India, u.k. And Sikh extremists

By Inder Jit (Released on 9 April 1985) Indo-British relations have been remarkably close and cordial over the years— and marked by purposeful cooperation. Yet these...

Wrong & confusing

Economic Perceptions By Dhurjati Mukherjee The trend in the Indian economy speaks more of what it’s set to achieve in coming years—a rosy picture of possible...

Are these being adhered to?

Constitutional Principles By Dhurjati Mukherjee As the nation celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Constitution, number of questions come to mind regarding the country’s adherence to it...

Elevating bilateral ties

Qatar's Emir In Delhi By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) Qatar is popularly known in Indian political community for its mediatory role in...

A new order in contracts

Trump In Middle East By Juliusz Gojto (Centre for International Relations, Poland) During his four-day visit to the Middle East in mid-May, US President Donald Trump concluded...

Right-wing Surge in Germany

Indian model for Europe! By Dr.D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Liberals as well as progressives in Germany are shocked by the 19th Bundestag (Parliament) results. For the...

Sanitation Initiative

Build people’s campaign By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Government’s initiative on sanitation to make the country “open defecation free” by October 2, 2019 is well meaning but...

Progress with less tax burden

Year of New Politics By Shivaji Sarkar The New Year, 2018, is a week old. It raises aspirations and there is hope all around. The first...

Tight rope walk for India?

Hosting Rouhani Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) President of Iran Hassan Rouhani was in India between 15-17 February. He was returning the obligation of Prime...

Oli’s historical visit

India & Nepal By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The three-day visit last week of Nepalese Prime Minister KPS Oli turned out to be "fruitful,...

Need for an overhaul

Governor's Scam By Poonam I Kaushish Whoever said different political strokes for different political folks was dead on. Specially when it comes to the high Constitutional...

Worst in India’s history

Water Crisis By Moin Qazi India has long undervalued one of its most precious resources -- water. The country's chronic mismanagement of water is staring at...

Disaster management= disaster

What's The Big Deal? By Poonam I Kaushish God's Own Country Kerala resembles a disaster zone as floods swamp the State leaving over 200 killed, 2,23,000 living...

Total failure of regulators

  IL&FS Crisis By Shivaji Sarkar The IL&FS is a national crisis. It may or may not be a Lehman moment in Indian economy-- as is being...

Jai ho India!!

G-20 Summit By Dr. D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The biggest take-away for India from the 13th G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires was what happened...

Can she revive Congress?

Priyanka Debuts By Poonam I Kaushish It's finally official! Priyanka Vadra takes a bow as Congress General Secretary UP (East) and suddenly there is spring in...

New opposition unity

  By Inder Jit (Released on 24 April 1984) Now that the next general election is beginning to loom large on the horizon, fresh efforts are on...

Are elections a farce?

2019 Alarming Trends By Dhurjati Mukherjee Elections are almost nearing completion in the world's largest democracy. But the developments leading to these elections point to...

Will it revive Economy?

Innovation & R&D Focus By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is widespread discussion and debate on how to revive the country’s economy, what with preparations afoot to present...

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...