Maaping the implications
India Abstains in Burgenstock
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
In the Ukraine peace conference, held on 14-15 June in Burgenstock, Switzerland,...
Boost to trade, business
Indo-ASEAN Summit
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a leap forward. The Indo-ASEAN Commemorative Summit is projected to pave way for an Asian prominence and double the...
Delhi Univ Polls
Hope for Cong, BJP frowns
By Insaf
Delhi brings a smile to the Congress and its leadership. Elections to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) provide...
India braces ocean defence
US Extends Garcia To Lanka!
By Shivaji Sarkar
Amid global turmoil of the Ukraine and Israel wars, a new strategic front opens up in Sri Lanka...
He came, he saw, he conquered
Namaste Trump
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
American President Donald Trump’s much-hyped 36-hour visit to India and all that went with it, was unprecedented...
Ecosystems approach vital
New Forest Policy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Forests have assumed critical value in recent times across the globe due to ever-increasing pollution and climate change. The earth's...
The speaker keeps his word
By Inder Jit
(Released on 20 March 1984)
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr. Bal Ram Jakhar deserves a hand. Seven weeks ago, he told...
Religion & power politics
Lingayat Minority
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
BJP President Amit Shah's categorical announcement that his party will not support a minority religious tag to...
Revive hardware sector
Chip Shortage
By Shivaji Sarkar
The world is anodd place. The way to global recovery sometimes is disrupted by an invisible virus and as it tries...
Shift focus on inequities
SDGs &COVID-19
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Life goes on as usual, and it has to - pandemic or lockdown - and NITI Ayoghasreleasedits...
Neglect of poor inevitable!
Budgetary Allocations
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Budgetary allocations are broadly made on the basis of expected revenue mobilisation for the year. Obviously, the criteria in making...
For the better or worse?
J&K's 2nd Anniversary
By Insaf
Are the winds of change blowing in Kashmir? Far from it, says the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Observing the...
Relevance must be enhanced
Panchayati Raj & Covid-19
By Moin Qazi
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the economy: broken supply chains, record unemployment, failing small businesses....
Is foreign policy an issue?
Indian Parliament Elections
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview that elections in India are...
Will it last till next polls?
Modi Magic in Bihar
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the wake of authoritarian tendencies and wrong policies at the national level, the mahagatbandhan under the leadership of...
Bandh karo ye natak!
Growing Chauvinism
By Poonam I Kaushish
Your freedom ends where my nose begins and one man’s food is another man’s poison. Two adages, a succinct testimony...
Show the way, house
Parliament Session
By Poonam I Kaushish
Monsoon embraced the country in its squelchy soaking tentacles even as the first day of Parliament’s 19-day monsoon session got...
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...
Heartbreak India
Migrant Politics
By Poonam I Kaushish
The heartbreaking human tragedy of Asli Bharat migrant workers exodus from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan to Madhya...
Numbers that don’t add up
By Rajiv Gupta
The number system is one of the moreremarkable inventions of humans. I find numbers very fascinating as the basic rules of the...