Will next govt alter situation?

Pervasive Insecurity By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The ongoing debate about present-day insecurity that we are witnessing in society is growing all the more with elections underway....

India, UN Summit & Success

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 September, 1983) The Prime Minister has reason to be pleased with herself and her aides. Her idea of a summit...

Where is society heading?

Violent Sense Vs Moral Sensibility By Poonam I Kaushish Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...

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...

People’s money, apna money, yaar!

Polls Freebies Nautanki By Poonam I Kaushish In the ongoing five States ‘Vote Me’ no-holds-barred-free-for-all electoral nautanki Parties are raining promises topped by luscious lip-smacking freebies...

Murder in School & Child Abuse

Coarse correction vital By Dr. S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A shocking incident of a teenage murder two months ago at a school in Gurugram in...

Ill intent or stand buried?

Farm Reforms By Dhurjati Mukherjee The three farm laws have been repealed, the farmers’ have called it a big victory, but a nagging question lingers—whether it...

More acerbic the better!

Premuim On Slander By Poonam I Kaushish Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles in this theekha-dhoondhar election season. An adage...

Disciplining law makers

Code of Conduct By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has been urging political parties to adopt a Code of Conduct for MPs...

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...

Govt holy cow, biz milk it

'Hanuman' Never Wakes Up By Shivaji Sarkar The lament of India – from Jawahar Lal Nehru to Nirmala Sitharaman — has not changed after 70 years....

Will it beat seven-year itch?

J&K Panchayat Polls By Insaf As the nation mourns the passing away of its last statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will his vision for Jammu & Kashmir be...

Test for split factions

Maharashtra Crucial Polls By Insaf The bugle for Maharashtra Assembly elections having been sounded, seat-sharing arrangement has been troublesome for both the warring sides. Interestingly, the...

Making a mockery of law

TN Custodial Deaths By Insaf Reprehensible! The alleged custodial death of father and son in a police station in Tamil Nadu has sent shock waves across...

Of rising jobs & quality

Holistic Growth By Shivaji Sarkar At last the jobs are growing, says the labour bureau employment latest survey. This by 29 per cent in April-June quarter....

Exposes il & fs type disaster

Road Tolls Mega Scam By Shivaji Sarkar It's a never-ending exposure. No, it is not a defence deal, but far more serious. The Infrastructure Leasing &...

Lease croppers need a pie

Farmer ID Scheme By Shivaji Sarkar In a landmark move echoing the ambition of Todarmal’s legendary land reforms under Emperor Akbar, the Indian government has launched...

Bengal polls key to future

Economic Policy By Shivaji Sarkar West Bengal elections may be a referendum for India’s economic policies. It will decide whether the politics of “reformist economy” will...

India loses Rs 11 trillion!

Junk Cars, Plastic Policy By Shivaji Sarkar India needs pragmatic policies to strengthen the individual to revive the sagging economy and save its wealth. Policies such...

Triumph of Indian diplomacy

Masood Azhar Episode By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) After 10 years of diplomatic endeavours by India, lately backed by France, UK and USA, Massod...