No-go orders up!

Caste Politics Uttar Pradesh government of Yogi Adityanath springs a pleasant surprise. On Sunday last, it issued a notification prohibiting caste-based political rallies in the...

Listen to Ladakh

Protest Gone Awry By Poonam I Kaushish Political India is in the midst of a loud cantankerous cackle on Ladakh. Busy dissecting, debating and deliberating six...

India must meet challenge

Innovation & Tech Expertise By Dhurjati Mukherjee The enhanced H-1B visa structure has repercussions alright. However, if the same talent that goes to the US and...

Fresh Hopes on Assam

By Inder Jit (Released on 10 May 1981) New Delhi and Gauhati will need to keep their fingers crossed – and so also thinking people elsewhere...

Unplanned urban growth!

Himalayan Catastrophe By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir have been ravished by floods and landslides this year. It’s...

Deficit mounts, exports falter

India's Trade Trap By Shivaji Sarkar India has been living with chronic trade deficits for nearly half a century. The last time the country recorded an...

Relook at eurasian strategy

India After SCO Summit By Piotr Opalinski (Expert, Centre for International Relations, Poland) The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin offered India both visibility and...

QUO vadis?

Gulf Wars By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The war in Gaza is reaching in an alarming stage. Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel...

Will outreach plan help?

Neglect of Tribals By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Prime Minister’s visit finally to Manipur after May 2023 violent clashes between the two main communities of Meitei and...

Tujhe malum hai mera baap kaun hai?

Nepal's  Nepo Lesson By Poonam I Kaushish Circa January 2011: Jasmine Revolution. No, it has nothing to do with flower power, but people’s power uprising in...

Nepal’s broken model

Exporting People, Importing Turmoil By Shivaji Sarkar Nepal has become the latest flashpoint of instability in the Indian subcontinent, echoing Bangladesh’s violent turn last year. The...

Buzz in global economics

Critical Raw Materials By Dr. Bruno Surdel (Expert, Center for Intl Relations, Poland) Critical raw materials are a hot topic in global economics and geopolitics. They are...

Electoral Reform: A Beginning

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 March 1975) The Prime Minister’s invitation to the Opposition in Parliament for a dialogue on electoral reforms and other major...

What about common man?

Applauding Govt Feats By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is a tendency of our politicians to applaud achievements wherever the opportunity rises. While there are areas where India...

“How dare you talk to dcm this way”

Politicians & Police By Poonam I Kaushish “Suno, mai Deputy Chief Minister bol raha hoon aur aapko aadesh deta hoon ki voh rukwao” “What is the...

Rajiv’s China visit and Nehru

US Tariff War By Inder Jit (Released on 20 December 1988) The Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, now in Beijing, deserves a hand for his bold initiative...

India must watch us-eu dynamic

Security & Transatlantic Ties By Piotr Opalinski (Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland) The global order is undergoing its deepest transformation since the end of the Cold...

A dramatic shift

PM Modi in SCO By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) It goes without saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s performance in the...

Can India mitigate impact?

US Tariff War By Dhurjati Mukherjee Amidst the tariff war, India will now become one of the most heavily taxed US trade partners, equal to Brazil...

Need sharper swadeshi

US Out To Punish India By Shivaji Sarkar The weaponizing of tariff runs deeper than it appears. When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described India–US ties...