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.Growing Islamic Terrorism Is A Global Phenomenon
By Nantoo Banerjee Pakistan is back in the business of pushing Jihadists into India. It is the same old story. Last week, barely 12 days after the announcement of a ceasefire on 10 May, Pakistani terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar district killed an Indian soldier in an encounter...
Narendra Modi Govt Has Nothing To Boast About India Being Fourth Largest Economy
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India has surpassed Japan to become the World’s fourth-largest economy, announced NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam on May 25, and said the country is now poised to displace Germany from the third rank in the next 2.5 to 3 years. The ruling establishment beating drums...
Visiting Joint Parliamentary Delegations Getting Good Response In Foreign Nations
By Kalyani Shankar The Modi government has launched a significant international diplomacy effort to seek support from the global community in the fight against Pak-sponsored terrorism. Seven all-party delegations have been sent to major international capitals this week. New Delhi launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ following a terrorist attack by militants...
Syria’s New Relationship With USA Marks A Watershed In West Asian Politics
By Asad Mirza The American President Donald Trump in a significant shift in US foreign policy, recently announced the easing of long-standing sanctions on Syria, marking a pivotal moment for the war-torn nation and the broader Middle East. This decision came during the President’s middle east tour and discussions...
India-Bangladesh Conflict Over Transit Facilities Adversely Affect Business
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Far from provoking a trade war against India, Bangladesh business circles feel that bilateral official level talks should begin immediately to work out a solution to some of the niggling problems that have arisen of late. They would convey their concern to Dhaka-based authorities soon,...
American Report Wants India To Believe That Pakistan Is An Ancillary Problem, Not A Big Threat
By Sushil Kutty Lt. Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry is Pakistan Army’s 22nd Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). He belonged to the Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering before taking on the DG-ISPR role. Nowadays he addresses press conferences disparaging India’s military prowess. Of late,...
Enforcement Directorate At The Receiving End In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a classic case of the hunter becoming the hunted. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has been weaponised by the Union Government to harass and browbeat political rivals, for a change, finds itself at the receiving end, in Kerala. The ED got it in...
The Supreme Court’s ‘Fanciful’ Response To Demand For Refugee Protection
By Mohd Sikandar In a recent rather peculiar order in Mohammad Ismail v. Union of India (2025) , the Supreme Court of India refused to halt the future deportation of Rohingyas from India, labelled the petitioner’s allegations as fanciful stories and disputed the status of Rohingyas as refugees. This...
Latest Book On Tony Benn’s Political Writings, Could Not Be More Timely For Labour Party
By Richard Burgon LONDON: We are fortunate that the three pillars of Tony Benn’s socialism — the radical democratization of politics, the Alternative Economic Strategy, and antiwar internationalism — were explored in so many of his articles and interviews, and in his speeches to Parliament, demonstrations, conferences, and picket...
Trump’s Trade Jihad: Reckless Pursuit Of Manufacturing Nationalism
By K Raveendran In his relentless pursuit of what he calls economic nationalism, President Donald Trump’s ‘trade jihad’ is targeting newer and more diverse sectors of the global economy. The latest front in this campaign is the high-tech industry, with a particular focus on smartphone manufacturing. This marks a...
Facts Speak For Themselves, BJP Leadership’s Failures Are Stark
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In spite of the national consensus emerging on fight against Pakistan backed terror, it is a matter of great concern that the ruling BJP leadership has stooped too low and trying to shout the opposition down, while avoiding to offer convincing explanations to their stark...
For Pakistan, Indus Water Is The Lifeline And Stopping It By New Delhi Is A Sort Of War
By Sushil Kutty If people haven’t noticed, India has become a country of the ruthless and the heartless. There is no milk of human kindness in the Indian of present times. Cutting off river-waters to a thirsty Pakistan is just another day in the office for Indians, a walk...
Large Scale Killing Of Maoists By The Security Forces Is Nothing But Extra Judicial Murder
By Arun Srivastava The future of the Naxalite movement has always been the most exasperating topic for discussion in political circle. Long back the rightist and even centrist liberals have written the obituary of the movement. But even then it continues to survive and spread during the last sixty...
Participation Of Well Known Rapper Vedan In Poll Rallies Is A Big Boost To LDF In Kerala
By Tirthankar Mitra As Vedan raps on stage, the crowd mostly comprising youngsters cheer him. And the admirers of this singer surge in number even if he is belting out his songs in a rally of party activists of CPI(M) in poll bound Kerala. Meet Vedan, rap star. He...
Political Crisis In Bangladesh Intensifies With Army Backing BNP For December Elections
By Nitya Chakraborty The political crisis in Bangladesh has reached its flashpoint in the last 48 hours with two opposing groups getting ready for a major confrontation on the issue of holding elections in the country. One side is led by the newly floated party of the students –...
There Is National Consensus On Battle Against Terrorism Backed By Pakistan
By P Sudhir Notwithstanding the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for reasons best known to him, chose to stay away from the two all-party meetings convened in Parliament to discuss India’s possible response to the gruesome killings in the Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam – meetings attended by leaders...
Donald Trump’s United States And Narendra Modi’s India – The Big Difference
By Sushil Kutty India and the United States are both democracies with ‘Rule of Law’ the bedrock. But how true is this under Modi and under Trump? The difference between the Modi government and the Trump administration is that President Donald Trump, when he lays down a law, however,...
Digital Activities Impacting Children’s Well Being
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Digital technologies and media offer children numerous opportunities to learn, play, connect with friends, and gain gradually independence. However, excessive or problematic use of digital technologies raises concerns about negative impacts on their health, learning ability, and well-being, says the latest OECD report titled “How’s...
