One India, One Poll

Halt perpetual election circus By Poonam I Kaushish Winds of change are in the air. Is India readying for a reform in our election cycle? Dumping...

Coming Of Age

Can Rahul change Congress? By Poonam I Kaushish It is the coming of age season in political Delhi. Whereby, the campaign in Gujarat underscores the second...

What should India do?

Trump & Pakistan By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) US President Donald Trump's tweet on New Year eve on Pakistan has radically changed the geopolitical...

Mixing domestic, foreign policy!

Trudeau Visit By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Many political observers, media persons and diplomats in both India and Canada dubbed Justin Trudeau's week-long visit...

A perfect rip off

My Ambedkar Vs Yours By Poonam I Kaushish It is a perfect con job. On the latest catch word: Ambedkar. So last week India stood...

Mahagathbandhan in making?

Karnataka Fanfare By Insaf Karnataka may well be the stepping stone to blur the sharp saffron colouring of India. The inauguration of the JD(S)-Congress government in...

Can we rise above petty politics?

Governance of Capital City By Dr. S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The recent judgment of the Supreme Court's Constitution Bench clarifying the relative powers of the...

Ecology neglect hits economy

Sheer Cosmetic Data By Shivaji Sarkar India is afflicted with some serious issues. The Kerala floods, overflowing of 32 of 35 dams and flooding of all...

Stokes ‘outsider’ debate

Gujarat Exodus By Insaf Mahatma Gandhi would be turning in his grave. Gujarat hate attacks have forced thousands of Hindi-speaking migrants flee the State. The exodus...

Reopening debate

Death Penalty By Dr. S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Justice Kurien Joseph, on the eve of his retirement, delivered a judgement commuting the death sentence...

Funds availibity critical

Budgeting Welfare By Dhurjati Mukherjee The interim Budget presented by stand-in Finance Minister Piyush Goel putting thrust on rural industrialisation possibly fulfils the dream of Mahatma...

India’s key stakes

US-China Rivalry By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The rivalry between the US and China should intensify until one of them, mainly the latter concurs...

Money does talk!

$7 Billion Election By Shivaji Sarkar Elections are becoming trickier, opaque and a game of money power. Rigging polls is no more a hush-hush matter. In...

Main vip hoon, tum kaun?

New Grammar of Rajniti Poonam I Kaushish The more things change the more they remain the same. Daily we are treated to some mindless antics, inane...

Lacking emphasis, funds

India's R&D By Oishee Mukherjee Notwithstanding the launch of Chandrayan-22 to make a soft landing on Moon putting India in the 4-nation Club, and getting global...

Blurred j&k strategy?

BDC Polls By Insaf Kashmir conundrum deepens. Elections for Block Development Council are to be held on October 24. Both Srinagar and New Delhi want to...

New Delhi reclibrates strategy

Sri Lanka Elections By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The island state Sri Lanka elected its 7th President last Saturday. The clear and decisive winner...

It’s only life, stupid!

My Heartless India “What’s the use of coming now? He is already dead. All are dead. The Administration is hopeless, useless,” angrily shouted an anguished...

Towards crime mukt politics

Supremacy of SC By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court has given a shock treatment to all political parties by passing certain...

India must make good!

Changes in Global Economy By Dr. D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) “Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit” is a maxim...