Make or break year

Republic At 61 By Poonam I Kaushish How does one feel on Republic day week? Rather how is one supposed to feel? Patriotic? Puffed up in...

Courts’ indispensable share

Social Reforms By Dr. S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court has at last stepped in vigorously to introduce vitally significant social reforms to...

Upgrading higher education?

Professors of Practice By Dr OisheeMukherjee The recent decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for engaging experts and professionals from various fields as professors of...

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...

Pm breaks silence, but no balm?

Manipur's 'Hurt' Touches Parliament By Insaf The tragic silence is broken on Manipur! Prime Minister Modi finally spoke. But, only after the Opposition pointedly, through slogans,...

Repositioning India

Chinese Incursion By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) After the recent Chinese incursion into Indian territories, Indians and India-observers abroad expected New Delhi to radically...

Can India protect farmers?

Global Food Plenty, Prices Fall By Shivaji Sarkar India’s food economy in 2026 looks comfortable. Granaries are overflowing, vegetable prices are slipping, sugar is in surplus,...

Will it revive Economy?

Innovation & R&D Focus By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is widespread discussion and debate on how to revive the country’s economy, what with preparations afoot to present...

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...

India exports Brahmos, Pinaka

France Gets Modi Booster By Shivaji Sarkar India’s global arms sales may get a boost with deals with France, which has given rare honours to India...

‘Not Necessarily By Accident’?

The nation celebrated the rescue of 41 workers from the Silkyara Bend–Barkot tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Once the euphoria of successful...

Decline in academic freedom?

Scientific Approach By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The findings of the QS World University Rankings released recently have shown that India experienced the highest growth in university...

Where is society heading?

Violence Rhetoric Of The Times By Poonam I Kaushish Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...

Ec kachahari: Jo jeeta wohi sikander!

'Laapata Gentlemen' By Poonam I Kaushish Phew! Tomorrow as ballot boxes are counted we shall know who will sit on India’s Raj gaddi in this hard-fought...

The controversy compounds

Rafale Deal Dr. D.K.Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI The controversy on the Rafale deal refuses to die down, although the Supreme Court rejected the PIL and a...

Poll body, pressures & independence

REWIND By Inder Jit (Released on 13 February 1990) India has once again proved its claim to being the world’s biggest democracy. Nearly 300 million people exercised...

‘Know-all’ system won’t do

Slowdown, Poverty By Shivaji Sarkar Human tragedies refuse to die. The triple tragedy of the economy – note ban, convoluted multiple tax system and the panicky...

Solution for socialproblem?

Wages for Housework Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) General Election is the time for worst hate speeches against opponents and lavish promises for voters. Among the...

Key to practical inclusion

Financial Literacy By Moin Qazi Financial services are analogous to safe water, basic healthcare and primary education— these are essential to enable people to participate in...

Understanding Equality

India’s key challenge By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee Over a period of time there has been renewed interest on inequality, specially after the publication of renowned French...