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.Bulldozer Action Is Not Going Away Even After Supreme Court’s Order
By Sushil Kutty Is the United States tough on crime? The answer is yes. How about compared to India? Forget it! India isn’t tough by half. India is too full of democracy and judicial activism. The Indian judiciary pardons more than it punishes. Criminals and potential criminals don’t fear...
R G Kar Murder Issue Has The Potential To Intensify The Movement Further
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: The third term, which began in early May 2021, is proving politically difficult for the Trinamool Congress government and chief minister Mamata Banerjee. First, it was the Bogtui massacre in Rampurhat sub-division of Birbhum district on March 21, 2022 in which several houses were...
Major Section Of Bangladesh Media Refute Conspiracy Theory Of Sheikh Hasina
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Nearly one month after the unceremonious ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, detailed accounts about an international conspiracy still dominate Indian media coverage/analysis of recent events and the evolving situation in Bangladesh. Apparently, the Indian political establishment is yet to understand the reasons why Ms...
Falling Labour Income, Rising Capital Gains Create Alarming Situation
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Income from capital is rising fast while income from labour is on the decline globally. It is putting upward pressure on inequality. Job market has now become ever more challenging to a much worrying level, and young people are hardest hit. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
In India Foreign Direct Investment Is Not Leading To More Creation Of Jobs
By Sanjay Roy One of the main arguments advanced by the proponents of liberalisation policies in developing countries including India is that capital would flow to the global South in search of higher rate of return. This would create new investments and hence growth and employment would increase. Also,...
Issue Of CM Candidacy Causes Internal Rumble Within MVA Camp
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), alliance in Maharashtra is facing internal differences of opinion over who should be the alliance’s chief ministerial candidate. On one hand, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA)...
Kerala Government Initiates Probe Against Tainted Police Officer
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a swift action taking the wind out of the sails of the Opposition propaganda of inaction, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has suspended Superintendent of Police Sujit Das, former District Police Chief (DPC) of Pathanamthitta, from service pending an inquiry. The Chief Minister has also...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Crossed All Limits Of Muslim Bashing
By P. Sudhir The situation in Assam has steadily deteriorated due to growing tensions between communities and certain incidents being used to divide people on communal and chauvinistic lines. The chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the BJP-led government are solely responsible for the current state of affairs. Himanta...
China Intensifies Its Outreach To African Nations At Beijing Summit
By Satyaki Chakraborty China intensified its efforts to influence the political diplomacy of the 53 African nations in the three day summit of China-Africa Cooperation which began in Beijing on September 4. This is the ninth summit but it has special significance since it is being attended by the...
Electoral Battle In J&K Is Being Fought Chiefly On The Issue Of Statehood
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been trying to contest Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha election on the issue of terrorism and separatism, but with the beginning of the election campaign for the first phase of election, the issue of restoration of statehood has clearly emerged...
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Speaks With Confidence At J&K Poll Rally
By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu & Kashmir and proclaimed that if the Narendra Modi government did not restore Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood, the “next government” will do it. For those of us who had been missing the stone-pelting and the daily skirmishes between security...
Hunger Issue Still Dominates A Substantial Portion Of Indian Families
By Krishna Jha The absence of food signifies the stage when a family starts living in absolute poverty. The consumption level comes down to extremes as affordability goes down. With the earnings going down, affordability also comes down to bottom level that leads to falling rate of consumption level...
Budget 2024-25 Proposals On Cities Focusing On Development Without Poor
By Evita Das Do you recall how, as children, our drawings would inevitably feature four mountains, a sun, a river stream, and perhaps a house with some grass if we were feeling particularly artistic? In a way, the Union Budget 2024–25 focusing on cities seems like those simple drawings,...
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Reverses His Predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Orders
By LS Herdenia BHOPAL: At present both the major parties in Madhya Pradesh are taking various steps to strengthen their organisations. Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a state wide campaign to enrol new members. The state leadership has allotted quota to each and every member to enrol new members....
Oil Tumble Below $75 Aggravates Cartel’s Challenge To Continue Price Manipulation
By K Raveendran The drop in crude oil prices below the $75 per barrel threshold has raised significant concerns within the oil market, particularly for the OPEC+ cartel, which has been striving to maintain prices near the desired $100 mark. The decline, influenced by a potential resolution of the...
RSS Leadership Shifts Its Battle Against Narendra Modi To Caste Census Turf
By Arun Srivastava The RSS leadership has imparted a new dimension to its protracted battle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by extending support to caste census at the three day conclave of RSS organisations that ended in Kerala on September 2. With deepening existential crisis and unable to find...
Narendra Modi Government And Farmers Are Still Poles Apart
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Farmers have been demanding legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP), but the Centre has announced 7 new big schemes for farm sector worth Rs14,000 crore on September 2. Modi government said that the schemes intended for farmers welfare, but farmers have been saying that...
Massive Global Protests Against Netanyahu Are Having Its Impact Finally
By Satyaki Chakraborty Massive global protests in the last four days of September in all the major cities of the world including New York, Washington, London, Paris, Berlin and finally Tel Aviv against Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rigid attitude to the ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war,...
