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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.China Comes Up With A Shock And Awe Strategy Of Its Own To Counter Trump
By Dr Imran Khalid Donald Trump’s latest economic fusillade against China – a staggering up to 145% tariff on Chinese imports, paired with a temporary 90-day reprieve for other trading partners – is less a coherent strategy than a theatrical flourish. The move, announced with typical bluster, appears calibrated...
Two Recent Interim Orders Of Supreme Court Have Affected People With Rare Diseases
By K. M. Gopakumar Two recent interim orders of the Supreme Court have pushed the lives of people living with rare diseases to the edge. These two orders were passed in two separate special leave petitions (‘SLP’) filed by the Union challenging the High Court orders of Delhi and...
Trump Leads U.S. To Another Constitutional Crisis On The Issue Of Illegal Deportation
By John Wojcik WASHINGTON D.C: The Trump administration said Monday, in defiance of a 9-0 Supreme Court order, that it is not required to return a U.S. resident it illegally sent to a Salvadoran concentration camp last month. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, backed up Trump at a White...
China Effectively Playing Global Diplomacy To Isolate Trump On Tariff War Issue
By Nitya Chakraborty Though there is a 90 day pause in Trump’s latest unilateral imposition of reciprocal tariffs on most of the countries, the trade war between the USA and China, the two largest economies of the world is in full steam imparting tremors in global trade and economy....
A New Phase Of Dalit Politics In India Has Just Begun
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With quota within quota notification for Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation in Telangana, a new phase of Dalit politics in India has just begun. The gazette notification has made Telangana, the first State in India to implement sub-categorization of Scheduled Caste reservation which coincided with Dr...
Both U.S. And Chinese Economies Are Feeling The Pinch As Trade War Intensifies
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: President Donald Trump needs to de-escalate his trade war with China ASAP, US economists feel, as it has reached a point where it could hurt each other’s economy so very badly, that recovering lost ground is going to be unreachable, because both economies...
Murshidabad Violence Marks Gross Failure Of Both Bengal Police As Also Central BSF
By Arun Srivastava Sermons like “One shouldn’t play games with religion. Dharma means devotion, affection, humanity, peace, amity, culture, harmony, and unity” are taught to the school children. It is just reverse in the real life. In realpolitik these amiable words have no relevance. These were the words articulated...
Donald Trump-Barack Obama Spat On Harvard Funding Has Caught Global Attention
By Sushil Kutty The President Donald Trump is going after Harvard University with a vengeance after Harvard chose to reject Trump’s “reforms”. In the process, Harvard is losing loads of dollars but is also drawing admiration and encouragement from Trump’s bete noire, former President Barack Hussein Obama. Trump and...
Why We Need A Nuanced Reading Of Dr Ambedkar’s Views On Judicial Appointments?
By Sushovan Patnaik Today, as we remember Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary, there is a certain crisis of identity that the Indian judiciary seems to be confronting. On this exact day, a month ago, members of the fire department allegedly discovered piles of burnt currency in the...
Senator Bernie Sanders Leading The Anti-Trump Campaign From The Front
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON: Socialist senator Bernie Sanders is out on the stump again, helping lead, in a big way, the opposition to Donald Trump where other Democratic Party lawmakers have not. And people—tens of thousands of them coast to coast—are responding. The latest proof occurred on April 12...
US Import Tariffs On China Raise India’s Trade Vulnerability
By Nantoo Banerjee It is good to know that the government is already cautious about the possible increase in Chinese export trade and investment to India to exploit both the local market as well as to push exports to the USA taking advantage of the massive US import tariff...
BJP-AIADMK Alliance In Tamil Nadu May Give Benefit To NDA In 2026 Assembly Polls
By Kalyani Shankar Although the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are a year away, the recent announcement of the BJP and AIADMK poll alliance is strategically important. This tie-up, part of the larger National Democratic Alliance at the national level, could benefit both parties in the upcoming elections. Both sides...
Incumbent Daniel Noboa Wins Presidential Polls In Ecuador Defeating Luisa Gonsalves
By Satyaki Chakraborty The right wing President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa won Presidential elections run off on April 13 by securing 55.85 per cent of the votes polled as against 44.15 per cent polled by his rival Luis Gonzalez of the left coalition, defying the close fight predictions given...
Trump’s 90 Day Pause May Lead To Some Recalibration Of Tariff Rates
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Days of pressure from fellow Republicans, business executives and even his close friends hadn’t appeared to move Trump, who insisted last week: “MY POLICIES WILL NEVER CHANGE.” Eventually, though, he backed down on April 10 and reversed course on his sweeping tariff plan by announcing...
Wages Under MGNREGA Scheme Are Inadequate For Survival
By Dr. Gyan Pathak A frightening reality of MGNREGA Scheme has come to the fore. Wages given under the scheme are inadequate for survival. Payments are delayed. Denial of work is frequent. Funds are scarce. Rural workers’ miseries are multifold, though MGNREGA provides a legal right to work for...
Tamil Nadu BJP Leader Annamalai Is In The List For New BJP President
By Arun Srivastava The central BJP leadership is quite scared of the growing unrest among Dalits, farmers and tribals across the country. RSS which so far has succeeded in setting the narrative for the development and empowerment of these classes, for the first time, finding itself moving in a...
Spain’s Ruling Govt Partner Leftwing Sumar Facing Serious Credibility Crisis
By Eoghan Gilmartin MADRID: Spain’s left-wing Sumar held its second national conference on March 29–30, with its future already in doubt. In two recent polls, the junior partner in the country’s coalition government had lost over half its support since the 2023 general election (down from 12.3 percent to...
Modi And Trump Don’t Just Blunder, They Also Outshine Each Other In Flip-Flops
By K Raveendran In both foolhardiness in decision making and shameless flip-flop in dealing with disastrous aftermaths, Narendra Modi and Donald Trump have exhibited a total lack of honesty in admitting their mistakes. The similarity is too striking to be missed. Thanks to recklessness and impulsiveness in decision making—Narendra...
