Opinion
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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.India Should Not Follow Any Double Standard For Apps
By Prabir Purakayastha India’s ban on Chinese apps for allegedly protecting India’s data sovereignty, becomes suspicious when we see no such problem with the US companies doing exactly that: taking Indian citizens data out of the country. Ravi Shankar Prasad, the minister for electronics and information technology...
Prashant Bhushan And The Issue Of Contempt
By Indira Jaising We have all known that the personal is political for a very long time. But when it comes to institutions, there is a sharp distinction between the two. The institution of the judiciary is a constitutional one. Those who occupy the offices of India’s...
Britain Is Facing Recession For The First Time In Eleven Years
By Arun Srivastava The UK has been pushed into its first technical recession – defined as two consecutive quarters of economic decline – since 2009. The economy shrank 20.4 per cent compared with the first three months of the year. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to...
Writing At A Time Of Pandemic In Europe
By Jenny Farrell The Black Plague was the most devastating pandemic ever recorded, resulting in the deaths of between 75-125 million people. It peaked in Europe between 1347 and 1351, having come on Italian merchant ships from Asia via the Silk Road. In fact, the idea of quarantine...
Narendra Modi Govt Is Clueless On Proper Management Of Covid
By Prakash Karat On August 7, a virtual meeting was held between the foreign ministers of India, Brazil, Israel, South Korea, Australia and the United States. This meeting was, by all standards, a curious one. Foreign minister, Jaishankar tweeted, “Continued our conversation on the Corona challenge,...
It Is Too Early To Evaluate Modi’s Tax Slogan
By K Raveendran ‘Transparent Taxation — Honouring the Honest’ has a typical Modi flare in it just as many of his other slogans do. But this one probably has more content and depth, which has not been the case with most of Modi’s one-liners, largely remaining hollow. ...
Kamala as U.S. Vice President will not be welcome to Pro-Trump Modi
By Arun Srivastava “One Of Our Own.” Indians Cheer Kamala Harris’s selection as Running Mate once US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked her as his vice-president. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is an active Twitter user and usually quick to highlight successes of the Indian diaspora...
It Is Downslide In Every Sphere During Six Years Of Modi Regime
By Krishna Jha The Independence Day this year would be celebrated with a new spirit. There would be many historical changes in the country’s present that are going to have farfetched impact on our future. We are not even sure where do we go from here. In the...
Defence Unions Plan Indefinite Strike From October 12
By C. Srikumar The three recognized unions of defence civilian employees namely All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF), Indian National Defence Workers’ Federation (INDWF) and Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS) have served an indefinite strike notice to the central government. As there is no positive response from...
Kerala Demands Withdrawal Of EIA Draft
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government has demanded immediate withdrawal of the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the draft is being rushed through without adequate consultations with all the stakeholders. In view of the dangers it poses...
Despite Losing CM Chair & Ram Temple Buzz, Kamal Nath Remains Upbeat
By Rahil Nora Chopra Despite losing the chief ministership, Congress senior leader Kamal Nath hasn’t yet lost the hope to once again become the CM of Madhya Pradesh. Although many Congress MLAs continue to leave the party and join BJP instead, especially after Jyotiraditya Scindia’s fiery exit from the...
Kamala Harris Can Forge Historic Unity In Fight For Justice In America
By John Wojcik The selection of Kamala Harris as the first Black female candidate of a major party for the vice presidency of the United States deserves the support of every single person in this country who cherishes democracy, economic justice, and equality. Kamala Harris has said...
Time To Save India’s Independence And Republic From Saffron Attack
By D Raja Our country unshackled itself from the chains of colonial subjugation and stepped on the path of freedom and self-reliance on 15th of August 1947. It was the culmination of glorious freedom struggle in which thousands of our countrymen sacrificed everything, and it was a new...
Kamala Is The Link Between Centrists And Left In Democratic Party
By Nitya Chakraborty Democratic Party Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s decision to nominate the fiery senator from California, Kamala Harris, as his Vice Presidential mate in the American elections on November 3 this year, has historic significance. The move has wide-ranging consequence in terms of potentially changing the...
Covid-19 Has Led To Significant Fall In Pollution Level In Delhi
By Sankar Ray India’s megacity, Delhi, the National Capital Region is now substantially free from severe atmospheric pollution, due to Covid 19 pandemic and the lockdowns, according to a six-week (1 April to 14 May) multidisciplinary study by a team of atmospheric physicists, meteorologists and scientists of...
Shah Faesal’s Ghar Wapsi Is No Major Gain For Narendra Modi
By Sushil Kutty The world has changed for the man with the emperor-esque name, Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the Indian Civil Services Exam; the man who broke into the ranks of the IAS with the proverbial bang, and was felicitated and lauded for being...
Legislative Coups And Tenth Schedule
By Mahalakshmi Pavani “It is my firm conviction that it is not the Constitution which has failed the people but it is our chosen representatives who have failed the Constitution.” Nani Palkhivala “There are facilities available even for a heart transplant, but this syndrome of political...
Modi 2.0 Delivers Two Of BJP-RSS’s Three Hindutva Agendas
By Kalyani Shankar If August 15 is the Independence Day and August 9 Quit India Day, a third date – August 5 – has become a historic day for the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself said “golden history was written today,” while launching the construction of the...
