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.The Battle For The Ballot Cannot Hide Bihar’s Bitter Economic Truth
By R. Suryamurthy As Bihar heads to the polls on November 6 and 11, the contest is being pitched as a battle for identity, justice, and governance. But no matter which side wins—the NDA led by the BJP–JD(U) combine, the opposition Mahagathbandhan under the RJD-Congress, or the insurgent Jan...
Trump’s Oil Shock: Can Moscow Survive If India, China Step Back?
By TN Ashok When U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed sweeping sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil firms — Rosneft and Lukoil — he didn’t just target Moscow’s wartime economy. He fired a warning shot across the energy corridors of Asia. The question is not merely how these sanctions will...
BJP List Of Candidates For Bihar Assembly Polls Has No Muslims
By Arun Srivastava BJP which did not field a single Muslim candidate, even the old trusted Muslim face, Shahnawaz Hussain, for the Bihar assembly election next month, has expressed cavernous shock and crying hoarse at Congress, which has given ticket to seven Muslims, for not nominating a Muslim legislator...
2028 US Presidential Race: Poll Stakes Couldn’t Be Any Higher
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayer WASHINGTON DC: Who is the democratic candidate that can oppose the behemoth Trump and GOP and win back the White House in 2028 elections? So, the run up to the democratic primaries has begun in earnest with party’s National Committee on Rules and Bylaws convening...
November 4 Elections Is Shaping Up As Referendum On Trump
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON DC: This shouldn’t come as any great surprise, but the November 4, balloting for the Virginia and New Jersey governorships are being turned into referendums on the incumbent president, Donald Trump. The same is starting to happen with several other key elections as well, including...
India Is At The Heart Of Driving The Global Energy Process
By Nantoo Banerjee If global oil giant BP plc’s ‘Energy Outlook 2025’ proves to be true, India will be a global leader in energy consumption, outpacing all other countries by 2050. The country will account for 12 percent of the global demand, up from seven percent from 2023, according...
Far-Right Party’s Win In Argentina Big Setback For Left In Latin America
By Nitya Chakraborty 2025 is ending as a losing year for the Left in Latin America. The far-right party of the Argentinian President Javier Milei won Sunday’s midterm parliamentary polls, giving a big rebuff to the left-wing Peronists, who were in full control of the lower house as also...
At ASEAN Summit, Xi May Extract Concession From Trump On Taiwan
By Asad Mirza The 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday (26 October) under the theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability.” The summit is keenly watched due to the absence of the Indian PM and presence of the POTUS, who’ll...
India’s Nov 2 Launch Of Mark-3 Carrying CMS-03 Satellite A Strategic Win
By Girish Linganna As India’s most powerful rocket stands ready at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the nation prepares to make another significant leap in its space and defence capabilities. The Launch Vehicle Mark-3, carrying the CMS-03 satellite, is scheduled to lift off on November 2, 2025,...
Talibani Patriarchy Has Similarities With Sangh’s Role In Indian Society
By Dr. Ram Puniyani The Government of India gave a red-carpet welcome to the Taliban delegation led by their Minister of Education Muttaqi. In response, India’s Gen Prakash Katoch asks, “Should India be seen deferring to the Taliban? Taliban’s human rights record, particularly its regressive misogynistic policies, are well...
Drug Menace In Punjab Is Affecting The Youth From All Social Strata
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH:As per media reports, onlastFridayOctober24, a video reportedly floated on social media, the footage of which went viral, shows several girls covering their faces with scarves, entering the shop, purchasing liquor, and leaving briskly with bottles tucked discreetly into their school bags in Nainpur town...
Kerala Opposition Bid To Create Rift In LDF Foiled
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A determined attempt by the Opposition in Kerala to create a rift in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) on the PM SHRI scheme has failed. The exercise, which came to grief, was to discredit the LDF Government and create a rift between the principal partners...
Coal Gradually Gives In To Renewables For India’s Green Energy Push
By Kunal Bose For all the ills associated with its mining, including biodiversity loss, soil degradation, mines fire, frequency of accidents leading to loss of lives and serious injuries and soil subsidence (Jharia in West Bengal stands as a stark example) and burning to produce energy and electricity, coal...
Kerala’s Silent Valley National Park Is A Living Laboratory Of Life
By Bhasha Singh Silent Valley National Park stands unique in itself. Without knowing its special features, one cannot truly understand the vast ecological diversity of India. At every step, rare trees, birds, animals, and natural beauty extend their arms in welcome. Filled with mythical stories, crystal-clear waters, and the...
Will Trump-Xi Summit In Seoul Lead To A Serious Trade Deal?
By Nitya Chakraborty The U.S. President Donald Trump is finally meeting the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seoul by this month end, possibly on October 30, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in the South Korean capital scheduled for October 31 and November 1. Both the...
Dipankar Bhattacharya Has Emerged As A Prominent INDIA Bloc Leader
By Arun Srivastava Whether CPI(ML) Liberation, led by Dipankar Bhattacharya, becomes the “big brother” of the communist parties in India by adopting an energetic and farsighted role in shaping and providing an ideological-political sustenance to the INDIA bloc is debatable, but one thing is certain — that CPIML)-L joining...
CJI Gavai’s Tenure Has Left An Indelible Mark On Indian Judiciary
By K Raveendran Chief Justice B. R. Gavai’s impending retirement next month marks the end of a brief but memorable chapter in India’s judicial history. His was one of the shortest tenures for a Chief Justice of India, lasting just about six months, yet in that fleeting span, he...
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Pioneering High Quality Development
By Dr Imran Khalid In an era when the global economy staggers under the weight of inflation, trade wars, and geopolitical fractures, China’s Communist Party has just unveiled a roadmap that feels less like a policy document and more like a quiet revolution. The fourth plenary session of the...
