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.Retired Lt. Gen Zamiruddin Shah Is Respected, He Should Not Have Given An Inciting Speech
By Sushil Kutty Lt. Gen (Rted.) Zamir-Uddin Shah, who was Deputy Army Chief and after retiring from the Army, Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 2011 to 2017, wants Indian Muslims to build a steely resolve to fight to survive in Modi & Yogi’s India. And quite like the...
French Govt’s 2025 Budget Proposals Lead To Big Protests From All Groups
By Tirthankar Mitra French economy is between a rock and a hard place over its 2025 budget proposal aiming to implement 60 billion euros in spending cuts and tax hikes. It has sparked widespread debate across the political spectrum. The criticism cutting across the political divide raised deep concerns...
Hamas Decapitated, But Netanyahu Vows To Keep Killing Palestinians
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: Israel has no excuses left for carrying on with its genocide of the Palestinian people. With the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in combat—the supposed “mastermind” of Oct. 7—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist government are left with few justifications to explain...
Why BRICS Summit At Kazan Is Crucial For Both Narendra Modi And Vladimir Putin?
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the summit of the expanded BRICS block at Tatarstan city of Kazan in Russia on October 22 to 24 to be hosted by President Putin. This summit is of crucial importance for both the Indian PM as also the President...
Centre Getting Ready For An Early Roll Out Of Labour Codes
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Centre is getting ready for an early roll out of the four labour codes while the joint platform of the 10 Central Trade Unions has threatened fresh nationwide agitation, including strike action, if the Union government goes ahead with its roll out plan. Union Ministry...
Indian Judiciary’s Ills Are Too Deep-Seated To Be Addressed Through Symbolism
By K Raveendran The unveiling of the new statue of Lady Justice, with eyes wide open and a copy of the constitution in hand, has sparked animated debate across legal and public domains. Its design is a striking departure from traditional representations: the blindfold has been removed, and the...
Waqf Claims Skyrocket As Amendment Bill 2024 Goes For The Jugular
By Sushil Kutty Over 9 lakh acres of India is Waqf owned and “once Waqf, always Waqf” is the unwritten code, brought to India straight from Heaven. Hence, AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal cannot be blamed for claiming land on which India’s new Parliament building stands as Waqf. Prime Minister...
INDIA Bloc Launches Poll Campaign In Jharkhand With Total Unity And Confidence
By Arun Srivastava With less than a month left for holding of the assembly election in Jharkhand, the INDIA bloc is gearing up to frustrate any attempt by Narendra Modi and his lieutenant Amit Shah to repeat Haryana results in this tribals dominated state. Members of the Jharkhand Mukti...
FTC Chair Lina Khan Is The Most Hated Official By Wall Street Honchos
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: When you’re on the enemies list of some of America’s biggest right-wing tech and media billionaires, you must be doing something right. That’s exactly where Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan finds herself these days. Venture capitalist and pharma kingpin Mark Cuban, Fox broadcasting...
Spying And Killings By Intelligence Agencies In Foreign Countries: What Is The Big Deal?
By Nitya Chakraborty The allegation by the Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau involving Indian diplomats of the high commission in the killing of the Sikh extremist Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, last year and also in the assassination attempt on another Sikh lawyer G S Pannun in USA, has...
India Needs A Fresh Look At Hunger And Poverty In The Country
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In view of the recent Global Hunger Index 2024 and UN’s Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024, Narendra Modi government must not continue turning its blind eye to the serious level of hunger and poverty in the country, and the alarm sounded must not be shouted...
Uttar Pradesh Bypolls May Witness Further Polarisation Of Voters
By Sushil Kutty Bahraich is Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s big test. How does he handle the crisis will be his ticket to success or failure in the 10 bypolls, and within the party? So far, he seems to be doing ‘ok’. Enforcing law & order at any...
GIFT City, India’s Sole International Financial Services Centre Attracts Global Investment
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav GIFT City, India’s sole international financial services center, continues to make significant strides in attracting global investment and fostering innovation. Recent developments by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Anicut Capital highlight the growing confidence in GIFT City’s potential. Established in 2007, this ambitious project has...
Jharkhand Assembly Polls: Contest Between INDIA Bloc & NDA Heats Up
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Jharkhand Assembly elections are shaping up as a straight contest between the JMM-led INDIA bloc in the state and the BJP-led NDA. However, both coalitions are yet to finalise seat-sharing arrangements. The ruling INDIA bloc is grappling with seat distribution issues. As per sources,...
World Bank’s Claim Of Lifting Millions Out Of Poverty Is Conceptually Flawed
By Prabhat Patnaik Several international organisations are now engaged in the business of measuring what they call “poverty”. The World Bank has been in it for some time, but now we have a new measure of “Multidimensional Poverty” brought out by the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human...
Hostilities Between South Korea And North Korea Reaching Boiling Point
By Tirthankar Mitra North and South Korea have been at war for decades. While periodic flare ups are not uncommon, the tensions between North Korea and South Korea are now seemingly boiling over. Neighbouring countries far and near sat up and took notice post a recent North Korean announcement...
In The Battle Of Attrition Between US And China In Dhaka, The Result Is 1:1
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh is the diplomatic battleground of two super powers USA and China since the interim Government took over power on August 9 this year following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League regime on August 5 last. In the last five weeks of the...
Violence On Women And Children Including Rape And Murder Must Be Stopped
By P. Sudhir Making a mockery of the BJP slogan of ‘Beti Bachao’ (save our daughters), the last few months have seen an exponential and very disturbing increase in incidents of horrific violence against women and children. Many of the cases include rape and murder of the victims. India...
