Is Govt stifling freedom?
New Grammar of Sedition
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Off with her head, arguments later”, ordered the Queen in Alice in Wonderland. A term synonymous in modern...
Targets opposition ministers?
130th Constitutional Amend Bill
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The 130thConstitutional Amendment Bill has raised a hue and cry among the Opposition. Tabled just two days before the...
Catchphrase or realistic?
Corporate Social Responsibility
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Recently, Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani hit the headlines after he committed Rs 60,000 crore ($7.7 billion) to social causes...
Thrust on Nuclear power vital?
Reducing Emission Intensity
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The year 2024 was the warmest year in the history of the Earth, the first to exceed 1.50 C pre-industrial...
How do we spell merit?
Quotas Circus
By Poonam I Kaushish
The quota circus is back on the political platter as our netagan continue with populist bravado and mindlessness. Doling out...
Wb gov-cm play politics!
Of Riots & Refugee Camps
By Insaf
Politics in West Bengal over riots and displaced citizens continues to persist. Governor C V Ananda Bose is quoted...
No short cut, plan long term
Employment Drive
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the backdrop of looming unemployment in the country, recent available data reveals that in 2019 and 2020, vacancies in Central...
Avoiding The Breakdown
India-Canada Ties
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Latest in India-Canada ties is the attack on Hindu Mahasabha temple in Brampton. Prime...
What about common man?
Applauding Govt Feats
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is a tendency of our politicians to applaud achievements wherever the opportunity rises. While there are areas where India...
Battle of ‘one-upmanship’
Presiding Officers' Meet
By Insaf
Deliberations at the All-India Presiding Officers’ Conference in Jaipur, Rajasthan has many an eyebrow raised, to put it mildly. Vice President...
Tn changes rupee logo
Language War Escalates
By Insaf
The Tamil Nadu-Centre war over three-language policy escalates. Not just a war of words, but action, which could go to any...
A pattern in confusion
Welfare Corps For Sub-Castes
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Andhra Pradesh Government has recently decided to set up 56 separate corporations for...
Fast-tracking partnership
India & US
By Dr D. K. Giri
(Prof, International Politics, JMI)
The first-ever 2+2 meeting between India and the United States held recently in New Delhi...
India must rethink
US' Foreign Policy
By Dr D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
The American debacle in Afghanistan has made countries reassess its foreign policy in terms of...
Timely reminder on poll reforms
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 November 1987)
Top Opposition leaders deserve a hand, thanks to a thoughtful initiative by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,...
Gulf adding numbers grave
Job Losses
By Shivaji Sarkar
More job losses are predicted as migrant labourers in India and abroad, particularly in the Gulf, face relentless abuses, low...
Poor lose, powerful gain
Pro-crony Policies
By Shivaji Sarkar
India’s aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on promoting “pro-business” policy that enhances market competition negating the...
Delhi Univ Polls
Hope for Cong, BJP frowns
By Insaf
Delhi brings a smile to the Congress and its leadership. Elections to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) provide...
Chindia, Russia & USA
European Dilemma
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Association for Democratic Socialism)
I was talking intensely over a week with a European friend, who is also a...
Ecology neglect hits economy
Sheer Cosmetic Data
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is afflicted with some serious issues. The Kerala floods, overflowing of 32 of 35 dams and flooding of all...