No road yet to Payum Circle

Dear Editor, Payum circle located in Siang District is one of the oldest and the most backward circles of the state. Due to lack of...

Will gripe reap dividend?

Culture Of Protests Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly political season where Governments are busy indulging in symbolism of ‘my Dalit Chief Minister...

Politics of oppurtunism

Market for Defectors By Poonam I Kaushish In the monsoon season it’s raining Party splitting. One doesn’t know who is sleeping with whom and who is...

Not an ideal model

US Presidential Election By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) US President Donald Trump has not conceded his defeat in the presidential election and is...

Despair to dignified opening

Migration Commission By Dr. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The current migrant workers crisis triggered as a by-product of COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many problems in...

Challenges to consider!

India In The World By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, International Relations, JIMMC) India seems to be absorbed by the internal developments like the ongoing farmers’ agitation and...

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...

Reaching for the moon

Indo-US High Tech Ties By Shivaji Sarkar The US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks the ice. Its success cannot just be fathomed in terms...

Fresh entrant, new hope

UP Politics By Insaf Uttar Pradesh politics has a new star on the horizon. The entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Congress General Secretary in-charge of...

Is anti-nationalism new black?

Govt Stifling Freedom? By Poonam I Kaushish Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. An adage which nails our leaders angst...

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...

Govt anxiety rising?

Stifling Dissent By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent cases against rights activists and their 'house arrest' additionally point to the fact that the Government is bent on...

Neglected, lacks direction

Key Factors & Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had a challenging task as the Budget was presented in a situation of faltering GDP...

Where is society heading?

Growing Majoritarianism By Dhurjati Mukherjee Political analysts have rightly warned that that the majoritarian State that we are presently heading towards has virtually pushed minorities to...

Huge, not considered

'New' Education Funding By Shivaji Sarkar The National Education Policy has a vision of the education standards in the country for the next many decades. It...

Of victims & fake winners

Quota In Perpetuity By Poonam I Kaushish Indians are succors for tamasha and come election time trust our politicians to unleash their pet all-season freebies: reservation...

Are times changing?

Her "Modern" Story By Poonam I Kaushish Last week India was agog over one of its favourite topics: Indian women. A subject which are netagan feel...

New initiative on black money

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 August 1981) Mrs Gandhi has spoken not a day too soon on black money during her recent visit to Srinagar...

Time for radical makeover

Wrestling With Power By Poonam I Kaushish If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us, said Francis Bacon. This comes to mind over...

Economy on revival trend

Modi Instills Hope By Shivaji Sarkar Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to give a fresh boost to the market and market forces to become an...