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.Deeper Inequalities Making People Increasingly Feel Society As Unfair
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Since 1995, the world is wealthier, healthier and better educated. Yet, progress in certain areas remains limited, and stark global inequalities endure. Hence, in spite of the many improvements, disenchantment with institutions is widespread and persistent. Governments, unions and businesses face declining levels of trust,...
World Economic Forum Report Projects A Period Of Weak Global Growth Amidst Disruptions
By Satyaki Chakraborty The global economy is entering a period of weak growth and systemic disruption, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Chief Economists’ Outlook, released on September 24.. Some 72 per cent of surveyed chief economists expect the global economy to weaken over the next year, amid...
Trump Used UN Forum To Lambast The Age Old Policies Of The Body For Equality
By Sushil Kutty United States President *Donald Trump gave a speech on Tuesday at the United Nations. The teleprompter wasn’t functioning. That did not stop Trump from taking charge. His wisecrack that “whoever operated the teleprompter” will pay a price drew laughter. First Lady Melania Trump was among those...
Should Punjab Farmers Be Put Behind Bars For Stubble Burning In The State?
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Stubble burning cases are on increase in Punjab and in the past eight days up to 23 September, media reports reveal that 70 cases have been reported and FIRs against 20 farmers under Section 223 of the Indian Penal Code have been lodged. The...
Deadly Brain Infection In Kerala Traces Its Origin To Warm, Untreated Fresh Water
By Tirthankar Mitra Climate, culture and public health can sometimes collide in unexpected ways. Kerala’s interaction with a deadly brain infection is a pointer to it. Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic organism thrives in warm, untreated freshwater. It can invade the human brain through the nose. A near fatal condition...
How A Young Mamdani Saw The Realities Of Delhi’ S Poor Children During 2008 Visit
By Nadia Williams NEW YORK: Zohran Mamdani, the likely new mayor of New York City, was 17 in December 2008 when his accomplished filmmaker mother, Mira Nair, with son in tow, led a free walking tour of Delhi. She showed the stark realities of the lives of Indian street...
Ban On Caste Based Political Rallies Raises Political Heat In Uttar Pradesh
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Ban order on caste based political rallies issued by the Uttar Pradesh government on September 21, 2025 has significantly raised the political heat in the state, since it is likely to impact all political parties and political alliances,.. Nevertheless, the BJP led government under Chief...
Russia-India-China Troika Is Helpful To New Delhi In Meeting Tariff Challenge From Trump
By Subrata Majumder Amid world deepening in geopolitical tensions and global trade turmoil, Russia-India-China troika paves the way for India-China thaw, geared by Russia and poses a challenge to Trump’s unilateral tariff imposition policy, even with political considerations. Russia-India-China (RIC) troika evokes both primary challenge and opportunity. Russia took...
Recognising Palestine As A Sovereign State By Western Nations Is A Welcome Step
By Asad Mirza As Israel pushes for Gaza takeover, several Western nations have formally announced their plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly. The move, which is being led by major western nations among others, is poised to deepen Israel’s international isolation, but will...
GST Blueprint Was Done During UPA Regime, Narendra Modi Opposed It As CM
By Anjan Roy Prime minister, Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Sunday on the eve of the cut in GST was a purely political play. The GST has been reformed and reset by the GST Council, which is the competent body to finally amend the GST regime. Its...
Starved Of Power For Decades In Tamil Nadu, Congress Is Itching To Be In Govt After 2026 Polls
By Sushil Kutty The Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress wants a bigger share of everything from the DMK alliance in the 2026 assembly elections which isn’t far away, a few months more and all things polling will be on the state’s head. And Tamil Nadu is a political...
The Great Brain Drain Reversal: How Trump’s Visa Gambit May Backfire
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: In the annals of economic self-harm, few policies rival the spectacular myopia of Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee. What began as a weekend of bureaucratic chaos—complete with panicked flights from Bangalore and corporate travel bans—has evolved into something far more consequential: America’s...
Global Ayyappa Sangamam: Shot In The Arm For LDF Government
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The habitual critics of Kerala’s Left Democratic Front Government (LDF) are running for cover; the incorrigible detractors have ended up with egg on their faces. The reason for their acute embarrassment: the success of the Global Ayyappa Sangamam held by the Travancore Devaswom Board. Belying...
Let’s Block Everything: A New Unity Of Protestors On The French Streets
By Dennis Broe PARIS: Building on last week’s Bloquons Tout movement on the streets of France , a national protest against Emmanuel Macron’s austerity budget, which drew supporters from both left and right, the combined might of the French unions last week led an even more impressive mobilisation. “Let’s...
Higher GST Will Hurt Oil-Starved India’s Exploration Drills
By Nantoo Banerjee Few will disagree that India should keep investing substantially in both onshore and offshore oil search as the country is becoming increasingly dependent on the import of petroleum crude to meet its energy needs. Currently, almost 86 percent of India’s annual crude petroleum needs are being...
Tamil Nadu Is Witnessing Spectacular Rallies By New Political Film Star Vijay
By Sushil Kutty Kamal Haasan and Vijay Joseph are rivals on the big screen, but they parallel and therefore their films strike different notes with the movie crazy Tamil diaspora at home and abroad. Kamal Haasan is age-wise older and had a head start over Vijay, which also ensured...
Trump’s Latest Salvo Against India On H-1B Visa Fees Can Be Used As An Opportunity
By Anjan Roy The blow on India has now landed. Donald Trump has, in effect, slapped a very steep hike in services exports through movement of professionals from India to the United States. Until now, the fees from H-1B fee application fees used to vary from $1700 to $4500...
Politics And Economics Of ‘GST Saving Festival’ Of PM Narendra Modi
By Dr. Gyan Pathak When one uses a word to mean different than the lexical meaning, then it becomes politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on September 21, 2025 fits into the definition, since he intended to push up expenditure of the people while calling it...
