Growth potential untapped

Struggling MSMEs By Dhurjati Mukherjee The MSMEs sector, regarded as the growth engine of the Indian economy, is contributing 5 per cent of the GDP. But...

Govt fiasco, heed advice

2nd Wave Crisis By Dr, Oishee Mukherjee The ongoing second wave of Covid-19 in the country, best described as a catastrophe, has brought into sharp focus...

Cat out of the bag!

Governor Centre's Stooge By Poonam I Kaushish “Agar Dilli ki taraf dekhta to Lone ki sarkaar banti or mai itihaas mein ek baimaan aadmi ke taur...

In name of ‘development’?

Environmental Destruction By Dhurjati Mukherjee As the hot summer pounces on the country with heat waves predicted in most parts, there is need to put sharp...

What’s the big deal?

Political Morality By Poonam I Kaushish “Idealism is good in politics, but if you are kicked out, who cares!” asserted Maharashtra Dy Chief Minister Fadnavis, adding,...

Safety a critical issue

Jr Doctors' Strike By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The junior doctors’ strike in West Bengal has drawn sharp focus on safety of doctors while discharging their duties....

Worshipping false gods

Religions Gush = Political Slush By Poonam I Kaushish What is with us Indians? Why are we so blasé’ about violence? Why do hooligans always get...

HC plays spoilsport

UP OBC Politics By Insaf The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has gone into a tizzy following a setback to its plan to woo backward...

Blatant, curbs voters rights

Political-Business Nexus By Shivaji Sarkar India is going through myriad paths. Seven decades ago, Delhi was made the country’s capital to keep the Bombay Club far...

Opposition fails people

Staggering Economy By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian Opposition has failed the people. Bereft of ideas and somewhere having the ruling syndrome in them, the Opposition parties...

Imf foresees great depression

India Grows, World Slumps By Shivaji Sarkar The US tariff war resetting the world order of 80 years slows down global growth to 2.8 per cent...

Deepening relations!

Modi In Bangladesh By Dr DK Giri (Prof, International relations, JIMMC) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Bangladesh on 26-27 March to be a part of...

Women priests in temples

Gender Equality By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) In the midst of our fight against Covid-19 and the fear of third wave in a few weeks...

Replace with policy mix

Farm Loan Waiver By Dhurjati Mukherjee Farm distress is presently a subject of much discussion and debate not just among politicians but also academicians and planners....

Combating China’s coercion

India-Australia Ties By Dr D K Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The Former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbot, visiting India last week as the special envoy...

India claims its global status

Taking On Turkey By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Even though Ministry of External Affairs accepted that Turkey is a friendly country, it did not...

India’s “Boat People”

Gets Tough On Rohingya Migrants By Poonam I Kaushish In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands of people fled South Vietnam after the fall of...

The road ahead

By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 5 August 2019: In one fell stroke Article 370 was wiped out from India’s Constitution and Jammu & Kashmir State...

Integrated policy must

Fares Fly As Rail Collapse By Shivaji Sarkar Air fares are shooting up again as the holiday season arrives. Some weeks back these shot beyond the...

Ecosystems approach vital

New Forest Policy By Dhurjati Mukherjee Forests have assumed critical value in recent times across the globe due to ever-increasing pollution and climate change. The earth's...