Category: Opinion

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India, recently drew national and international media attention for two incidents, but both for wrong reasons. The group of 572 islands, where 38 are inhabited, with the landmass of around 8,249 square kilometre woke up to an incident where a foreigner was caught for visiting a…

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body expresses shock over the killing of a Nepali journalist in Kathmandu on 28 March 2025 and demanded a fair probe into the tragic incidents which led to the demise of television journalist Suresh Rajak (photo). Local media reports reveal that Rajak was burnt…

Guwahati: In a democratic country, every citizen who expresses his views constructively through any medium (now abundantly used digital platforms) can be termed as a journalist, who may be associated with any profession and not necessarily employed by any media house; but that will not suit for a working (or say professional) journalist, commented a…

There are indications surfacing from Bangladesh that the country may go for national elections by this year if the concerned political parties agree to accept a minimal reform in various administrative, financial and electoral agencies with assurances that the winning representatives in Jatiya Sansad (National Assembly/Parliament) will continue pursuing the reform process in the south…

The controversy erupting after a social media post from a television journalist, associated with Gauhati Press Club (formerly Guwahati Press Club) brought many questions for the media body, which invited a minister in Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s cabinet for a cultural program, scheduled for 15 March in the city, but ended in receiving…

The world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 annually on March 8. This year’s theme is For all women and girls: Rights-Equality-Empowerment. The commemoration celebrates the leadership and creativity of women and girls in advancing sustainable and inclusive development, with a focus on the green and digital economies. The purpose of IWD is to advocate…

यूक्रेन का अस्तित्व खतरे में है। अंतरराष्ट्रीय घटनाक्रमों से लगता है कि साम्राज्यवादी ताकतें यूक्रेन को बांट कर खत्म कर देना चाहती हैं। यूक्रेन युद्ध के शुरुआत की वजह खनिज संपदा थी, यूक्रेन में शांति की बात भी खनिज संपदा पर अटक गई है। ऐसे में संसाधनों पर समुदाय के हक के विमर्श को इस…

Amid all troubles following an unstable situation in Myanmar/ Burma/Brahmadesh), India is looking at commissioning the ambitious Kaladan riverine project connecting a port in Rakhine/Arakan State with the land-locked north-eastern States for regular trading. Agreed officially between New Delhi and Naypietaw (earlier Rangoon) in 2008, the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Corridor Project was initiated under…