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.Prospects Of Shiv Senia-Led Govt Bright In Maharashtra
By Harihar Swarup A last ditch attempt is being made by Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress to prepare common ground to form the government in Maharashtra while President’s rule has already been imposed on the state. It is too early to say if a coalition will...
Gogoi Delivers Virtually A ‘Retirement’ Verdict On Sabarimala
By K Raveendran A famous — but not so famous – editor of Delhi was known to ring up his erstwhile colleagues, who were not as lucky as him to rise to the top position, every morning his editorial appeared to check whether they had read his latest...
Now Surveys Confirm Fall In Consumption Expenditure
By Anjan Roy Leaked reports over estimates of consumer spending is sending shockwaves across the economy and the political spectrum A report that consumer spending has fallen in 2017-18 compared with 2011-12 has created serious concerns. Monthly consumption expenditure of the average rural household has fallen to...
Slowdown In Indian Economy Is Now All-Pervasive
By Satyaki Chakraborty What will happen to the Indian economy in 2022 the year Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted as the period of achieving his New India? The way things are developing, it might be the year for building a Hindu rashtra — the sacred goal...
SC Verdict On Sabarimala Raises More Questions
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court’s verdict on the sensitive Sabarimala issue has placed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in a difficult position. The apex court on Thursday referred petitions seeking a review of its order issued on September 28, 2018 allowing women of...
Boris Subverting Parliamentary Norms For A Win On December 12
By Arun Srivastava Barely a month left for the general election to elect a new parliament, the political credibility of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned suspect in the eyes of the common Britishers. This primarily owes to Boris’s motive to conceal and suppress the report on...
Kartarpur Corridor Opening Has Significance
By Ashok B Sharma Since the partition of the country, India-Pakistan relationship is marked by continuing mistrust, unresolved issues, broken promises and unending conflicts. In between any thaw in this relationship is viewed with much excitement and hope in the country. But this time the opening of...
Fee Hike In JNU: A Body Blow To Marginalised Students
By Adv. C. Adhikesavan Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students are up in arms against the ruling regime. JNU is under attack once again from the Sangh Parivar’s fascist ideology and atrocities. Fee hike is the outcome of the draft education policy of Union government to commercialise and corporatize...
Digital Revolution In Asia Need A Revamp In Policy Response
By Gyan Pathak Asia is at the forefront of the digital revolution promising a radical transformation of the global economy and the society. Many hope that digitalization may well be a key driver of productivity growth and improved welfare. However, the transformation is threatening substantial disruption and dislocation....
Shiv Sena, NCP And Congress Are Ready With Draft Cmp
By Rahil Nora Chopra A day after the Congress and the NCP stated that they would first mutually draw up a common minimum programme (CMP) which the Shiv Sena will subsequently have to sign on if the three are to form the government in Maharashtra, senior Maharashtra Congress...
Germany’s Pyrrhic Victory Over The Berlin Wall
By Victor Grossman BERLIN—Media jubilation reached a climax here on November 9, thirty years after the bumbling, perhaps even misunderstood decision to open the gate for all East Germans to stream through, hasten to the nearest West Berlin bank for their “welcome present” of 100 prized West...
Ayodhya Verdict Has Kept Open Many Issues Of Ethics
By D. Raja The Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya has left many concerns and questions for the people of our country. First of all, as was appealed by almost every political party including BJP, this verdict by a five-judge bench of Supreme...
British Companies To Invest More In India After Brexit
By Nitya Chakraborty A number of British companies are planning to do more business with India as a direct result of the UK leaving the European Union. They are upbeat about the coming years of India-UK trade relations in respect of further flow of goods, services and investment...
Social Justice In India Is At A Precarious State
By Nishant Sirohi Uttar Pradesh has fared the worst in delivering justice to its people followed by Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, according to the Tata Trust’s India Justice Report 2019 which has examined the standards for delivering justice that were promised and provided by the states and union...
Time Ripe To Amend Senior Citizen Act, 2007
By Animesh Upadhyay WITH modernization, the Indian society has seen tremendous changes – both good and detrimental. The elderly who have been always been an important component of Indian society and were protected and cared for within the traditional family setup is perhaps the worst affected by the...
Once more, UN General Assembly Rejects U.S. Blockade of Cuba
BY W. T. Whitney Jr. It happened again. For the 28th consecutive year, a Cuban resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic blockade of that island was approved overwhelmingly in the United Nations General Assembly. The vote on November 7 was 187 votes in favour,...
Ayodhya Verdict: Judgment Has Overlooked Justice
By Amritananda Chakravorty On 8th November, 2019, around 8.30pm news came out that the much awaited decision of the Supreme Court in the title dispute relating to a plot of 2.77 acres of land in Ayodhya on which Babri Masjid once stood, before it was dastardly brought down...
Ayodhya Verdict Strengthens Indian Secularism
By Sagarneel Sinha Since the announcement of the historic verdict regarding the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya by the constitution bench of 5 judges led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi unanimously, there have been opinions from a section of intellectuals and some politicians that the verdict is based...
