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.Cyber Risks For Financial Sector Aggravate
By Gyan Pathak Cyber risk has emerged as a key threat to financial stability around the world. The recent trend of attacks on financial institutions indicates that aggregate losses for the financial sector across a variety of scenarios may be ranging from 10 to 30 per cent of...
Whose ‘Thumka’ Will Shake 2019?
By Sushil Kutty The day is Monday, June 25, 2018. Sunrise was at 5.24 am and sunset at 7.22 pm in New Delhi. Daylight for 13 hours and 57 minutes, time enough to make headlines. And making off to a flying start was BJP’s Karnal MP Ashwani Chopra....
Indian Rupee Is Among Worst Performing Currencies
By Nantoo Banerjee The constant downward journey this year of Indian Rupee compared to major world currencies — fully or partially convertible — should be a major cause of concern. On January 1, this year, the spot inter-bank market saw the US Dollar opening at $1 = Rs...
Vietnam And Cuba Opening Up To Gay Rights
BY C.J. Atkins Vietnam and Cuba, two countries that often receive a lot of flak in the mainstream corporate press (especially when it comes to conversations around human rights and political liberties) have been inching down the road toward LGBTQ equality lately. Like most modern societies, both...
Two Finance Ministers In Chorus To Quell Concerns
By S Sethuraman It takes two finance ministers, original Arun Jaitley, convalescing after surgery, and “interim” minister Piyush Goyal (who is digging deeper and taking total command), rivalling each other to tell us that the economy is growing nicely, fiscal targets would be met and the crisis in...
Why Arun Jaitley Is Wrong On Petrol Tax
By K Raveendran Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s warning that petrol and diesel prices in the country have to stay high as long as Indians don’t pay their taxes smacks of arrogance and his tone is that of a British viceroy sermonising to the natives about the virtues of honesty...
Governor’s Rule Is No Solution To Kashmir Issue
By Harihar Swarup Jammu and Kashmir has been placed under Governor’s rule for a record 8th time last week. On March 25, 1977, for the first time, Governor’s rule was imposed on the state after the Congress withdrew support to Sheikh Abdulla’s National Conference government which came...
Kashmir And Shifting Of The Goalposts
By Sushil Kutty Shifting the goalposts is to bang the drums and make a din loud enough to catch the attention of the world, draw sympathy and, then, when the other side relents, kick the can further down the road and declare ‘okay, here’s the new spot for...
New Socialist Govt In Spain Faces Uphill Tasks
By Conn Hallinan As the Socialist-led government takes over in Spain, newly minted Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faces at least two daunting tasks: cleaning up the wreckage wrought by years of European Union-enforced austerity and resolving the Catalan crisis exacerbated by Madrid’s violent reaction to last fall’s independence...
Do Not Put Medical Education On Sale
By Dr Arun Mitra & Dr GS Grewal Admission to medical colleges has been a contentious issue for quite some time. At one time medical education in our country used to be within the reach of students from ordinary families too. This was the time when medical colleges...
Trade wars: U.S. Less punitive towards India
By Subrata Majumder USA President Donald Trump’s initiation of protectionism to insulate America First policy set off a global trade war, and China and India have become the first victims. Both were accused for indulging in unfair trade practices, causing to damage to American industries and employment. President...
Rightist Duque Wins Presidential Elections In Colombia
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Senator Iván Duque was victorious in second round voting on June 17 in Colombia, running as the presidential candidate of the rightist Democratic Centre party. The party was founded by former President Álvaro Uribe whose administration was riddled with secret wiretapping, corruption,...
Congress, BSP Say No Alliance Talks So Far For MP Assembly Poll
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh so far has had a two-party electoral system. But now it is being debated whether this is going to change in the 2018 Vidhan Sabha elections. Since 1957, when Madhya Pradesh came on the political map of the country following the...
China Outmanoeuvres India In Diplomatic War
By Barun Das Gupta China is clearly outmaneuvering India in the diplomatic war to win over India’s neighbours. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made several visits to China, apparently to keep Beijing in good humour, reduce tension between the two countries and to promote that vague thing called...
Fitness Challenge Was A Smart Build-Up For Yoga Day
By Sushil Kutty Call someone an ‘incel misogynist’ in the United States and consequences will follow. That someone will threaten to sue and rub noses in the dirt till they choke on manure. An ‘incel’ is shorthand for ‘involuntary celibate’, a person who “cannot attract women as sexual...
Corbyn’s ‘Ideological Twin’ On Way To Mexican Presidency
By Arun Srivastava A radical left-winger, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, identified as an old friend of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is poised to become the next president of Mexico. He is also perceived to be a game changer. Mexicans believe he would bring about a fundamental transformation in...
The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back
By Sushil Kutty The BJP walked out of the alliance. But the PDP walked away with the talking points: Influenced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make his snap trip to Lahore, win for PDP’s ‘reconciliation’ thrust as opposed to Centre’s “muscular response”; secured release of over 10,000...
Widening Faultlines Of BJP In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From being a ‘party with a difference’, the Bharatiya Janata Party unit in Kerala has metamorphosed into a party full of differences. The widening faultlines in the state unit were pitilessly exposed with the BJP unable to name a successor to former...
