Tough, bumpy road ahead
India 2026: Kis ki Aur Kya?
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of 2025? Uncork champagne by welcoming 2026 on wings of...
To break Geopolitical grip
India's West Path
By Piotr Opalinski
(Expert, Centre for International Relations, Poland)
India’s increased involvement in Afghanistan and its consistent pursuit of developing cooperation with Iran and...
Toxic air turns a windfall
Car Sales' Boom
By Shivaji Sarkar
Scrappage is a profit accelerator. By some industry estimates, it can add 30 per cent or more to automaker profits,...
New chapter in bilateral ties
India-New Zealand FTA
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
India and New Zealand have just concluded negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade...
Leaders fail parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on 20 December 1983)
Parliament and its proceedings have seldom caused greater anguish all round than during the current session, now drawing...
Geopolitical bargaining chip
Rare Earth Elements
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Rare earth elements (REEs) have come into sharp focus in recent times, with the search for minerals such as neodymium,...
Junk trillions in cars, feed lobbies
Green Delusion: Scrap The Citizen
By Shivaji Sarkar
India has perfected a rare form of innovation: the ability to repeatedly convert economic assets into liabilities, wealth...
Rise to power & strategy
Japan's New PM
By Dr. Hab. Beata Bochorodycz
(Political scientist, expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female Prime Minister. Known for her...
Setting strategic footholds
Modi's Gulf, East Africa Visit
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day state visit to Jordan on 15-16...
The People’s Right To Information
Inder Jit
(Released on 7 August 1984)
Ignorance continues to abound in regard to Parliament, its constitution, practices, procedures and privileges. Thirty-four years as a sovereign...
More acerbic the better!
Hate Is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
The more things change the more they remain the same. Whereby our netagan are reveling in neech under-the-belt...
Can rights be ignored?
Modi's Stress On Duties
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In his letter to the citizens on ‘Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Divas’, Prime Minister Modi waxed eloquence on the...
Karnataka triggers debate
Hate Speech Bill
By Insaf
The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 has sparked off a fiery debate. Having got the nod from the Siddaramaiah...
Discourtesy to parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on 28 Feb 1984)
Parliament is still not getting from Mrs Gandhi and the ruling Congress-I the respect and courtesy that is...
Stringent action vital
Air Pollution Hazards
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A 10-year assessment of air pollution across major urban centres has found that none of the country’s top cities met...
Stringent action vital
Air Pollution Hazards
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A 10-year assessment of air pollution across major urban centres has found that none of the country’s top cities met...
What’s in a song?
Vande Mataram
By Poonam I Kaushish
Much ado about nothing! That is the sum total of a debate in Lok Sabha yesterday to celebrate 150 years...
India-Russia careful on optics
Trump's Long Shadow
By Shivaji Sarkar
The currency crisis is bound to impact India growth. Indeed, a deep crisis is ahead. The falling rupee is likely...
How safe are we?
India's Exports Slide
Rajiv Gupta
It has not been even a month since the horrific bomb blast at the Red Fort, but already it seems like...
Parliament and the opposition
By Inder Jit
(Released on 15 January 1985)
All eyes are on the new Lok Sabha, which is due to assemble today for its first sitting....