Opinion
Appeal
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.Green New Deal For Climate Change Is Need Of The Hour
By Conn Hallinan When most people think of climate change, what come to mind are the poles, Asia’s fast vanishing glaciers, or Australia, where punishing droughts are drying up the subcontinent’s longest river, the Murray. But climate change is an equal opportunity disrupter, and Europe is facing a...
Boris Is Desperate For Snap Election Only On Brexit
By Al Neal Will there ever be an end to the Brexit crisis? With a stubborn new Prime Minister apparently unwilling to admit defeat, and Members of Parliament opposed to a no-deal U.K. withdrawal from the European Union—the so-called “Rebel Alliance”— holding their ground, it seems the end...
Merger Of Banks Is A Diversion From Present Economic Crisis
By C H Venkatachalam Merger of Banks is a murder of Banks: In a big bang announcement, finance minister has informed the nation that 10 public sector banks (PNB, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, United Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Syndicate Bank, Corporation Bank, Oriental...
Economy Is In Shambles, Democracy Is Under Attack
By D. Raja The Economy is in shambles. The experience has shown that NDA government has failed to manage the economy. The relentless neo-liberal drive towards privatization and crony capitalism has been the core of the governance. Moving away from pro-people Structural reforms, the Modi government exclusively remained...
South Asia Worst Environmental Performer And Sufferer
By Gyan Pathak South Asia is the hardest hit region of the world under devastation by environmental degradation triggering climate change. India is the largest in size, both in geographical area and population, and therefore has the largest share of the human suffering. Environmental Performance Index (EPI) shows...
Pala By-Election: Rift In The KC-M Worries The UDF Camp
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The internecine rift in the Kerala Congress (M) has cast an ominous shadow on the prospects of the United Democratic Front(UDF) candidate in the by-election to the prestigious Pala assembly seat. The by-election has been caused by the passing away of KC(M) chairman...
Chinese Rulers Anxious To Improve Image In Hong Kong
By Arun Srivastava Concerned of the damage to its global image and reputation by the pro-democracy protest, the Beijing authorities finally agreed to the suggestion of the chief executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam to withdraw the Extradition Bill. While the Chinese government withdrew the bill, so...
Modi’s $1b Credit Line To Russian Far East
New Delhi: Hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $1 billion line of credit to Russia’s Far East, India’s apex exporters body said the decision will go a long way to promote India’s economic presence in the Eurasian region. While announcing the decision at the Eastern...
Congress Feud In Madhya Pradesh Shows No Signs Of Abating
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The passing of every day factional fight in the Madhya Pradesh Congress is becoming murkier. Minister Umang Singar has not stopped his tirade against Digvijaya Singh, senior most MP Congress leader despite Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s stern warning to him. Nath summoned him...
New Foreign Investment Law In China Is A Big Challenge To India
By Subrata Majumder In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman was assertive for easing FDI policy for certain sectors, like in Single brand retail, aviation, media and contract manufacturing. FDI proved a key success story for Make in India, amidst dubious opinion on its success. During...
High GST Rate Has A Role In Auto Sector Slowdown
By Anjan Roy Have you ever noticed a honey bee land on a flower? It hovers over it and then ever so gently it sits there, splurging the pollens all over its tiny haired legs and then takes off in no time to spread the pollens to germinate...
Jeremy Corbyn Sets Out Vision To Transform Austerity Britain
By Lamiat Sabin Jeremy Corbyn offered Leave voters in Labour heartlands a vision of a transformed Britain as speculation of an imminent snap general election was heightened due to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s obduracy. The Labour leader spoke in Salford to lay out the party’s plans for...
Jaitley family snubbed after former FM’s demise?
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat, and state BJP president, Ajay Bhatt, were present at Harki Pauri at the time the ashes of the recently deceased Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley were being immersed in River Ganga in Haridwar. But...
Russia, India Pledge To Continue Trade, Economic Cooperation With Iran
VLADIVOSTOK: Russia and India will continue their trade and economic cooperation with Iran, which they qualify as mutually beneficial and legitimate, according to a joint statement adopted Wednesday after the Russian-Indian summit. “The sides acknowledge the importance of full and efficient implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
Pakistani Foreign Office Creates Cell To Raise Kashmir Issue
Pakistan has announced the setting up of a separate cell to internationalise the Kashmir issue more effectively. The country’s Foreign Office on Tuesday inaugurated its Kashmir cell, with the objective of adopting a more focused approach in its efforts to highlight existing restrictions in Indian-administered Kashmir. Islamabad also...
Final NRC List Keeps Open Legal Wranglings
By Amritananda Chakravorty For the millions of people in Assam who were waiting with dread on their citizenship claims, the ‘D’ day finally arrived on 31stAugust, 2019 when the final list of National Register of Citizens (‘NRC’) was published. In all, 3,11,21,004 persons are included in the NRC,...
NRC’s Final List Is A Disappointment To Anti-Immigrant Lobby
By Ashis Biswas As feared, the much publicised updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, instead of finally settling the critical issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigration, only opened up a fresh, bigger can of worms. Both the Central and state governments, utterly confused about...
