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.Vikas Dubey’s ‘Encounter’ Exposes Criminalisation Of Politics
By Kalyani Shankar The BJP President J.P. Nadda addressing a virtual rally recently observed: “Criminalization of politics has scaled new heights, now we all hear about cut money in Bengal. We need to cut to size these leaders who demand cut money. We need to restore Bengal’s glory...
Mayawati Wooing Brahmins Making Use Of Vikas Dubey Killing
By Arun Srivastava Even while the upper caste Brahmins of Uttar Pradesh are yet to reconcile to the brutal reality of cold blooded murder of their Robinhood, Vikas Dubey, the BSP chief Mayawati has started working on the plan to reach out to them and float a new...
The Millstone Around LDF Govt’s Neck
By P Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In politics, timing is as important as perception. If you get your timing wrong you are bound to land yourself in deep trouble. That is the fate which has befallen the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government reeling under the impact of the gold...
Afghans Take To Opium To Battle Coronavirus
By Sushil Kutty Afghan Covid-19 patients are picking up the opium habit to pander to the coronavirus vice, liking and getting addicted to opium’s painkilling prowess; many believing that Covid-19 isn’t ‘real’ but a manifestation of God’s anger and distaste against man’s cupidity for waste. But to get...
Germany finally had enough U.S. Militarism
By Victor Grossman BERLIN – Despite concern here about the continuing coronavirus danger, some still have an eye or an ear for new dangers on the international relations front. If they look and listen hard they are hearing an unusual tearing sound. It could be emanating...
Black Lives Matter Is Now Biggest Social Movement In USA
By Ian Sinclair Like many people I’ve followed and been inspired by the extensive news coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests in the US. But I really didn’t understand their extraordinary size until I read a recent New York Times analysis. The women-founded movement began in...
A Rejuvenation In Congress Leadership Has Become Imperative
By Arun Srivastava Like Jyotiraditya Scindia the scion of the Scindia dynasty of Madhya Pradesh, the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot too has been the blue eyed boy of the Gandhi family. Besides these two have one more commonality; both have become the victim of the...
Homelessness Is The New Pandemic In Britain
By Ben Chacko Last week a young woman posted a complaint that since she left her parents’ home she had spent £45,000 on rent and now feared eviction because, under the coronavirus lockdown, she couldn’t work, had exhausted her savings and was thus was unable to pay her...
Rising Shipment On Foreign Bottom Poses New Security Risk
By Nantoo Banerjee At a time when India claims that the country is eventually prepared to face any external attack, it reveals little of its actual strength to support the defence and military structure in case of a full-scale war with either China or Pakistan, or both. India’s...
Banking Sector Recovery Hits Major Roadblock
By Arjavi Indraneesh The banking system has been slowly recovering from the crippling toxic assets problem has hit another roadblock in the form of Covid-19. Rating agency Standard & Poor’s says the asset quality will deteriorate, credit costs rise and profitability decline due to the challenging environment...
The Age Of “Caged Parrots” In Indian Administration At Present
By Amulya Ganguli A former police commissioner of Mumbai, Julio Ribeiro, has called for the inculcation of professionalism in the force. He was speaking in the context of the controversy relating to the post following the Uddhav Thackeray government’s decisions concerning its operation. The retired IPS officer was...
Sedition Law Is Ensuring A State Of Near Emergency In India
By Manu Bajaj Recently, the apex court on July 7 granted interim protection to Mr. Vinod Dua, a leading journalist, charged with sedition due to his critique of the Government’s mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak. While hearing Mr. Dua petition for quashing of the FIR lodged...
Imperatives On The Anniversary Of Article 370 Abrogation
By Harihar Swarup August 5 will mark a year since Article 370 was effectively nullified, the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was divided into two separate units, and both units J&K and Ladakh were made union territories (UTs). In light of the current domestic and external...
India Needs A Policy On How To Tackle National Issues
By Arun Srivastava Some of the recent developments, though they may look like smaller in content and nature, make it unambiguously clear that Narendra Modi lacks a vision and comprehensive understanding of the prevailing political situation. At least two factors are primary responsible for it; first, his...
The Hindrance To A New Deal Today
By Prabhat Patnaik What had been only a suggestion by several prescient members of the capitalist establishment till now has become official policy, at least in Britain, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that his government will undertake public investment to stimulate the economy, as FD...
DÉJÀ VU: Undeclared Emeregency 2020
By Ravi Nair India is ostensibly the largest democracy in the world. Nearly 73 years after independence and 72 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), India remains in the shadow of state imposed constraints on freedom, harking back to the 19-month interlude in 1975-76 that...
Hacking Of Public Sector Continues In The Period Of Pandemic
By Krishna Jha For the corporate sector, the phase is said to be ‘the golden era of privatisation’. The irony is not lost as the government has declared its decision on which side it would be, and that too openly and ‘unapologetically’ calling privatisation of public sector units...
Using Scientific Bodies For Political Ambitions Is Unethical
Dr Arun Mitra The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research has been and upright institution of our country and its opinions have been valued widely. But unfortunately like several other institutions in the country...
