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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.Economic Survey 2025-26 Bats For “Effective Implementation Of Labour Codes”
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when the labour market in India is undergoing a significant structural change and the employment and skilling ecosystem is being reshaped by demographic shifts, technological changes, and evolving industry needs, including the expansion of gig and platform work, the Economic Survey 2025-26...
A Budget With Long-Term Vision Of Tomorrow’s Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The budget presented by Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal undoubtedly, is a budget with a long-term vision of future Kerala – a judicious blend of welfarism and development agenda. Expectedly, the Opposition has dubbed it as a populist budget aimed only at winning the upcoming...
Developing Countries Must Act In Unity To Meet Emerging Challenges
By Dr Arun Mitra The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), held in Davos from 19–23 January 2026 under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue,” took place against a highly charged backdrop of strained global trade relations. Actions taken by the U.S. President Donald Trump fundamentally...
Ajit Pawar’s Sudden Death Mires NCP(AP) In Grave Political Uncertainty
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ajit Pawar’s sudden demise has not only left a massive political vacuum in Maharashtra, but also mired the future of the Nationalist Congress Party (AP) in a state of complete uncertainty. As difficult questions do rounds over who will inherit the late dynamic leader’s mass...
Donald Trump Turns U.S. Sanctions On Cuba Into An Oil Siege
By Sevim Dagdelen NEW YORK: The United States is forcing an oil boycott against Cuba through pressure on Mexico — a targeted blow aimed at bringing the island to its knees economically and forcing a regime change. The decision by the Mexican government to no longer ship oil to...
China’s Diplomatic, Trade Gains In Europe Continue As Trump Fumes
By Nitya Chakraborty The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, January 29 in Beijing assumes special significance at a time when Britain is fighting its transatlantic ally U.S. over the sovereignty of Greenland and President Trump has mentioned security threat...
Ajit Pawar’s Death Creates Vacuum, Maharashtra Politics Will Be Reconfigured
By Dr. Gyan Pathak NCP leader Ajit Pawar’s sad demise in a plane crash on Wednesday, January 28 has created such a vacuum in Maharashtra politics that no single politician could fill in the near future. A prospect of political reconfiguration that was already indicated by the election of...
2025-26 Economic Survey Is A Document Of Sobriety Amidst Global Disorder
By R. Suryamurthy The Economic Survey 2025–26 presents itself as a document of sobriety in an age of global disorder. It raises India’s potential growth estimate to 7 per cent, underscores macroeconomic stability, and urges delayed gratification in the face of geopolitical and financial uncertainty. Yet when read closely—and...
Recent Right Wing Global Shifts Have Led To Attacks On Republicanism
By Nilotpal Basu From Plato’s Republic till today, republicanism has traversed a long journey. It has been enriched at junctures of the French Revolution and its clarion call for liberty, equality and fraternity. The journey has witnessed major ruptures with the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the advent...
Mamata Beats Narendra Modi In Singur Campaign By Focusing On SIR Harassment
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: With Assembly elections in West Bengal round the corner, Singur has taken centre stage. Once billed as the site of turnaround of industrialisation in the state, after the Tatas pulled out of its ambitious small car project, it is now the first mile post marking...
South Asian Immigrants In USA Are Getting Brutal Treatment From Authorities
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Despite protests from South Asian countries to various US authorities, there has been no noticeable improvement in the treatment of illegal immigrants as the official ‘search, detect and deport’ drive continues in full strength. During the last few days, two planeloads of 50′ illegals’ each,...
Karl Marx’s “Communist Manifesto” Was Published 179 Years Ago
By Krishna Jha The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published in London on February 21, 1848. It was commissioned by the Communist League, and became a foundational text for communism. With its famous call, “Workers of the World, Unite”, it asked the toiling masses...
Vietnam Navigates Trump Trade Wars, Sets Development Goals For Future
By Amiad Horowitz HANOI: Over the last half decade, Vietnam has emerged as a growing middle power in the world. Its economy is one of the fastest—if not the fastest—growing in the world. But just over 40 years ago, before embarking on a set of economic renewal policies known...
When Gold Breaks Five Thousand And Dollar Blinks
By K Raveendran Gold pushing decisively past the $5,000-a-troy-ounce threshold at the same moment the US dollar slides to a four-month low is not just a dramatic coincidence of charts. It marks a psychological rupture in global markets, challenging assumptions that have underpinned portfolio construction and macroeconomic thinking for...
Budget 2026-27 Getting The Advantage Of Stable Economic Growth Amidst Global Turmoil
By Anjan Roy 2026-27 budget is unquiet positioned. Amidst global turmoil, Indian economy is sailing forth merrily. After all, it is not every year that a finance minister gets to prepare a budget when the economy is in a Goldilocks interlude. The latest figures speak for themselves: GST rationalisation...
From Trump’s Tariffs To Brussels’ Carbon Tax: India’s Trade Tightrope
By R. Suryamurthy The India–European Union Free Trade Agreement has been unveiled at a moment when the global trade order is no longer merely fragmented but openly coercive. With the United States under a resurgent Donald Trump once again wielding tariffs as instruments of strategic pressure—threatening punitive duties on...
Redrawing Of Global Trade Map Is The Message From India-EU Trade Deal
By T N Ashok After nearly two decades of stalled negotiations, missed deadlines and political hesitations, India and the European Union on Monday announced the conclusion of a sweeping free trade agreement that both sides say could reshape global commerce at a moment when the world economy is fragmenting...
Extended President’s Rule In Manipur Ends On February 12
By Rabindra Nath Sinha Will the Centre muster courage to act on its much desired political objective of installing a popular ministry in strife-scarred Manipur latest on February 13, 2026? Manipur was placed under President’s rule as usual initially for six months on February 13, 2025 and later circumstances...
