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.Government Has Business To Be In Business
By Nantoo Banerjee If the centre wants to disinvest its entire 53.3 percent stake in Bharat Petroleum, a ‘Fortune 500’ company, it’s the government’s call. Nobody, except probably its 12,000-odd employees, is really opposed to it. BPCL’s total assets are valued at Rs.1,36,930 crore or worth US$20 billion....
Opposition Disunity Is BJP’s Only Advantage
By Amulya Ganguli With the executive, legislature and judiciary more or less on the same page, the BJP can be said to be on a dream run. But the oddity is that it isn’t. The reason is that democracy allows hoi polloi to follow a line of thinking...
Change Of Guard In Sri Lanka
By Barun Das Gupta In a way, the outcome of the presidential election in Sri Lanka, held on November 16, was decided as far back as April 21, Easter Sunday, when Islamist terrorists killed 259 persons in a series of attacks on three churches, three luxury guest houses...
Confusion Continues In Assam About NRC Status
By Ashis Biswas For the much harassed Hindus and Muslims in Assam suspected of being illegal Bangladeshi settlers, there is now a glimmer of hope: in recent days, authorities have released 20 people held in endless detention long after serving their 3 year sentences, from special camps in...
Bolivia’s Racist Coup Has Turned Bloody
By Ben Chako Bolivia’s coup regime seems determined to drown the opposition in blood. Protesters demonstrating for the return of elected president Evo Morales have been gunned down in La Paz and while marching on Cochabamba. Accurate figures are hard to come by, since the Bolivian government...
Lack Of Medical Facilities Led To Jabbar’s Death
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Death of Abdul Jabbar, a champion and a darling of thousands of gas victims, after a prolonged illness, has exposed the poverty of medical facilities for the gas hit in Bhopal. Jabbar fought for the rights of the gas victims from the very...
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...
