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.No Place To Run From Corona, But State Excesses Galore
By Sushil Kutty The worldwide spread of Covid-19 continues unabated. Relentless. At last count there were over 400,000 coronavirus-positive individuals in quarantine across the world. India’s numbers rose to 498 positive cases and nine deaths. Global fatalities were several thousands more. The WHO it’s being said has lauded India...
Kerala Government Declares Total Lockdown
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government has declared a total lockdown amidst mounting fears of a community spread of the dreaded disease and alarming rise in Covid-19 cases in the State. With the number touching 95, Kerala has become the State with the most number of covid cases...
Labour Party Leader Election Under The Shadow Of Coronavirus
By Arun Srivastava While UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is contemplating to enforce lockdown by the police, as it has become imperative with people not taking seriously the preventive measure of social distancing and staying inside, interestingly the Labour Party is going ahead with its programme of electing its...
Europe And The Coronavirus: Report From The Front
By Dennis Broe Europe is being called the epicentre of the coronavirus, and particularly western Europe, where the responses have varied from the new Socialist-Podemos coalition in Spain nationalising the country’s industry to a total quarantine in France by the neoliberal Emmanuel Macron, criticised for being three weeks too...
Virus Scare Poses A Big Threat To Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee The country’s economy faces the biggest ever threat as public income and consumption are severely under ‘forced’ compression with the coronavirus scare spreading across states. Thousands of Indian workers abroad, regarded as a great asset for the country remitting billions of dollars annually, the highest by...
The Aces Which BJP Holds Over The Rest
By Amulya Ganguli Jyotiraditya Scindia’s transition to the BJP underlines one of its advantages over Congress. Apart from the BJP’s control over its own members, unlike that of the Congress, the BJP has the ability to exert its influence over politically susceptible individuals and parties even if they do...
Corona Virus Pandemic: A Ticking Time Bomb
By Barun Das Gupta Way back in the 14th century when medical science was in its infancy, plague broke out in Europe on a massive scale. The pandemic lasted for five years, from 1347 to 1352 and took an estimated toll of 30 million human lives. Today, medical science...
Perils Of Legalising Fear Mongering As Dissent
By Sagarneel Sinha The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has claimed more than 11,000 lives across the world. India hasn’t been left untouched by this global disease originated in China’s Wuhan city. The cases are rising everyday in the country. With no vaccines invented yet, the best measure to control this pandemic...
Can We Do A Wuhan Or Will We Live A Lombardi?
By Sushil Kutty The Centre is not admitting that Covid-19 might be in the community spreading phase. Indications are it set out on that journey. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should seriously rethink his corona-strategy. The government will not lose face. Curiously, the Centre has not ordered a lockdown, but...
Uttar Pradesh Ill-Prepared To Deal With Corona Virus
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The Kanika Kapoor episode has exposed the poor preparations of central as well state government to deal with deadly corona virus Covid 19. There is a serious question to be answered as to how the Bollywood singer was not sent for 15 days isolation when...
Modi Should Have Announced An Economic Relief Package
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘janata curfew’ call has been well-received, although some concerns have been expressed as to whether it has raised a scare about possible shortage of essential goods, leading to price escalations. But the disappointment over his failure to announce any financial component in...
Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s Impropriety Has Shaken The Country
By Harihar Swarup It is sad that former Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, who retired barely four months back from the Supreme Court, and was nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Ramnath Kovind, was jeered by opposition members as he took oath in the Upper House. Former CJI’s...
When Power Colludes And Doesn’t Separate: Case Of Ranjan Gogoi
By Amritananda Chakravorty On 16th March, 2020, the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, nominated Rajan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha. Though seemingly an innocuous notification, the said notification failed to mention that Rajan Gogoi had retired as the Chief Justice of India merely four months back. Those...
Innovation (Or Lack Of It) In The Time Of Covid-19
By Sushil Kutty It is only in America that presidents get routinely pulled up for real and imaginary breach. Take Trump, for instance. He made the mistake of telling somebody in media, “We’re not a shipping clerk.” This, after he was questioned if his administration was coping with the...
Coronabattle: Kerala To Crack Down Hard On Guideline Violators
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has decided to crack down hard on violators of the guidelines and instructions issued by the State Health Department to combat Covid-19 virus. The State has been forced to up the ante in view of the utterly irresponsible defiance of the guidelines by a...
Modi’s Half-Hearted Approach To Fight Against Coronavirus
By Arun Srivastava For crores of his fans, Narendra Modi’s March 19 suggestion to observe Janata Curfew on March 22 from 7 in the morning to 9 in the night is the only panacea to curb the menace of the Coronavirus. He also suggested to ring bells, beat metal...
Theatre Of Chaos In Madhya Pradesh Betrays Congress Infighting
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Post-mortem operation to detect factors which led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government is on. Various factors are being listed, although many people feel that months back Jyotiraditya Scindia had made up his mind to ditch the Congress. Some positive steps could have...
Indian Democracy Under Severe Threat From Ruling BJP-RSS
By Dr Bhalchandra Kango After 2019 elections a new, anti-democratic, practice has been initiated by the ruling BJP-RSS combine in many states. The BJP does not respect the people’s mandate if it goes against its views and agenda. In that situation, it tries all kinds of methods covert and...
