Tech & govt support vital
Raising Farm Output
Open Forum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged States to step up domestic production by accelerating the process for modernisation of...
Defection law revamp?
Real Vs Fake Shiv Sena
By Poonam I Kaushish
As Parties get ready to slug it out in the forthcoming Gujarat and Himachal elections the first...
Time for repositioning
India in the World
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
On the war on Ukraine, New Delhi’s ambivalent and indifferent position, euphemistically called neutral or...
Is he relevant today?
Gandhi, Which Gandhi ?
By Poonam I Kaushish
“What do you think of Gandhi? You mean Pappu,” dismissed a 25-year old disparagingly. “Not at all he’s...
Govt holy cow, biz milk it
'Hanuman' Never Wakes Up
By Shivaji Sarkar
The lament of India – from Jawahar Lal Nehru to Nirmala Sitharaman — has not changed after 70 years....
Rajasthan out, straight fight?
Cong Presidential Poll
By Insaf
Rajasthan Congress’ high drama nearly turned the grand old party’s presidential poll into a tamasha. Fortunately, for the Congress, Chief Minister...
Credibility more than unity
By Inder Jit
(Released on 22 December 1981)
Opposition unity is in the air again. Everyone is talking about the Janata Party’s recent decision to “bring...
Demand, pvt investment low
Economic Recovery
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Economists are debating economic recovery, but the scenario is not all that encouraging as there are concerns about toughening conditions in...
Katil=Neta, Toh Kya?
Stigma=Women
By Poonam I Kaushish
Plato believed that democratic “life has neither law nor order.” And he was dead right. In today’s India where jiske lathi...
Let it for faster growth
Rupee Fall
By Shivaji Sarkar
The surging dollar and falling rupee are most difficult aspects of the economy but should be considered an opportunity rather than...
Education, rights vital
Gender Parity
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022has noted that at the current rate of progress, full gender parity...
Giving dignity to deprived?
Crass Deprivation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Deprivation, which is the consequence of socio-economic disparity in our system, primarily due to the caste-system and other attendant factors, is...
Need to reinvent
Governor Tattle
By Poonam I Kaushish
The more things change the more they remain the same. A lexicon which resonates in the corridors of power when...
Energy war singes economy
Higher Coal Prices
By Shivaji Sarkar
The global energy crisis, soaring coal prices, and a darkening World Bank outlook for growth has posed typical challenges of...
Mockery of people’s verdict
Goa Cong Joins BJP
By Insaf
People’s will be damned, is a dispiriting message now coming from Goa. With eight of 11 Congress MLAs joining the...
Securing politics & trade
Jaishankar in S. Arabia
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit beginning...
Societal rehabilitation vital
State of Prisons
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Prisons are a requisite unit of the criminal justice system of the country and require serious attention. Over decades while...
Time for bharat bhakti?
Gyanvapi Mosque
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was music to Shiv Bhakts as Har Har Mahadev had his way, say and came out trumps. In a...
Un warns of upheaval
India's HDI Rank Loss
By Shivaji Sarkar
A rank loss on the UN Human Development Index is a grave indicator of India’s overall social and economic...