Takeaways for India

Modi In Europe By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof International Relations, JIMMC) Prime Minister Narendra Modi dashed off to three countries in Europe from 2-4 May 2022. He...

J&k demotion for promotion

Statehood to UT Status By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The new maps of the two newly formed Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh in the...

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...

India presses for rupee trade

New Saudi Petro-$ Regime Begins By Shivaji Sarkar Indians are hopeful of a new petroleum pricing regime with Saudi Arabia refusing to renew the 50-year-old US-Saudi...

Nepal PM Visit

Seeking to rebuild ties The recent visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India assumes unusually great significance in the current scenario. The...

Young & vile poison

"What's The Deal Today" By Poonam I Kaushish As India is busy taking shots at recovery against Covid 19 latest variant Omicron, lost in euphoria of...

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...

Who controls babudom?

Centre-States Tussle By Poonam I Kaushish A Government of India car drives into Delhi’s Lodi garden at 6.30am, ‘saab’ instructs his driver to stay ‘right here’....

India must rethink strategy

Sino-US Trade War By Shivaji Sarkar The trade war between the US and China has a neutral victim in India. The escalation is likely to hurt...

Expanding Africa outreach

Modi In Nigeria By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a stopover in Nigeria enroute to Brazil to...

Govt support, tech input vital

Boosting Farm Income By Dhurjati Mukherjee Two recent developments in the agricultural sector merit attention. The first is the constitution of the long-awaited committee to look...

Entangled in politics?

Covid-19 Review By Insaf Is politics being played over Covid-19, is the question doing the rounds. While on the one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi at...

Break in for big two

Tamil Nadu Gamble By Insaf Will national parties get space this 2019 election in Tamil Nadu is a million dollar question after ballot boxes were...

Milking poll benefit

Cow Politics Back By Poonam I Kaushish Gau mata politics is once again back with a bang. “Some people, the moment the words gai and Om...

Right skills critical

Tough Job Market By Moin Qazi In an age of skyrocketing unemployment, made worse by the pandemic, it is integral to incorporate marketable and real-world skills...

Govt must be responsive

India Vs Others Open Forum By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding a recent report indicating India shall emerge as the 4th largest economy by 2030 and the 3rd largest...

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...

Challenges for finance minister

Budget Musings By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting Union Budget 2024 for this fiscal amidst a lot of challenges, thereby outlining economic...

Will plans help growth?

Manufacturing Sector By Dhurjati Mukherjee Three decades of reforms notwithstanding, manufacturing in the country as a proportion of GDP has not really picked up. Today...

Brics dilemma for Trump

India, Energy & $ By Shivaji Sarkar The “King Dollar” is feeling threatened—not by a rival superpower, but by a non-currency from BRICS. In response, President...