Baraat without bridegroom?
Kashmir Local Polls
By Insaf
Kashmir has a different narrative, no matter what Raj Bhavan in Srinagar or North Block in Delhi says. Imagine campaigning for...
Rank under pandemic
Rule of Law Index
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court has asked the government to treat a writ petition filed in...
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...
Sweety, here’s to women power
'Her Story' Made
By Poonam I Kaushish
‘Her story’ was made when Parliament passed the historic landmark 128th Constitution Amendment Bill Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill...
Halt Economic downturn
Foreign Policy Mismatch
By Dr. D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Government has now admitted that the economy is in a bad shape. In the...
Knee jerk reaction
RBI's Rupee Plan
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Reserve Bank of India engages in knee jerk reactions to arrest the decline of the rupee against the dollar....
Retail inflation highest
High Trucker Costs
By Shivaji Sarkar
Galloping inflation needs to be immediately checked. It hurts the government more than the common man, creating a cycle...
Connecting the dots
Pahalgam & Pakistan
By Prof (Dr) D.K. Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
In a conference in Hyderabad on 24 and 25 April, I was...
Whose corrupt in whose eyes?
‘Power’of Corruption
By Poonam I Kaushish
When does money become dirt? When it begins
to stick. As the Kartigate corruption saga
explodes on the political firmament, it has...
Improbable, no solution
Early Covid Vaccine
By Dr. Oishee & Dhurjati Mukherjee
India has overtaken Russia to take the third position in the world with corona infections rising at...
Kal neta aaj rajyapal kal neta
Governors Revolving Door
By Shivaji Sarkar
Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Alas last week in a...
Nc, pdp jolt to India bloc
Parting Ways In Kashmir
INDIA bloc partners in Kashmir part ways. The principal parties in the Valley, the NC and PDP decided to nominate each...
Campus Politics Unlawful
Repeat court verdict
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court decisively banned student politics in college campuses...
Will goa drama replay?
Political Uncertainty
By Insaf
Nagging political uncertainty looms over Goa. With the BJP-led coalition burning the midnight oil to find a replacement for ailing Chief Minister...
But will males be fair?
Making 'Her'Story….
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this silly season of political ennui women power seems to be the flavor of the week. Starting with Congress’s...
Fiscal turmoil, uneven growth
UN Predictions
By Shivaji Sarkar
The global economy is stagnating and income inequality is increasing concerns over growth, as India enters a vibrant political phase and...
Food Intake Vital
Eat health & say goodbye disease
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
Food is essential for human survival. But the nature, type and quantity of food intake needs...
High costs, doubtful probity
UP Elections
By Shivaji Sarkar
The extravaganza of expenses in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is nobody’s guess. The sum is supposed to be whopping. This election,...
Jugglery of growth figures
New GDP Data
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent re-estimation of GDP using 2011-12 as the base year has created a controversy and not without reason...
Aser report not encouraging
Primary Education
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Primary education in the country is neglected as the States do not have the resources to invest in schools and upgrade...