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.Ruling Party’s Divisive Politics Impacting Universities
By Krishna Jha It was a peaceful gathering at the Sabarmati T-point in Jawaharlal Nehru University of unarmed, uninhibited students and teachers. There was no roaring challenge, only a simple but powerful NO. It was NO to any attempt to destroy democracy, to violate Constitution. JNU was built...
Congress Comes Out Firmly Against CAA/NRC In CWC Meeting
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Congress Working Committee was held in Delhi on 11 January under the presidentship of Sonia Gandhi, in which CWC passed a resolution to work towards withdrawing the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 as it was deemed discriminatory and divisive.CWC asserted that while the NPR...
Momentum Confirms It’s Backing Long Bailey For The Labour Leadership
By Lamiat Sabin Rebecca Long Bailey received a big boost in the Labour leadership race after left-wing group Momentum confirmed it would back her to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. The shadow business secretary also appeared to have regained ground on Sir Keir Starmer as a Survation poll gave her...
BJP Reaps Rich Harvest From Electoral Bond Scheme
By K Raveendran It is now doubly clear why BJP wanted the electoral bond scheme the way it is, despite opposition from all those who stood for democratic principles and transparency. The audit report of the party for 2018-19, submitted to the Election Commission showed total income...
BJP-RSS Regime Is Targeting The Students And Universities
By D. Raja The last few years have been intense with people all over the country joining hands to protest anti-people policies of the BJP-RSS combine. Whether it was the faulty economic policies of the government or the abrogation of Article 370, reasoned and concerned people have protested....
Mamata Playing Mayawati Card In Bengal
By Ashis Biswas Has Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee found a new role model of late in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Ms Mayawati? The question, often discussed informally among common people, was finally brought into the public domain by a political analyst at a recent chat...
Shaheen Bagh Is The Symbol Of Womens’ Political Empowerment
By Arun Srivastava Mahatma Gandhi has come alive at Shaheen Bagh. Politicians usually chant his name. So far the politicians have been exploiting the name of Gandhi for their personal benefits, but probably this is for the first time that the protesters are living his ideals. The special...
India Needs Deeper Integration With Global Economy
By Gyan Pathak At the time when India is undergoing a serious economic crisis and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is busy in consulting economists and the stakeholders to find out ways and means to overcome it, an ADB publication has come out with a suggestion that the...
Mayawati Plays Brahmin Card To Strengthen Power Base
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Threatened by the rise of Chandra Shekhar Ravan of Bheem Sena and sharp erosion in her support base, BSP national president and former Chief Minister Mayawati has played aggressive Brahmin card by appointing young Riteish Pande as leader of BSP in Lok Sabha. This...
Notification Of CAA Before Supreme Court Hearing Was Unjustified
By Arun Srivastava Amidst wide ranging country wide student protest, Modi government has notified the Citizenship Amendment Act effective from January 10. This move of Narendra Modi makes it explicit that he has no respect for the peoples’ desire and is ready to confront the citizens of...
Need For Foolproof Cybersecurity Of Nuclear Power Plants
By Sankar Ray The October 2019 cyber attack on a computer system at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant that has two Russian Pressurised Water Reactors at Kudankulam in Tirunelvelli district, Tamil Nadu, by Dtrack virus paved ‘new pathways to severe accidents that can result in widespread radioactive fallout....
Mexico takes anti-U.S. Stand on the issue of bolivia
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Mexico’s government intervened recently in two difficult situations beyond its borders. One is turmoil in Bolivia following a U.S.-assisted coup. The other concerns renewing the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). At issue there is regional integration and independence. Bolivian...
Modi’s Shifting Tactics On CAA Unlikely To Yield Result
By Arun Srivastava Speaking at Ramkrishna Mission in Belur Math on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to delineate a new political line by saying that the youth of the country are being misguided about the Citizenship Amendment Act. This does not manifest the element of sudden realisation...
Large-Scale Farm Entrepreneurship Can Be A Game Changer
By Awanish Somkuwar BHOPAL: Farming for basic sustenance is all right, but farm entrepreneurship will really make a big change in the agrarian economy of Madhya Pradesh, says Santosh Yadav, a progressive farmer from Khargone district, who received Krishi Karman Award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Tumkur,...
Modi Uses The Art Of Positive Optics At Belur Math
By Sagarneel Sinha At a time when there have been protests in several parts of India against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, mostly organised by Muslim groups supported by Left liberals and the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rather chooses to connect with the majority community. Modi...
West Bengal’s Stir Over CAA Can Dampen Investment Climate
By Subrata Majumder The fourth Bengal Global Business Summit in February 2019 showcased hope for resurgence of business opportunities, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s attempts to woo big investors being noticed across the board. Presence of big investors like Laxmi Mittal, Mukesh Ambani, Kishore Biyani, Sajjan Jindal, among...
Big Infra Spending With Little Gain For Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee The government’s latest resolve to invest as large as Rs 102 lakh crore in infrastructure is most welcome But, it may have little impact on the country’s shrinking economic growth unless they are properly executed, monitored in stages and their impacts thoroughly audited. After all,...
Jaishankar Is Not Speaking The Truth On Article 370
By Amulya Ganguli What distinguishes the present government from its predecessors, according to external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, is its problem-solving attitude. He drew a comparison in this respect between India and China, two “civilizational” societies making a transition to a “modern state”. However, the difference...
