
By Sankar Ray Pakistan which has been developing and rapidly expanding a diverse nuclear arsenal since its first and so far only series of nuclear weapon explosive tests in May 1998 is under suspect among the peace-loving scientists some of whom are Pakistanis. The lack of official information...
Nitish Might Break With BJP, To Ally With Manjhi For 2020 Polls
By Rahil Nora Chopra The most political effect of coronavirus is seen in Bihar, where the assembly election is going to be held in October-November this year. The issue of migrant labourers and students will be the pivot on which the coming election will hinge. In the beginning,...
Justice For George Floyd Petition Gets 17 Million Signatures
By Mark Gruenberg There are petitions, and there are petitions…and then there’s the petition by started by a 15-year-old Portland, Ore., girl, identified on Facebook as Kellen S., on change.org, demanding justice for George Floyd. Talk about a tsunami, and her petition is it. Following Floyd’s burial...
Amit Shah’s ‘Confession’ Betrays Modi Frustration
By K Raveendran Amit Shah’s is known to be his master’s voice. So when he admitted the other day that there may have been lapses on the part of the government in dealing with the Covid pandemic, he must have done it on authority. “We may...
World Environment Day Has A Special Message This Year
By Dr. Arun Mitra World Environment Day is observed every year on 5th June. The COVID-19 Pandemic has made us to think that the issue of environmental degradation and climate change cannot be just a ritual discussion but it has to be taken very seriously. Climate Change is...
Flaming Controversy Over Opening Of Temples
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government’s decision to open temples in the State has kicked up a flaming controversy. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government’s move came in the wake of the Centre’s direction that places of worship can be opened from June 8. While Hindu, ...
U.S. Military Intervention Subverts Peace In Venezuela
By W T Whitnet Jr. The United States Embassy in Bogotá announced on May 28 that the U.S. is sending 50 or so soldiers of the Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) to Colombia. They would be carrying out consultations with Colombian Army commanders and providing them...
Tory Govt’s Immigration Laws Are Hurting Black Community Most
By Bethany Rielly The British Government’s “cruel” detention and deportation laws have “disproportionately impacted Britain’s black community,” a campaign group told MPs on Tuesday. Hearing evidence, ministers were told that the new immigration Bill still contains “every aspect” of the hostile environment policies that caused the Windrush...
Rajya Sabha Elections On June 19 Are Key To 2020 Politics
By Kalyani Shankar The upcoming biennial elections to Rajya Sabha are crucial to both the BJP and the Opposition. Elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 10 states will be held on June 19. Rajya Sabha members are indirectly elected by MLAs of state assemblies. The political...
Pressure On Media To Toe Official View Is Increasing In The Country
By Arun Srivstava The recent filing of cases against some journalists who have been articulating the dissenting voices against the prime minister Narendra Modi and his government are not merely the attempt to curtail the freedom to expression but more than that; it is an attack by Rightwing...
Modi Govt And Industry Have No Respect For Dignity Of Labour
By C. Srikumar A news item was published in the Indian Express recently with title “Noida Apparel Export Cluster asks Government to immediately provide 2 lakh Tailors and staff”. The news says that the Noida Apparel Export Cluster has sent a Letter to the Ministry of Micro, Small...
India Needs Now Massive Fiscal Help To Poor And Jobless
By Palak Sharma The urban to rural exodus of India’s labour population is being met with travel challenges, a delayed response from the government, as well as axed labour laws, that further weakens the opportunity to revive the household of these 100 million internal migrants. As migrants in...
Digital Education Does Not Ensure Total Learning In India
By Ujjwal Singh and Raj Shekhar The Coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented situation around the world with states struggling to curb the spread of infection and treat the already infected people. The impact of this pandemic is even higher in the South-East Asian Region where spending per...
Modi Government’s Retreat On PSU Stake Sale Is Okay
By Nantoo Banerjee The fund-starved government seems to be in desperation to sell its stake in public sector undertakings (PSUs) worth several lakhs of crores of rupees in support of its growing expenditure. In fact, this is the easiest option before the government to raise large funds without...
Media Is Facing The Heat From Ruling Politicians
By Amulya Ganguli The media has been the bete noire of ruling politicians ever since independent India’s first tryst with autocracy in 1975. Two years later, the loser of the 1977 general election, Indira Gandhi, ascribed her defeat to the absence of a feedback from the ground...
Bihar Poll Is A Big Political Test For Amit Shah
By Arun Srivastava Once the Chanakya of the BJP, the Union Home minister Amit Shah, during the period of coronavirus pandemic is being projected by his friends inside the party as the Shaurya Purush entrusted with the task to salvage the mage and prestige of the party. ...
Central Trade Unions Call For Nation Wide Protests On July 3
By Satyaki Chakraborty The central trade unions of the country in a joint statement has asked all its members as also the workers of all industries, to observe protest day on July 3 to focus on the anti-labour moves initiated by the Narendra Modi Government taking advantage...
