Pseudo secularism must end

By Inder Jit (Released on 5 June, 1979) How Delhi has acted not a day too soon in calling a series of conferences with the States...

Banks, nbfc cause jitters

Questions On Shaky Stocks By Shivaji Sarkar The stock market is continuously crashing for a week.  This is a complex phenomenon as it is just...

Hooting for mediocrity

ABC Of Quality By Poonam I Kaushish In the ongoing deluge of pandemonium in Parliament over the Peagus spy issue, the Modi Sarkar is steamrolling various...

Where is the vaccine?

Policy in a mess By Poonam I Kaushish The proof of the pudding is in eating. In medical analogy proof of India’s vaccine failure is in...

New India’s youth say big no

Shah's CAA India’s educated youth is standing up! The country is in turmoil to put it mildly and New Delhi in a conundrum, as the...

Dance of democracy

US, India Elections By Rajiv Gupta Winston Churchill is reported to have said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that...

Weak may sink strong

Bank Mergers By Dhurjati Mukherjee It has been reported that the GDP has grown by only 5 per cent in the quarter ended June, which was...

Investment Package

Will rejig do wonders? By Shivaji Sarkar The Rs 9.2 trillion capital influencing package is apparently a major move to resuscitate the economy. The route is...

Blurred j&k strategy?

BDC Polls By Insaf Kashmir conundrum deepens. Elections for Block Development Council are to be held on October 24. Both Srinagar and New Delhi want to...

Govt needs to be hands-on

India's Poverty By Dhurjati Mukherjee The lockdown has put sharp focus on India’s poverty as it emerges the sheer number of migrant workers alone is mind-boggling,...

The 2+2 dialogue

India-Australia Ties By Dr. D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) India and Australia are rivals in cricket as two top teams in the world. They have...

Reading Modi’s mind

UN Vote On Jerusalem By Dr DK Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) The US President Donald Trump’s declaration on 6th December recognising Jerusalem as the capital of...

Energy war singes economy

Higher Coal Prices By Shivaji Sarkar The global energy crisis, soaring coal prices, and a darkening World Bank outlook for growth has posed typical challenges of...

Is it right strategy?

Reform Agenda By Dhurjati Mukherjee The stimulus package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has triggered a discussion whether it outlines the government’s broader agenda on...

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...

‘Fixed match’, ‘Kangroo court’?

TMC MP Moitra's Expulsion By Insaf Will the West Bengal TMC MP Mahua Moitra’s “cash-for-query”case go down in parliamentary history, as claimed by her, is a...

Can she revitalize Congress?

Priyanka Debuts By Poonam I Kaushish In our continuing poll pantomime this week’s flavour is pedigree. No, I am not talking about the canine variety, but...

Rewriting Direct Tax

Boost growth, savings? By Shivaji Sarkar The new direct tax (DT) law must be revolutionary and a model for world economy. The government’s decision to set...

From industry to agriculture

Budget Shift By Shivaji Sarkar Is it the beginning of a change in the focus of the Union Budget ? The 2018-19 Budget seems to mark...

Additional funds critical

NEP & Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee The National Education Policy (NEP) continues to solicit much debate and educationists will be eagerly looking forward to the Budget...