Push growth in trade

US Agenda For India By Dr D. K Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki outlined the US agenda on India in...

Ban yatra in poll states

EC Directive to Centre By Insaf Three cheers to the Election Commission. It has acted promptly and decisively on the complaint about “gross misuse of government...

Polls stimulate process!

Welfare Of Masses By Dhurjati Mukherjee It's now election time in Jharkhand and Maharashtra to woo the electorate. The contest is going to be close and...

Checking soil erosion vital

Combating Desertification By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recently concluded conference of UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 15) at Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire found that desertification has been...

Delhi woefully wronged!

Leaders Vs Bureaucrats By Insaf The nation’s capital, Delhi, rather any other State in the country, wouldn’t have seen anything like this before. Actions of government...

Mere talk, lack of action

Eradicating Poverty By Oishee Mukherjee There is much talk of development with ruling political leaders harping on what all is being done. But the way politicians...

Spirit of nation

Madam President By Poonam I Kaushish This is a story which has not only made India proud but is a compelling and inspirational tale of overcoming...

Economy Errs Badly

Note ban not only reason By Shivaji Sarkar Is the Indian economy slowing down or is it on a correction path? Was the high growth rate...

Who will bell the crime cat?

Criminal Sense Vs Moral Sensibility By Poonam I Kaushish Ouch! Truth hurts when it hits bull’s eye. “Nations start off on the basis of high ideals...

Judicious planning vital

Privatising Railways By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Indian Railways plan to allow privatisation has been announced and it is to become a reality from April 2023....

Raising the right questions?

Pulwama Tragedy By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Pulwama terrorist attack and the subsequent counter-operations by the army are the hot topics for debate...

Fortify justice delivery system

Judicial Challenges By Dhurjati Mukherjee The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), 2020, that judges States on the delivery of justice to people, has found...

Wanted: Opposition that works

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 June 1981) The Opposition has none but itself to blame for coming to grief once again. It seems to have...

 An ever-growing partnership

Macron Meets Modi By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The jogging by Emmanuel Macron, the President of France in the streets of...

Psus lead capex, pvts laggard

Inflation Falls, Demand Low By Shivaji Sarkar The government having fallen short of funds presents fresh demand for Rs 4.4 lakh crore involving a fresh outgo...

‘Not 1962’, but strategy missing

Tawang Face-Off By Insaf “It’s not 1962 anymore.” An assertion by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday last should bolster confidence at least among...

Regionalism raises ugly head

Madrasi-Bihari Phobia By Poonam I Kaushish There is no smoke without fire, so goes a lexicon. But what happens if the smoke has been smouldering, in...

Restating strategic autonomy!

EAM in Russia By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in Moscow visiting his counterparts– the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...

Besieged Farmers

Diversify, income raise critical By Dhurjati Mukherjee Farmers continue to agitate across the country for enhanced facilities for a better livelihood. There is definitely a cause...

No ticket for ‘criminals’?

4 Assembly Elections By Insaf Criminalisation of politics has come into sharp focus at an opportune time. With Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana to go...