Needs to reorient stategy
BJP's Aspirations Belied
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent elections results in Haryana and Maharashtra are a clear pointer that BJP’s popularity has been on the wane....
Economy stumped despite sops
Rural Poor & Middle Class
By Shivaji Sarkar
The NDA government is seized of the crucial slowdown. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accepts it but nobody has...
Vitrolic season of poison
Violence is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? A question that nags as the narrative hits a new low with highly...
Alteration has mixed impact
Women's Economic Empowerment
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
UNDP Report released on the Women’s Day 2020 has come out with a startling finding...
Is it right strategy?
Reform Agenda
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The stimulus package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has triggered a discussion whether it outlines the government’s broader agenda on...
India’s Quest For UNSC
Tough test for Modi
By Dr.D.K.Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
India made yet another bid for becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Foreign Minister...
Cultural Vultures
Life in ‘official’ slim stip
By Poonam I Kaushish
Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. A succinct saying which aptly...
Caste politics takes toll
Maha Dalit Protests
By Insaf
Alarm bells start to sound louder in the aftermath of the Dalit protests in Maharashtra. The violence that was unleashed in...
By god, riches are a lie-ability
Netas Dog Millionaires
By Poonam I Kaushish
Heard this week's flavour amidst the ongoing maelstrom over the Rs 11,000 diamond heist of Nirav Modi? Lies, damn...
India must rethink strategy
Sino-US Trade War
By Shivaji Sarkar
The trade war between the US and China has a neutral victim in India. The escalation is likely to hurt...
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...
IS SC/ST immortal?
Quota In Perpetuity
By Poonam I Kaushish
Indians are succors for tamasha and trust our politicians to convert reservation into a big circus. Last week the...
Big crisis, doctor missing
Economy In Poll Season
By Shivaji Sarkar
The ensuing Assembly elections in five States would be contested on critical issues -- jobs, wages, inflation, development...
Cong must tread cautiously
Three States In Bag
By Insaf
Three States in its bag should stimulate a distraught Congress. It is upbeat no doubt, but it needs to tread...
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...
Voters have role beyond poll
By Inder Jit
Millions of our voters exercised their franchise yesterday in a majority of the States and Union Territories. Millions more will hopefully cast...
Big budget path not easy
Farmer, Trader Welfare
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Narendra Modi government begins its second term by opening up its kitty for the newly- emerging rural farm sector...
Overcoming obstacles vital
Housing For All
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A big question mark hangs over Modi government’s ambitious target of achieving ‘Housing For All by 2022-Rural’, given that...
An unnecessary addition?
Anti-Lynching Law
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Government of West Bengal has passed the Prevention of Lynching Bill in the Legislative Assembly...