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 Getting Trapped In US-China Arms Rivalry
By Nantoo Banerjee It is interesting to note that the international arms trade in the south and south-east asian regions is fast getting narrowed down between two major suppliers, the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Russia, traditionally a major player, is steadily losing ground to the...
Russia-Saudi Arabia Rivalry Leads To Oil Price Fall
By Anjan Roy As the world is reeling from the spread of corona virus widely in United States and Europe, there was shock and panic in the oil markets and benchmark oil prices dropped by a huge 30 per cent on the opening day of the week. This could...
Uddhav Thackeray’s Insistence On Hindutva Is For Political Survival
By Kalyani Shankar Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray is trying to do a fine balancing act between what he calls his own brand of Hindutva and the secularism of his newfound coalition partners – the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party. Uddhav’s ideological platform revolves around Hindutva, which is...
Two Major Hurdles Before RSS/BJP’s Yet Untamed Hindutva Agenda
By Amulya Ganguli Having secured parliamentary approval for some of the key items on the RSS/BJP’s pro-Hindu agenda such as depriving Kashmir of its special status and enacting citizenship laws based on religion, the saffron dispensation is currently facing only two major hurdles on its forward march. The first...
Modi-Shah Differences On Delhi Riots Are Speculative
By Arun Srivastava Concerted efforts are being made to protect image the Prime Minister Narendra Modi from being further maligned in the Delhi massacre. To accomplish their mission some intellectuals and political analysts have been trying to unearth a deep divide between Modi and his protégé, the home minister...
US Seeking Indian Cooperation In Indo-Pacific
By Ashok B Sharma The US attempt to hammer a peace deal with the Taliban has proved to be a non-starter as far as to bring peace and stability in the war ravaged Afghanistan. The deal with Taliban has no meaning unless a similar bipartite agreement is signed between...
India Needs A Reawakened And Revitalized Congress Now
By Harihar Swarup Is the Indian National Congress facing existential crisis? The answer to that is,tragically, yes. A dramatic turnabout is needed because the Congress is only bulwark against authoritarian juggernaut that is the current BJP-led regime, which is dismantling institutions, polarizing society, marginalizing disadvantaged sections and destroying the...
Yes Bank Fiasco Sign Of Deepening Crisis Of Confidence
By K Raveendran Yes Bank has overnight become a No Bank. The pun is not lost on anyone, including Rahul Gandhi. Media houses have been using it left, right and centre. So much so that it has already become a distasteful cliché, one created possibly in the shortest period...
Delhi Riots Emanate From The Politics Of Hatred
By Amarjeet Kaur When Rome was burning Nero was playing flute is an old infamous saying that incidentally comes to one’s mind when he or she recalls what happened in Delhi on February 23, 24 and 25, 2020. The shocking incidents of riots, arson, looting and shooting were taking...
Health Is The Biggest Victim Of Organised Violence
By Dr Arun Mitra Reports that in many cases the victims of violence in Delhi were not allowed to reach hospitals are very disturbing. Even worse, the ambulances were stopped and searched by the police, and patients’ dressings removed while on way to healthcare facilities. This is against all...
Warren’s Endorsement May Boost Prospects Of Sanders
By Natalie Shure Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, joining former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar as recent exits from the race. Buttigieg and Klobuchar rapidly endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden and apparently inspired their supporters...
Yes Bank’s Viability Crisis Has Lessons For Private Banks
By Anjan Roy In the season for global virus infection, India’s financial sector is facing the prospect of another kind of a virus. The financial intermediaries have been facing serious difficulties for the last several years, including the rising levels of non-performing assets of public sector banks and earlier...
Kerala Capital Witnessed Unprecedented Chaos On March 4
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a capital crime that the people of Kerala would take a long time to recover from. The people of Thiruvananthapuram woke up to a normal day on March 4, 2020, little realising what was in store for them in a few hours. An...
BJP’s Move To Delay Discussions On Delhi Riots Shameful
By Binoy Viswam The democratic psyche of India must be ashamed of the government led by RSS-BJP. Their unwarranted and adamant reluctance to allow debate on communal riots in Delhi, in both houses of the Parliament speaks a lot about their abetment in the riots. The communal frenzy ignited...
Advantage Biden But Sanders Is Very Much In Fight
By Sankar Ray The apparently stunning Super Tuesday with buoyancy in favour of Joe Biden notwithstanding, the sea-saw battle for the nomination of Democratic Party for the US presidential contest in November seems whirling in a nebula. Founding editor of Brussels-based Politico John Hariss strikes an ethical chord when...
Priti Patel Under Fire For Her Abrasive Manner
By Arun Srivastava The euphoria of Indians getting fair share in the Boris cabinet appears to have short lived, with one of the prominent faces Priti Patel getting a rough treatment from the opposition as well as the media for her abrasive mannerism. In less than a week, three...
Ahead Of Polls, Bihar Is Buzzing With Political Activity
By Rahil Nora Chopra As Bihar assembly election comes closer, political activity in the state is increasing day by day. The RJD has started a “Berozgari Hatao Yatra” in every district of the state and Lalu Yadav has coined a new slogan for his supporters –“Do hazaar bees, hatao...
Corona To Hit Indian Economy Hardest
By Gyan Pathak Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China and its spread in other 48 countries has caused considerable human suffering and economic disruption. Its impact is felt around the world. Even on the presumption of its being mild and contained, it is likely to hit Indian economy hardest, even...
