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.Finance Minister’s Hide And Seek With Economy
By K Raveendran Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked industry leaders to stop ‘self-doubt’ and unleash the animal spirits that have been missing in the economy all this while. But the boss in the North Block office herself seemed to be in need of booster dose of...
BJP’s Pro-CAA Rallies Make Big Impact
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: After the conclusion of the five day RSS conclave two big towns – Jabalpur and Indore witnessed extraordinary massive support for CAA and NRC. While the Jabalpur show was led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Indore show was unique in many ways....
Kerala Gets The Central Cold Shoulder Once Again
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Narendra Modi Government never loses an opportunity to tout the delights of ‘co-operative federalism.’ But the gap between what it preaches and practises remains yawning. Kerala continues to be the victim of this policy of discrimination against States which oppose the...
Iran Protests Reveal Cracks In Clerical Regime’s Support
By Steve Sweeney Pressure continued to mount on Iran’s regime as thousands poured onto the streets demanding democratic elections and the resignation of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The huge protests took place in major Iranian cities again on January 11 and 12 after Iranian authorities made a stunning...
In Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal-Led AAP Rides High On Development
By Harihar Swarup It is too early to predict the outcome of the coming Assembly elections in Delhi. It will not be a surprise if Arvind Kejriwal succeeds in getting a second term. Delhi, as a matter of fact, presents a very tough battle for the BJP. Aam...
NRC Fallout Divides Parties, Communities In Assam
By Ashis Biswas In Assam, the much hyped Assam NRC updating operation was confidently projected as an ironclad mechanism to identify and deport illegal Bangladeshi ‘infiltrators’ during a ceremonial launch some time ago. Provisions approved by the Supreme Court ensured that ‘dubious’ people who could not be instantly...
Mamata’s Staying Away From Sonia’s Conclave Is Bad For Opposition
By Barun Das Gupta Mamata Banerjee has decided to stay away from the meeting of opposition leaders called by Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday. She is annoyed with the role of the State Congress and the CPI-M. These parties are constantly carping at her and her...
District Hospitals Should Not Be Handed Over To Private Sector
By Dr. Arun Mitra The NITI Aayog has come out with a plan to hand over district hospitals to the private sector. According to them this has been done ‘to fill the gaps in the medical education as the government does not have enough resources and finances...
Manufacturing Sector Revival Is A Must For Economic Turnaround
By Anjan Roy The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held consultations with economists and industry and business representatives seeking their ideas for turning around the lagging economy. He was soliciting ideas to this effect for incorporation in the forthcoming union budget. The exercise is in a...
Profiteering In A Period Of War Danger
By Sarah Anderson The prospect of war with Iran is terrifying. Experts predict as many as a million people could die if the current tensions were to lead to a full-blown war. Millions more would become refugees across the Middle East, while working families across the U.S. would...
Present Students Movement Gives A Ray Of Big Hope
By Arun Srivastava The independent India for the first time during 70 years of existence has been witnessing unique students’ movement. In the past we had seen militant student’s movement, precisely Naxalite movement. But that movement was primarily confined to West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. In seventies Bihar...
Labour’s Leadership Candidates Set Out Their Programmes
By Nick Wright The Parliamentary Labour Party hustings this week presented the leadership hopefuls with their first chance to woo MPs. It gave them the problem of doing so without blowing their pitch to the party’s electorate. The dilemma of appearing to be simultaneously in tune with...
Priyanka Galvanises Up Congress Against Yogi Misrule
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on January 4 met family members of those killed during protests against the new citizenship law in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar and asked local party leaders to help the families in filing cases against police brutality. She met relatives of five...
Urban-Rural India Up In Arms Against Modi-Shah Policies
By Amarjeet Kaur The unprecedented total shut down of the entire country — both urban and rural — on January 8, 2020 is really a historic one. If the RSS-controlled BJP government led by Narendra Modi still ignores the writing on the wall, it will be a big...
January 8 General Strike Has Opened Up New Vistas
By Binoy Viswam India witnessed the biggest ever working-class strike after independence on 8th January. 25 crores of working men and women from all sectors of the economy once again served their notice to the RSS led government that plays to the tune of corporate looters. This strike...
Violence In Educational Institutions And Political Myopia
By Surajit Mahalanobis Two of the basic tenets of conflict resolution for peace are tolerance and negotiations. In Indian government educational institutions, these two are wantonly missing. Mind you, the conflicts generally are not given a voice in private or cushy institutions, where democracy does not exist, and...
Our Wealth Creation Models Have Failed
By K Raveendran Owners of pubs and liquor outlets in Bengaluru have told the Karnataka government that they could help the state government with additional Rs 1,000 crore this year if they are allowed to keep their outlets open for one more hour daily. The state government might...
Marinaleda Is Now A Model Village In Spain
By Sean Meleady LEFT-WING political parties are doing better in Spain than in much of Europe, with the PSOE (socialists) emerging as the largest party in the last two general elections. In 2019, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez retained power by doing a deal with the more left-wing Unidas...
