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.Modi Government Caught In Its Own Whirlpool
By S. Sethuraman Signs of desperation for the majoritarian Modi government, as the country moves closer to the May 2019 Lok Sabha poll, are becoming manifest at both political and economic levels. The abrupt manner of taking into police custody a group of civil rights activists, noted scholars...
Modi Was The First To Criticise Congress Abroad
By Harihar Swarup Prime Minister Narendra Modi was first to break the rule of not raking up domestic matters abroad and criticizing opposition parties. His narrative of demonizing Congress, beginning with his 2014 address to Indian diaspora in New York’s Madison square garden, drew the battle lines for...
Trump Policies Leading To Shifting Alliances
By Conn Hallinan “Boxing the compass” is an old nautical term for locating the points on a magnetic compass in order to set a course. With the erratic winds blowing out of Washington these days, countries all over Asia and the Middle East are boxing the compass...
Advertisements On Health Misleading And Must Be Banned
By Dr. Arun Mitra Treating a patient involves history taking, examination of the patient and diagnostic investigations as per the need before forming an opinion about the illness of the patient and the differential diagnosis. Only then can a doctor prescribe the treatment, medical or surgical as the...
Unsung Heroes Of A Crippled Air India
By B. Sivaraman One of the prevailing myths about high-wage high-tech workers in India is that they are only concerned about their pecuniary benefits. The other associated myth is that their propensity to resort to direct action to safeguard their rights and interests is inversely proportional to their...
MP Parties Worried About RSS-Linked Staff On Election Duty
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: During Election Commission’s three day visit to Bhopal several political parties expressed apprehension that the ruling party might pack polling booths with government employees having affiliation with the RSS. It may be mentioned here that Madhya Pradesh government had permitted state government...
Arun Jaitley Is Losing His Battle Of Facts On Rafale Deal
By Nitya Chakraborty Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is steadily losing his battle with the opposition, especially the Congress President Rahul Gandhi over the facts on Rafale deal. Right now, he is not the Defence Minister but he is taking the most active part in defending the Government decision...
Nabard Financial Inclusion Survey Hides More Than It Reveals
K R Sudhaman The All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17, conducted for the first time by the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD), seems to have some flaws in its findings. One of the reasons could be that the survey was conducted, as pointed out...
Dissent And The Famous Five
By Sushil Kutty Arnab Goswami is easy to place. He is out-and out ‘nationalist’. Rajdeep Sardesai is difficult to make. When he claims he’s ‘anti-national’, he could be joking, sarcastic. The ‘five’ in the eye of the storm give contradictory signals. Sudha Bhardwaj is ‘inherently good’ and just...
Mamata To Go On European Tour
By Rahil Nora Chopra Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Germany and France in the month of September to attract investments in the state. She will be accompanied by a group of businessmen and will participate in meetings of the Chambers of Commerce in the two countries. Her ambition...
Who is Responsible for the Deaths of 100 Odd people in Queues?
By Nitya Chakraborty An 8 year old girl dies in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahua village after being allegedly deprived of timely medical attention after demonetisation in November 2016 as her family had only old notes and had no time for exchange. On November 10, 2016, Teerthraji, 60 died...
Rahul Will Do Well With An Army Of Admirers
By Aditya Aamir The fault-lines have deepened. Opposing armies are arms-ready. Supporters have marked themselves in watertight compartments. Poison-tipped verbal barbs cut across boundaries. Media, the ever-ready facilitator, is telling stories bolstering and blistering egos, chances. The BJP and Congress are at the throats of each other’s...
Arrest Of Rights Lawyers Is An Ominous Sign For Democracy
By Indira Jaising Lawyer Surendra Gadling successfully defending his clients under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) was arrested and thrown behind bars since June 6 of this year. Now lawyer Susan Abraham defending Gadling in Pune has seen her house in Mumbai raided and her husband Vernon...
Public Sector On Tenterhooks For Lack Of Policy Clarity
By G. Srinivasan The commanding heights of the domestic economy as the public sector undertakings (PSUS) were once famously lionized in the Nehruvian socialist past have come a long way since the liberalisation of the Indian economy unleashed by the non-family but non-pareil Prime Minister Narashima Rao in...
Arrest Of Rights Activists Smacks Of Unofficial Emergency
By Raman Swamy Varavara Rao is 77 years old – he is a well-known Telugu poet, college principal and human rights activist – his house in Hyderabad was raided on Tuesday morning. The reason, according to the police, is that he is suspected of plotting to assassinate Prime...
Siddaramaiah, Digvijay Singh spoilsports for Congress?
By Amulya Ganguli The basis of the Opposition challenge to the BJP in the forthcoming State Assembly elections and next year’s general election is the formation of an alliance of regional parties. As is known in political circles, this togetherness will not be easy to achieve in view...
Policies Are Meant To Help People, Not Harass
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Policies are meant to wipe off tears, not reduce people to tears. The rulers and politicians would do well to recall the famous words of Mahatma Gandhi in this regard. Gandhiji said in a memorable quote which has universal relevance: Before you take...
Latest Scam In Madhya Pradesh Is About Footwears To Tribals
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: While Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is continuing his Ashrivad Yatra, two controversial events have hit the headlines. One relates to the supply of shoes to tribals and the other about the dispatch of over one crore letters addressed to women voters...
