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.A Personal Tribute To The CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury
By Harihar Swarup The general secretary of the CPI-M, Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on September 12 at the age of 72, defied all the clichés one associates with hardcore “commies”. From his appearance to his demeanour, he was like “one of us”. Meaning, he didn’t shove his ideology...
Bombay High Court Order Quashing Amended IT Rules Is A Welcome Step
By Krishna Jha Bombay high court has quashed the amended Information and Technology rules that enable the Centre to set up its own Fact Check Unit (FCU). Justice AS Chandurkar’s order, which set aside the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, broke the tie of the split verdict given earlier by...
Indian Officials Have Taken The Right Step In Contacting Rebel Groups In Myanmar
By Tirthankar Mitra India has extended an invitation to political and military opponents of Myanmar junta for a seminar in New Delhi. It is a signal of recalibrating Indian stance towards Myanmar conflict. It is a pointer to the fact that Indian policy towards its neighbour is undergoing a...
Kamala Harris Campaign Represents The Broadest Anti-MAGA Movement
By Juan Lopez NEW YORK: Vice President Kamala Harris’s entrance into the 2024 presidential race has transformed a limping electoral contest into a full-blooded dash to the finish line. Perhaps what seems to be the most underappreciated is Harris’s expressed recognition of this unprecedented moment in the nation’s life—bloodthirsty,...
Bernie Sanders To Move Resolution In U.S. Senate To Block Arms Sale To Israel
By Linda Pentz Gunter WASHINGTON: Democratic socialist senator Bernie Sanders, one of the lone critics on Capitol Hill of Israel’s carnage in Gaza, is set to introduce a joint resolution this week to block the ongoing billions of US dollars in arms sales to Israel. “Much of the carnage...
Amit Shah Has No Business To Spoil Relations With Bangladesh For His Party
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Creating a bad neighbourhood is unwise, especially through totally avoidable unrestrained speeches. However, the leaders from the ruling establishment in India have been in the habit of making unrestrained speeches aimed at winning domestic elections that hurt our neighbouring countries unnecessarily worsening already strained relationships...
Labour Immigration To USA Has Helped The Economy By Boosting Consumption
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Debates alone don’t win a presidential election, but they can certainly influence the outcome in a closely contested race. The last presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was marked by numerous arguments and counter-arguments, but much of the discussion focused on economics and...
It Is Caste Battle In Indian States As Encounter Deaths Continue
By Sushil Kutty The grim truth holds that everybody Indian belongs to some or the other caste. Even Muslims and Christians. Prime Minister Narendra Modi identifies with an OBC. A Chief Minister has a caste. Criminals also have caste. Caste equations play important political roles. There was the ‘MY’...
Germany’s Ruling Social Democrats Halt Far Right Upsurge At Brandenburg Elections
By Satyaki Chakraborty The anti-fascist forces in Germany felt a big relief after the Sunday’s crucial elections to Brandenburg region showed that the beleaguered ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly beat the surging far right party AFD defying all opinion polls about the AFD’s imminent victory. The SPD got...
New President Of Bengal State Congress Has A Tough Task On Alliance Strategy
By Tirthankar Mitra The decision of national leadership of Congress to make Subhankar Sarkar the president of the party’s West Bengal unit sends a message of cessation of hostilities with Trinamool Congress, the state’s ruling party. For Sarkar who replaces Adhir Ranjan Choudhury as the state chief, has never...
Nirmala Sitharaman Acts Spiritual While Commenting On Death Of E&Y Girl
By Anjan Roy Nirmala Sitharaman seems to have graduated from being a mere union finance minister to a lofty “management guru” and a spiritual leader. Nirmala Sitharaman’s comments on the untimely death of a young professional from overwork is symptomatic of the present government’s over-anxiety not to alienate foreign...
What Does Leftist Anura Dissanayake’s Win In Sri Lanka Mean To India?
By Nitya Chakraborty India’s neighbour Sri Lanka has elected the Marxist-Leninist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the next president in the intensely contested presidential elections held on Saturday, September 21. About 75 per cent of the total of 170 million population who voted, broke away decisively from the binary...
Poor Steel, Cement Output Reflects India’s Slow Growth Pace
By Nantoo Banerjee It may look rather odd that the steel production in India, the world’s most populous country, reached only 140 million tons as against China’s output of 1.019 billion tons, last year. The main reason is that India’s housing and construction sector is not showing the robust...
Prime Minister Faces Major Challenges In Pushing ‘One Nation-One Poll’ Proposal
By Kalyani Shankar The ‘ one- nation -one poll’ idea is moving towards Parliament and public debate, with the Narendra Modi government deciding to force the issue last week. The cabinet decided to bring a bill to Parliament in the coming session. The concept has been debated many times...
All Eyes Are Set On Pakistani Refugee Voters In J&K Election
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election campaign for the second phase of Jammu & Kashmir Vidhan Sabha Election on September 25 ended on Monday while it is nearing its peak for the third phase scheduled on October 1. All eyes are set on Pakistani refugee voters in the state who...
QUAD Summit At Delaware Was US President’s Swan Song In Diplomacy
By Asad Mirza The latest Quad Summit is largely seen as an effort by the US President Joe Biden to leave a lasting legacy. Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi ticked all boxes, yet nothing substantial for India was gained at the summit, apart from the optics. PM Modi along...
Joint Parliamentary Panel Is No Match Before The Wakf Board Challenge
By Sushil Kutty Wakf Board. Wakf land, Wakf property. Wakf claim. ‘Once Wakf, always Wakf’. There is enough Wakf to go around for everybody to share. But no, Wakf is limited-ownership. The Muslim can claim ownership of Hindu land, but not vice versa. Just like the PLA salami-slicing India...
Setting Up Of A Semi-Conductor Complex In Kolkata Is Highlight Of India-US Talks
By Girish Linganna The highlight of the bilateral talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US President Joe Biden in USA on September 21 was the agreement on the setting up of a semi conductor complex in Kolkata having potential of creating large number of jobs in...
