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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.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...
Nitish And His Party In A Dark Backstreet
By Arun Srivastava Within three months of his remark “all is not well in the NDA”, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has made a 180 degree turn to sing praise of the BJP and its leader Narendra Modi. On March 22 the annoyed chief minister has censured...
BSP, SP to spearhead anti-BJP alliance in U.P.
By Pradeeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: BSP and its national president Mayawati appear to be on the driving seat for forming the alliance against BJP in UP. Much significance is being attached to the statement of Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav that his party was ready to make...
Kejriwal’s ‘Cause’ Isn’t Worth Fighting For
By Amulya Ganguli In deciding to support Arvind Kejriwal in one of his customary skirmishes with those whom he regards as his enemy, the chief ministers of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala may be backing the wrong horse. The sight of Mamata Banerjee, Chandrababu...
Die Linke Congress In Germany Strives For Unity
By Victor Grossman Millions watching the G-7 leaders plus Trump in Quebec and then the Trump-North Korea talks in Singapore understandably may have missed the also-important events simultaneously happening here in Leipzig. While those important events were unfolding internationally the very important political party, Die Linke, was...
Pakistan’s Palpitating Pre-Poll Pyrexia
By Sankar Ray With a little more than a month to go for the three-day polling during 25- 27 July to elect 272 Members of National Assembly in the 342-seat national parliament, Pakistan’s ten years of uninterrupted freedom from military dictatorship palpitate. The electorate comprises 105.96 million,...
Putin’s Role In Breaking Korea Impasse
By Arun Srivastava The sudden shift in President Donald Trump’s stand on Russia and calling on the world’s leading economies to reinstate Russia to the Group of 7 nations four years after it was cast out for annexing Crimea is a gift to President Putin for helping...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Major decisions – Split verdict in the AIADMK disqualification case: A division bench of the Madras High Court gave a split verdict on the petitions challenging the disqualification of 18 ‘rebel’ MLAs of AIADMK by the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. These MLAs were disqualified in...
China seen ready for more retaliatory action against U.S.
By Anjan Roy China has imposed higher tariffs of 25 percent on imports from the United States worth some $50 billion. This is in response to USA imposing similar tariffs on imports from China of an equal amount. US had threatened to slap another round of tariffs...
Delhi Govt Deadlock Is A Challenege To Federalism
By Amritananda Chakravorty The National Capital Territory of Delhi is not new to political spectacles or drama as they say, especially since the last three years when the AAP Government came to power with Arvind Kejriwal at the helm, but the developments of the past one week have...
Virat And Anushka Smitten By The Modi Bug
Sushil Kutty The allegation is the two are shameless publicity-seekers. The defence is Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma don’t need publicity; it is publicity that stalks them! A super-cricketer and a top actress, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Millions of slurping fans follow their every action. Is that all?...
Opposition Minus Congress Rallies Behind Kerjiwal
By Kalyani Shankar At the height of summer heat and severe pollution levels, the capital is caught in a bizarre confrontation between the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and the duo of Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for more than a week. Besides...
