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.G20 Declaration On Labour Market Needs Decisive Actions Too
By Dr. Gyan Pathak G20 declaration on addressing global labour market challenges and promoting decent work fell short of the expectation, which perhaps prompted the Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Gilbert F Houngbo to urge G20 Labour and Employment Ministers to take decisive actions to reduce...
Living Life In A Limbo In Jammu & Kashmir After The Abrogation Of Article 370
By Sushil Kutty Five years of no Article 370 is still not palatable for millions of Kashmiris. Even something as primeval as stone-pelting is sorely missed and the fact that violence has ebbed in the Valley to a point where India’s vaunted armed forces have to go to Jammu,...
Indian Economy Can Only Move To The Next Level Through Use Of Efficient Capital And Technology
By Anjan Roy “Middle income trap” is not an uncommon phenomenon in development experience of nations and countries. While some countries make a promising start, they tend to stagnate after a certain point. They fail to graduate from moderately devoid countries to developed countries with high per capita income....
Factional Infighting Hits Bjp Units In Most Of The States After Lok Sabha Polls
By Arun Srivastava It is ironic that BJP which ten years back claimed itself as the party with a difference having high level of discipline is facing indiscipline and factional infighting in most of the states after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. . Since the formation of the present...
Disbursal Of High Reserve Bank Of India Profits To Centre Is Improper
By Romar Correa The record disbursal of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) profits to the government of India in May 2024 has been in the news. The magnitude of the disbursal caught everyone by surprise. There is a fair bit of confusion as well since many in the mainstream...
Wayanad Devastation Manifests The Wages Of An Unforgivable Political Sin
By K Raveendran The Union government’s decision to issue a fresh draft notification for nearly 56,825 sq km of the Western Ghats as an Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA) in the wake of the catastrophic landslides that ravaged Wayanad, flattening entire swathes of settlements, markets, and public spaces can only be...
Aam Aadmi Party Has No Alternative Leader To Replace Imprisoned Arvind Kejriwal
By Harihar Swarup When newcomer Arvind Kejriwal defeated three—time chief minister Sheila Dikshit in her constituency of New Delhi in 2013 assembly polls, jubilant supporters took to streets, hailing the moment when a common man got an opportunity to master electoral politics. Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party soon became the...
Bangladesh Bans Militant Jamaat-E-Islami Amidst Nationwide Unrest
By Tajul Islam On August 1, 2024, Bangladesh took a decisive step in its fight against terrorism and extremism by officially banning the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) party and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir. This action, undertaken under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, follows widespread unrest and violent protests related...
Bitcoin Crashes Amid Market Turmoil, But Analysts Remain Bullish
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted on Friday, mirroring a broader market sell-off triggered by a weaker-than-expected US jobs report. The digital asset’s attempt to rally early in the day was short-lived as investors opted for safer havens amid escalating economic uncertainties. Bitcoin tumbled over 4%...
New U.S. Documents Reveal Clinton Forced Yeltsin Into Signing NATO-Russia Pact
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON: U.S. President Bill Clinton forced a resisting Russian President Boris Yeltsin into signing a NATO-Russia pact in 1997 totally on U.S. terms, newly disclosed U.S. documents show. Further, the trove of U.S. documents adds, when Yeltsin demanded in return that NATO not expand eastwards towards...
Verdict Allowing Sub-Quotas For Reservation Has Potential Political Twist
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The verdict of the 7-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India allowing sub-quotas within the overall quota for Scheduled Castes (SCs) has a potential to twist the Indian politics in a new direction, since it paves the way for a new structured reservation...
Donald Trump Plays The Race Card And Kamala Harris Takes The Hit
By Sushil Kutty Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ ‘Indian heritage’ is being questioned while her allegedly fly-by-night ‘Black American heritage’ is being seen as for “convenience’s sake” only. Fact is, while Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is being berated by the media for introducing the “race card”...
West Bengal Congress To Pick New State Unit Chief After Adhir’s Exit
By Rahil Nora Chopra After Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stepped down as president of the West Bengal Congress committee, the speculation is rife on his political future, who has represented Baharampur in the Lok Sabha for 25 years and was also the Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha...
Centre and BJP Playing Politics Over Wayanad Tragedy
By P Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when all energies should be directed to minimize the impact of the tragedy that struck Wayanad district in Kerala, the Bharatiya Janata Party is politicizing the tragedy to score brownie points. The blame game should have been avoided, at least for the...
Use Of Exported Indian Arms In Foreign Land Against Civilians Is Cause For Concern
By Sarah Khan A grainy picture of an ostensibly ‘Made in India’ part of a bomb in Gaza created a social media maelstrom last month and highlighted a growing concern about India’s arms exports exacerbating the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Although it has not had much direct...
Survival Of Planet Earth Is On The Ballot In November 5 Prez Elections
By John Bachtell NEW YORK: Voters could elect a Trump administration that denies the climate crisis and whose policies are dictated by the fossil fuel industry. Or a Kamala Harris administration that builds on climate-friendly policies, curbs the power of the fossil fuel industry, accelerates a clean energy revolution,...
Independent Leftwing Lucie Castets Is The Prime Minister Candidate Of New Popular Front
By Nitya Chakraborty The New Popular Front (NFP) has taken a major step towards forming a coalition government in France after the partners agreed to name independent socialist Lucie Castets as the Prime Minister candidate for forming the new government after the July 7 general elections led to a...
Narendra Modi Govt Is Indefinitely Delaying Work On Long Due 2021 Census
By P. Sudhir The decadal census, which was due in 2021, has not been held so far. In the union budget 2024-25, no substantial provision has been made for conducting the census. The centre has also not extended the deadline of June 2024 to freeze administrative boundaries which are...
