Govt, corporate must revisit

Gandhian Morality By Shivaji Sarkar Modern India, its democracy, the economy and Mahatma Gandhi are inseparable. No discussion even for Gandhi baiters is possible without...

Soaring dangerous divide

Communal Politics By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recentlyconcluded Assembly elections have once again confirmed the play of appeasement politics and the polarisation of Hindu-Muslim votes in the...

Caa: A hornest nest

Assam Burning By Poonam I Kaushish Assam is burning and North East is on fire. Protests have erupted across the seven sisters, but Assam is the...

A critical assessment

16th Lok Sabha By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The last session of the 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 13...

Theme significance

Independence 75thYear By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) India is starting its 75th year of independencewith a mixture of great expectations and disheartening disappointments...

Parachute loyalties rule roost

General Election 2019 By Poonam I Kaushish As India’s greatest nautanki enters its last three phases of polling we will have stood witness to 900 million...

Reaping political benefits?

Cow, Profitable Business By Poonam I Kaushish The drumbeaters are busy serenading the victorious in the keenly fought five States polls, the losers sulk behind closed...

Mahagathbandhan in making?

Karnataka Fanfare By Insaf Karnataka may well be the stepping stone to blur the sharp saffron colouring of India. The inauguration of the JD(S)-Congress government in...

Separation of powers blurred

NTF For Covid-19 By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court hasset up a 12-member National Task Force (NTF) to facilitate public health response to...

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...

Tiptoeing  stealthily

Uniform Civil Code Anyone? By Poonam I Kaushish In this poll season of freebies galore interspersed with vitriolic hate speeches and venomous tu-tu-mein-mein by BJP and...

Rising discontent hits all

Maratha, Truckers Stir India is at the crossroads. The much-touted 'development' is there but the pace naturally is slow. As a result, societal discontent is...

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...

Salami slicing tactics fail?

Chinese Checkers in Ladakh Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like a kaleidoscope of good and...

Exit Britain, enter India

By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Any event involving a major power impacts the world politics and economy. So how can 'Brexit'- the exit of...

A wake up call

Tawang Clashes By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) On 9 December, the Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Yangtse in Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh....

Consequences for India

Trump In White House By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Donald Trump becomes the 47th President of United States after the historical...

Shift focus on inequities

SDGs &COVID-19 By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Life goes on as usual, and it has to - pandemic or lockdown - and NITI Ayoghasreleasedits...

Test for federalism

15th Finance Commission By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Terms of Reference (ToR) to the 15th Finance Commission have provided another issue to...

Will govt let go?

CBI: Caged Parrot By Poonam I Kaushish What is it about the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that has it always in the eye of the...