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...

Billions at stake in education

A Rating Surpasses IISc! By Shivaji Sarkar A ranking by the university accreditation system has raised critical questions about higher education in India and its ranking...

High debt vs duty hikes

Setting 5-Year Pace By Shivaji Sarkar The Central Budget to be tabled on 1 February has many hearts beating, a lot of hopes rising and will...

India’s key stakes

US-China Rivalry By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The rivalry between the US and China should intensify until one of them, mainly the latter concurs...

The Indian imperatives

Changing International Relations By Dr DK Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) What kind of world are we living today in? When we look around, we find...

Why India grasps stakes

Europe's Shadow War By Piotr Opalinski (Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland) Across Europe, a quiet but escalating shadow war is unfolding. A series of sabotage attempts,...

Heed to ipcc warning

Earth's Ecosystem By Dhurjati Mukherjee The launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration advocates it’s time that every country, including India, draw up a plan...

Need to sharpen teeth

Poll Management Body By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A rude shock was given to the Indian democratic government when the Election Commission of...

How the world reacts

Israel-Hamas War By Dr D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The Israel-Hamas war is escalating every hour causing pathetic loss of lives, property and resources....

Playing 20:20 match

Modi in Australia By Dr D.K.Giri (Secretary General, Assn of Democratic Socialism) On 23 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing 20-20 cricket match in an entertainment...

Call to opposition states

CAA, NPR Scrap By Insaf The war between Opposition States Versus Centre gets hotter. The call by 20 Opposition parties asking all Chief Ministers to oppose...

Pol, Eco challenges

Pakistan at a Crossroads By Piotr Opaliñski (Former Polish Ambassador to Pak) (Mem, Centre for Intl Relations) Located at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia and the...

Retrieving geo political role

India & Neighbours By Dr. DK. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) 'India should be more pro-active to stop China in Myanmar', is Japan's envoy in Myanmar, Yohei...

Relevance must be enhanced

Panchayati Raj & Covid-19 By Moin Qazi The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the economy: broken supply chains, record unemployment, failing small businesses....

Political upheaval at worst

Punjab Drama By Insaf The political drama unfolding in Punjab relegates the IPL season to the background. Navjot Sidhu’s inconsistent batting in the Congress has queered...

Will winds of change blow?

G 23-Sonia Meet By Poonam I Kaushish Political Delhi resembles a battle field as Parties trade charges and finger point on the ongoing farmers’ maelstrom. With...

Adverse impact for India

Melting Glaciers By Dhurjati Mukherjee The United Nations has declared 2025 as the ‘International Year of Glacier Preservation’, given the critical problem of glacier melting. To...

Imaginary distinction

Outsider-Insider By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Hundreds of workers who had gone to Kashmir in search of employment are reported to be fleeing...

The road ahead

Kashmir Unhinged By Poonam I Kaushish The air in J&K is thick with a sense of jamais vu. By abrogating Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu...

Erosion must be stemmed

Human Rights Day By Dhurjati Mukherjee Today, as the world observes Human Rights Day every year, India and its government must reflect on its record. With...