Higher education rudderless
HRD's Severe Crunch
By Shivaji Sarkar
"My dear, here we must run fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to...
New law to check rot
Illicit Deposit Schemes
By Moin Qazi
The Union Cabinet has approved the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 with the objective of effectively tackling the...
Govt denial is of no help
Severe Unemployment
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Notwithstanding claims of the Modi government on having generated jobs given the 'vast development' that has taken place, a recent report...
Vadra: Breaking Omerta code
Tale of Two Sons In-Law
By Poonam I Kaushish
This is the tale of two sons in law, Feroze Gandhi and Robert Vadra. The first, a...
Can turn to unusual aspects
Budget Hits Opposition
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian political economy is at test. The Interim Budget has caused discomfort in the Opposition. It has taken away the...
A lesson in coalition
Karnataka Pattern
By Dr.S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
"Is this the way to run a coalition government, where every day you have to request your...
Nepal, Bhutan part of India!
Trump's Gaffe
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The US President Donald Trump's apparently preposterous perspective that Nepal and Bhutan are parts of India is...
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...
Bjp’s war of manoeuvres
Ayodhya Gambit
By Poonam I Kaushish
Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci's 'War of Positions' and 'War of Manoeuvres' indicate two different phases in a power struggle. While...
Budget for cow & core voters
End-Poverty Vision
By Shivaji Sarkar
It's a Budget for the kisan (farmer), mazdoor (labourer), cow and lower middle class -- BJP's core voters. Bonanza is...