Causes & remedies
Voter Apathy
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director ICSSR, New Delhi)
Voter turnout in the four phases, where 2019 Lok Sabha elections were completed last week, is...
Continuity & change
Post-Election Politics
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Prime Minister Modi has started his ambitious mission to achieve sab ka vishwas (trust of all)...
Game Changing Verdicts
Sprituality, sex & scam
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! Three momentous judgments in a short week! All game changers which will have rippling effects for times...
Overhaul, a long wait?
Reviving Economy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In recent times, the Government has been taking various steps to revive the economy. More so, as there are unmistakable signs...
Ngenious roster system
Quota in Promotions
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The practice followed in fixing seniority for awarding promotions on the basis of reservations in...
Professionalisation vital
Railways In Dire Straits
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There are talks of reorganizing the railways to gear up efficiency and ensure its effective functioning. This is all...
No scope for religious primacy
Understanding Nationalism
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Nationalist feelings are crucial for every country. Mahatma Gandhi talked of nationalism to win the independence struggle in a non-violent way...
Price tag on votes
Yutan Sunya
Youth 1: Is baar vote karne ke liye kitna paisa mila tha?
Youth 2: Hum logon ko 5000 mila hai.
Youth 3: Dhet, yeh toh...
Looking for giants
Our Pygmy Leaders
By Poonam I Kaushish
A fundamental principle of a civilised nation is that in times of war, the polity displays cohesiveness and rallies...
End the uncertainty
Defection Definition
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Raj Bhavans, the official residence of Governors, became the venues for protests by members of the...
End culture of impunity
Dalit Nirbhaya
By Poonam I Kaushish
India is in conflict with its betis. If recalling the horrors of Nirbhaya, Kathua, Unnao, Muzzafarnagar, Telangana etc weren’t gut...
Wake up call to govt?
Bankers, Farmers' Protests
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian farmers and bankers have put up a strong challenge to the move of privatisation, corporatisation of the economy and...
Govt must be realistic
Spectre of Reforms
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is much debate over NDA government having initiated major reforms which would change the face of the economy with...
Fortify justice delivery system
Judicial Challenges
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), 2020, that judges States on the delivery of justice to people, has found...
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...
‘Veto’ on outsider
Regionalism To Fore
By Poonam I Kaushish
Pre 1947 India resounded to “throw out the British”. Sprinkled with nationalism, all pledged to make India united and...
Time to profess empathy
BJP Covid Strategy
By Sagarneel Sinha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has taken a hit due to the devastating second Covid-19 wave. The timing not too...
India’s fresh initiatives
Transition in Afghanistan
By Dr DK Giri,
(Prof, International Politic, JIMMC)
Taliban has regained power in Afghanistan after 20 years. The motto of their battle for power...
Weather events daunting
COP26 & India
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
As the COP26 Summit at Glasgowkicked off, the struggleof reaching an agreement to keep the world on a 1.5-degree...
Strategic shift in 2021?
India's Foreign Policy
By Dr D KGiri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
Quite a few India’sforeign policy analysts contend that New Delhi over the last year has taken...