The 39 are alive, no dead!
Mistakes in Mosul
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The tragic death of Indian workers in Mosul, Iraq was shrouded in confusion and miscommunication. The...
Making a mountain of a molehill
Jinnah Controversy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Question: Name the latest con word that can divide a nation on communal lines?
Answer: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder and...
Will it ensure better performance?
Lateral Entry In Bureaucracy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The bureaucracy rules supreme in Government and legacy has been inherited since British days. The oft-stated 'bureaucratic attitude' is...
Its time to bell the cat
'Business' Of Illegal Migrants
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands of people fled South Vietnam after Saigon's fall for fear...
A political cruel joke!
Talaq, Talaq, Talaq
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this silly season of political ennui the saying, play chess backwards; start from the endgame, seemed to have...
India’s best friend ever!
Donald Trump
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Donald Trump Administration has just warned Pakistan to punish the perpetrators of the horrendous violence in...
Exit Britain, enter India
By Dr D.K.Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Any event involving a major power impacts the world politics and economy. So how can 'Brexit'- the exit of...
New Delhi hitting the wrong targets
India's Security
By Dr. D. K. Giri
(Prof, International Politics, JMI)
Note the news that authorities in north-eastern China destroyed about 30,000 world maps showing Arunachal Pradesh...
More rancid the better!
Insult Now Asset
By Poonam I Kaushish
Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? A question that niggles as the narrative hits a new low with highly vitriolic...
India’s American stakes
G-20 At Osaka
(Commentator, International Politics)
The much-hyped G-20 meeting at Osaka concluded once again with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi coming out in flying colours,...
After all temporary provision
Abrogation of Article 370
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Union government has shown its exemplary courage, conviction, and ability for taking vital...
Economic disenchantment
Gandhi's India
By Shivaji Sarkar
The nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi, a grass-root thinker, amid protests by farmers in Uttar Pradesh for more relief, the...
Sleeping with the enemy
Maharashtra Stunner
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s the silly political season when dictums ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ and a chameleon can change its colour...
Violence is new black
We Love Protests
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is with us Indians? Why are we so blasé’ about protest which turn violent? About vandalism? Why do...
Riots reminder of past
Delhi Burns
By Insaf
Delhi puts a big question mark on ‘New India’. The riots should make both its people and the government hang their head...
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...
The ‘Covid-19 effect’
Centre-State Coordination
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Prime Minister Modi’s meetings with Chief Ministers of States and UTs on June 16 and 17...
Politics at its worst
Bengaluru Riots
By Insaf
Riots and the aftermath give political parties a handle to settle scores, rather than heal the wounds. The country’s digital capital, Bengaluru,...
Nitish banking on bjp
Bihar Elections
By Sagarneel Sinha
For the past 15 years, barring one-odd year, JD(U) President Nitish Kumar has been Bihar’s Chief Minister mostly with the support...
No good for banks, economy
Low Interest Rates
By Shivaji Sarkar
Inflation is rising and would continue to rise for the next one year, says the RBI in the latest monetary...