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.Paralysis Of Centralised System Helped Rioters In Delhi
By Mriganka M Bhowmick It seemed that Delhi came back to its normal hustle-bustle on last Sunday March 1, 2020 after the unfortunate last week of February which was soaked in blood due communal violence in North East Delhi. But evening of that Sunday had a different tale to...
India’s Self-Reliance In Defence Industry Is Eroding
By C Srikumar After the Narendra Modi government came to power, none of the government sector and public sector enterprises is spared. All the sectors are fully opened to the private corporate one, including the Railways, banks, insurance, BPCL and other central public sector enterprises. Even the most strategic...
Amit Shah Is Still Continuing His Hate Campaign
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi has himself to blame for the battering of his image received in the wake of communal riots in Delhi. What is really intriguing is even after this he has not taken the steps to tighten the screw and punish the guilty persons. After the...
India’s Booming Alternative Drugs Market
By Nantoo Banerjee The alternative drugs industry is booming in India in keeping with the global trend as the pharmaceutical products such as drugs, vaccines, syrups and injectables are increasingly under global scanner for their side effects — ranging from bad to severe. While physicians rarely explain the side...
Is AAP another Pro-BJP Party like JD(U) or BJD?
By Amulya Ganguli Arvind Kejriwal’s political career has followed a meandering course. It began in the now nearly-forgotten days of Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption drive against the Congress-led UPA. Kejriwal, then a devoted chela of the Gandhi wannabe, was a self-confessed anarchist. He shunned politics, agreeing with his then mentor,...
Kejriwal Has Lost His Credibility On Kanhaiya Kumar Sanction
By Arun Srivastava The Arvind Kejriwal government granting sanction to prosecute the former JNU Student Union’s president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case is part of the well chalked out design by the BJP leadership to ruin the political and academic career of the budding youth leader. Kejriwal’s action...
America’s Socialist Moment Has Come
By C.J. Atkins It started with the near collapse of the economy in 2008-09 when millions lost their homes and jobs and started questioning the status quo. Discussion about it picked up again with the Occupy Wall Street movement as young people realized the future they faced—low-wage jobs, endless...
Contest For 55 Rajya Sabha Seats Will Be Keenly Watched
By Harihar Swarup Fifty-five Rajya Sabha seats will be up for grabs next month in the biggest biennial polls since Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his second term. According to calculations based on election process to the House of Elders, voting across 17 states assemblies, set for March 26,...
Sedition Has Become A Joke Under Modi Govt
By K Raveendran Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi government has given sanction for the prosecution of former JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in the infamous 2016 JNU sedition case. Congress leader and senior Supreme Court lawyer Manu Abhishek Singhvi has challenged the government to charge him with...
From Constitutional Anguish To Judicial Apathy
By Amritananda Chakravorty “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season...
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...
