Opinion
Appeal
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.Kerala Once Again Gets The Centre’s Cold Shoulder
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre has failed to respond positively to Kerala’s request to drop a move, proposed in the Central Budget, to reduce the number of days for individuals to be considered as Indian residents for tax purposes to 120 or more from 182 or more at...
Lal Khan’s Death Is A Big Loss To Pakistan Left
By Sankar Ray The passing away of Lal Khan, whose real name was Dr Yasrab Tanvir Gondal, a physician (although he seldom had been in medical practice) at the age of 64 in Lahore after fighting against cancer for over a year, on 21 February will affect the Left...
Nitish Facing A Tough Challenger In Kanhaiya Kumar
By Arun Srivastava Comparisons between Nitish Kumar and Kanhaiya Kumar have already started in the political and social circles. It would certainly be an outrageous exercise, but the reasons for this are many. The massive turn out at February 27 rally of Kanhaiya has in fact played the crucial...
It’s Prashant Kishor Versus Nitish Kumar In Bihar
By Rahil Nora Chopra Prashant Kishor, a one-time close aide to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the former Vice President of his party JD(U),has started a new chapter since Nitish Kumar expelled him from the party. Now, Prashant has opened a front against Nitish Kumar. Kishor has blamed...
Left Challenging Far Right In Surcharged German Polity
By Victor Grossman BERLIN — In Germany, much as in the U.S., political poles are getting more sharply defined than ever. Will the results be good or bad? The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), though now torn by internal jostling, is still Germany’s strongest party. But in recent weeks, faced...
Climate Change Hits The Poorest Worst
By W. T. Whitney JR. Uruguayan ecologist Silvia Ribeiro, reporting on the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos (where one item on the agenda was “better capitalism”), notes that the “transnationals, the main causes of climate change, finally are recognizing the gravity of the situation … What they are...
India’s Secular Ethos Is At Stake
By Binoy Viswam This is a moment when every Indian should open his/her eyes and look around with utmost commitment to the nation’s future. Everything possible should be done to safeguard religious harmony and understanding between people. The happenings in national capital since last Sunday are a big shock...
Modi Has Embarrassed Indian Dignity By Kowtowing To Trump
By D. Raja The use rather abuse of massive amount of people’s money by Modi Government to welcome President Donald Trump in a mammoth gathering in a stadium in Gujarat spoke volumes for exhibitionism and utter servility of powers that be in India to please the President of the...
Delhi Riots Signal A Disturbing Political Direction
By Gyan Pathak By fourth day of riots in parts of northeast Delhi, 27 people have lost their lives and over 200 have been grievously injured. Armed mobs continued to rampage through roads and streets until the third night when shoot and order sight were issued and large number...
People Caught Between Hollow Assurances And Mercenary Actions
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister’s reiteration that “Peace and harmony are central to our ethos” does not appear to hold ground as his government and particularly his handpicked home minister, Amit Shah behaved like Nero while Delhi burnt for three days and around 27 persons were brutally murdered by...
Pageant, Optics, Platitudes And Nothing
By K Raveendran Magnificent pageantry, super optics and perfect platitudes. The much-trumpeted POTUS visit to India produced all this, but very little beyond. Of course, it generated a lot of hot air, creating a bit of ‘western disturbance’ which, however, did not induce any rain. President Trump’s maiden trip...
India-US Trade Deal Has Many Irritants
By Subrata Majumder The India-US Joint Statement of February 25 said that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and USA President Donald Trump vowed to strengthen their Global Strategic Partnership by deepening defence and security cooperation, through maritime and space domain exercises, sharing information, exchanging military liaison and so on....
In Defence it is “Make in USA, Use in India”
By Barun Das Gupta During his one-and-a-half day’s stay in India, President Donald Trump successfully persuaded a cash-strapped and recession-hit India into signing defence contracts worth $3 billion. Never mind that India’s trade deficit with the USA stood at an astronomical $23,255.9 million by 2019 end. What is obvious...
Red-Baiting A Key Weapon In Sanders Agenda
By John Wojcik The red-baiting of Sen. Bernie Sanders has been stepped up as we near the date of the important South Carolina primary election on February 29. “Liberal” pundits have accused him of everything from supporting “Marxist dictators” like Fidel Castro to singing the praises of chandeliers installed...
Israel Facing Its Worst Political Crisis
By Ramzy Baroud Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channelling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel’s history. It is no secret that Netanyahu’s political behaviour is almost entirely shaped by his desire to...
Flotus Melania Trump’s Advocacy For Kids Is White House Tradition
By Kalyani Shankar The only visible programme arranged for the visiting American First Lady Melania Trump, apart from posing for photographs with the background of the iconic Taj Mahal and waving at the massive crowds lustily greeting the American First Couple in Ahmedabad, was a visit to a Delhi...
‘Pak-Made’ Bullets Recovered From Kerala Village
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The recovery of live bullets, suspected to have been made in Pakistan and China, has touched off a lively debate in the State. The bullets were found at a roadside in Kulathupuzha village in Kollam district, which has hogged the headlines for the wrong reasons....
Tony Blair Out To Demolish Corbyn Line
By Arun Srivastava It may appear to be preposterous assumption that former prime minister and senior Labour leader Tony Blair is envisioning to stage a comeback to the centre stage of the Labour politics, but the way he has launched an all-out attack on Jeremy Corbyn and his ideological...
