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.No Yuvati In Sight, Sabarimala Turns
By Sushil Kutty So, it wasn’t a never-ending tease? The BJP is done with the Sabarimala sannidanam and is all set to take the battle to the Secretariat, handicapped as it is with just a single face in the Kerala Assembly to make a stand, raise ruckus. The...
Cuba Is Seeking Foreign Investments From Friendly Nations
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel returned to Havana November 15 after a multi-nation trip to Russia, North Korea, China, Vietnam, and Laos. He and his delegation had also stopped in Paris and London. In late September in New York, he had introduced himself to...
Madhya Pradesh Polling Has The Air Of Festivities
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: It was less of polling and more a festival for many sections of voters. It was a thrilling experience for the first time voters. Many of them reached the polling booths in groups and after exercising their franchise they proceeded to picnic...
Google Employees Protest Surrender To Chinese Censorship
By B. Sivaraman Google employees are at it again. In April 2018, 3,100 out of 4,000 employees at the Google headquarters signed a letter protesting Google’s contract with Pentagon to develop an artificial-intelligence-based autonomous weapons system and forced the Google management not to renew that contract. On 1...
The Face Of New And Emerging India
By Anjan Roy The sheer audacity of Piyush Gupta’s ambition is astonishing. He is aspiring to create an eco-system which will transform the entire transport system of India by making EVs (electric vehicles) ubiquitous. That, he believes, should cut down India’s oil import bill by no less than...
Health And Medical Education Cannot Be Left To Market Economy
By Dr Arun Mitra The report that the health ministry has asked the MCI to review the tuition fees in medical colleges is a welcome step. Better late than never, it has become so essential because the fee structure in private medical colleges has gone sky high and...
Retail Poised For Exciting Times; Consumers Want More Swanky Stores
By K R Sudhaman India’s retail sector, cruising towards $1 trillion by 2020 growing annually at 20 per cent, is in for exciting times as consumers want “clean and swanky” stores, even as ecommerce and kirana stores grow side by side as they too have their utility and...
L’affaire Sasi: It Is Not A Mere Party Affair
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (Marxist), which heads the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) coalition government in the state, takes pride on being the only political party in the country that acts against its members accused of sexual misconduct. In line with...
BJP Plays Muslim Card Against Pilot
By Rahil Nora Chopra BJP has fielded minister Yunus Khan to fight against Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot from Tonk, which is a Muslim-dominated area. The total population of Tonk assembly seat is about 2,50,000, of which about 70,000 belong to the minority community, although the SC-ST votes...
VHP-RSS Meet At Ayodhya Was A Total Flop
By Shameem Faizee Once the Hindutva brigade decided that there is no other option for it but to refocus on the now forgotten Babri-Masjid Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, the entire captive media launched a campaign to revive the issue and rouse the people’s sentiments. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and...
What awaits Buenos Aires G20?
By Ashok B Sharma The world is grappling to resolve a host of problems. Compounding the issues are new problems to be created by disruptive technologies. Though technological advancement is certain, its impact, particularly on job creation and employment, is yet to be assessed. Disruptive technologies like...
What is Navjot Singh Sidhu up to?
By Aditya Aamir Journalists are often accused of being ‘intellectual thugs’ for lacking in skepticism. Something that can be applied in full while reporting and not questioning Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wishful thinking that Navjot Singh Sidhu will one day become Prime Minister of India and both...
PM To Fight For Multilateralism At G-20 Summit
By K R Sudhaman Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Buenos Aires in Argentina to attend two-day crucial G20 summit beginning November 30 that will attempt to save the crumbling World trading system and reverse the jobless growth even as global economy recovered from recession after 2008...
Fight For Safe Global Climate Is Now Crucial
By Ella Gilbert You could be forgiven for thinking that Brexit is the only thing going on right now, but the political climate is not the only climate in turmoil. Behind the media headlines, the global climate system is changing and, for each year that this continues...
British Arms Supplies To Saudi Arabia Continuing
By Crein Sagir Britain has sent hundreds of Royal Air Force (RAF) troops to Saudi Arabia for a joint military drill despite international calls for Westminster to cut ties with the brutal monarchy. Around 200 troops and eight Typhoon jets are taking part in the “pre-planned” defensive drill...
Supreme Court Has Limited Role In Controlling Pollution
By Madhav Nakra The interactions between humans and the environment yield numerous benefits and lead to both sustainable growth and development. However, overutilisation, exhaustion of resources and overpopulation has caused significant and constant deterioration in the quality of air. Almost every year, in the National Capital Region (India),...
Islamabad Looks Up To ‘Iknomics’ With Optimism
By Sankar Ray Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi leans heavily on economics in the short run to get rid of or defer indefinitely the bailout package of the International Monetary Fund at least up to 15 January. Coined as ‘Iknomics’, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government lays stress...
Blockchain Technology To Radically Change International Trade
By Gyan Pathak International trade could well look radically different in 10 to 15 year if the world succeeds in creating an ecosystem conducive to the new technology that is now popularly known as Blockchain. It could make international trade smarter, but smart trade requires smart standardization, and...
