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.US Role In Post-Hasina Bangladesh Must Be Monitored Closely By Secular Forces
By P. Sudhir The mass revolt against the authoritarian government of Sheikh Hasina Wazed has had a dramatic outcome with the fall of the government and Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country. On Monday (August 5), the `March to Dhaka’ called by the student protestors saw tens of thousands of...
Remembering Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, A Visionary Who Failed To Gauge The Reality
By Satyaki Chakraborty Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who passed away in Kolkata on August 8 morning in his small two room flat, was a hard core communist till the end of his life at 80. A leader of the CPI(M) since 1966, Buddhadeb was known for...
India’s Money Laundering Industry Has Only 0.76 Per Cent Conviction Rate
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s money laundering industry, though illegal, remains the foundation of the parallel black economy of the country, notwithstanding the draconian Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), PM Narendra Modi’s vow of action against it, and Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) shows of strict actions, especially against opposition...
Waqf Board Amendment Bill Reads Like A Counter To Caste Census
By Sushil Kutty The Modi government’s Waqf Board Amendment Bill, 2024, has further cemented Opposition unity as party after party of the INDI-Alliance stood up in the Lok Sabha and accused the NDA government of dividing Hindu and Muslim, one of them going to the extent of branding the...
Indian Economy Has To Meet The Twin Challenge Of Unemployment And Poverty
By Krishna Jha The possibility of India becoming developed Bharat remains a mirage. In fact it can hardly turn into reality. The mother with her baby, hungry for last two days, a common feature in our country, can never be convinced of the easy availability of food for her...
Mumbai Railways To Replace Vegetable Cultivation With Floral Lands
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The practice of growing vegetables on the land along Mumbai railway tracks is on its way out. The railways now plan to use the land for horticulture and beautify the tracks, giving the local commuters an aesthetic feel of the city. It has earmarked 150...
Narendra Modi Govt’s Move To Amend Waqf Act, 1995 Has Divided The Country Again
By Asad Mirza The Narendra Modi government’s move to amend the Waqf Act 1995 has come under severe criticism both by the secular parties and Muslim organisations. But it also highlights the fact that the so-called Muslim leaders themselves are not ready to set their own house right. Taking...
Across Europe, Gaza Has Become A Litmus Test For The Left Parties
By Nessim Achouche If at Harvard earlier this year students received their degrees in the colors of Palestine, in Paris this same flag was waved by France Insoumise MPs in parliament. Each set of images remind us of a different time: the 1960s and ’70s, when left-wing parties in...
British Trade Unions And Left Activists Unite Against Far Right Rioters
By Elizabeth Short LONDON: We Will not stand back and allow the far right to attempt to divide us, unions vowed on Wednesday..Violence has gripped Britain after far-right agitators exploited the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport to push their racist agenda. The unrest was sparked after...
Modi, Doval, Jaishankar Out-Manoeuvred In Bangladesh By Pakistani Players
By Sushil Kutty India didn’t know what was cooking in its backyard. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vaunted vishwaguru – supposedly the only leader with the charisma to talk Russia out of the war with Ukraine – was caught off-guard when a coup forced Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to...
US Agencies Might Have Played A Role In Facilitating Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster
By Arun Srivastava After the sudden, inglorious exit of Sheikh Hasina from the political theatre of Bangladesh, the tone and temper of the students’ movement have changed. A new narrative is making rounds in the political and media circles that the student movement for quota reform is fading from...
INDIA Bloc Against Taxing Future Crises Of Life And Health
By Dr. Gyan Pathak INDIA bloc is now firmly against taxing people on their future crises of life and health, protested within and outside the Parliament against imposition of 18 per cent GST on life and health insurance premium, and demanded their immediate removal. Modi government seems to be...
Phogat’s Olympics Fiasco And How Number 100 Turns Out To Be Most Inauspicious For India
By K Raveendran Vinesh Phogat’s Olympics debacle is the ultimate manifestation of the uncertainty in sports, where triumph and tragedy often converge in a moment’s breath. Phogat, a wrestler whose athletic prowess as well as her struggle against sports bureaucracy has made her a beacon of hope and defiance...
Shabana Azmi Completes Fifty Years Of Her Glorious Film Career
By Harihar Swarup After catching attention with her National Award winning big screen debut as Lakshmi, a low caste and morally ambiguous villager in Shyam Benegal’s Ankur 1974, Shabana Azmi has pitched out a rare feat of winning five National Awards for – Ankur, Arth (1983), Khandhar (1984), Paar...
Kamala Harris Has Chosen The Right Candidate As Her Running Mate For November 5 Polls
By Branko Marcetic WASHINGTON: The vibes have not been this good for a long time. Only two weeks after President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign turned the 2024 election on its head, Vice President Kamala Harris has shocked the political establishment by choosing as her running mate...
Bangladesh After Sheikh Hasina’s Exit: What It Means For India?
By Nitya Chakraborty India is faced with an unprecedented political turmoil in Bangladesh after the formidable prime minister for the last fifteen years – Sheikh Hasina Wazed– was forced by the army generals and members of her own security team to leave the country within just 45 minutes. She...
Modi Govt’s Financial Inclusion Spiel Turns Banks Into Loan Sharks
By Sushil Kutty All banks have a savings account product with minimum balance requirements. If the minimum account balance (MAB) is not maintained, a fee is charged. However, in the interest of financial inclusion, the RBI mandated that all banks should also offer a no-fee zero account balance basic...
Peoples’ Uprising In Bangladesh Does Not Augur Well For India
By Arun Srivastava What has happened in Bangladesh was inevitable. It is extreme historical irony that Sheikh Hasina had to eventually flee Bangladesh, the country which was literally fathered by her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Hasina, who once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule and restore the democratic governance,...
