Laws don’t cut down graft
Inflated Bills Main Vote Plank
By Shivaji Sarkar
Two landmark judgments, one on the electoral bonds scheme and the other JMM - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha bribery...
Why voters choose differently
Centre, State Elections
By Brij Bhardwaj
Political observers have been pre-occupied with the attempts by opposition leaders to unite and form a common front to take...
$5 trillion economy delayed
High Infra Cost, Job Losses
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government has an uphill task ahead to present an extra-ordinary budget that should be low cost, high...
Time for continuity
Kashmir: Road Ahead
By Poonam I Kaushish
Insanity, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, said Einstein. Apply this to...
Aap surprises bjp!
Delhi Vote Trust
By Insaf
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal undeniably has a knack for springing surprises. This time he would have stumped rival BJP with...
Delhi, Dacca and friendship
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 April 1981)
Bangladesh and its capital Dacca are a far cry from Delhi and most other parts, of India, barring...
Rs 27,500 cr lost in May!
Long Poll Hits Stocks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Global uncertainties over rising interest rates, jittery noises of Lok Sabha elections surpass the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs...
Will sc tame Yogi’s up?
Kanwar Yatra
By Insaf
In election mode, Uttar Pradesh is going all out to reach to its Hindu vote bank. Be it the Kanwar yatra or...
Credibility more than unity
By Inder Jit
(Released on 22 December 1981)
Opposition unity is in the air again. Everyone is talking about the Janata Party’s recent decision to “bring...
Will parties abide?
Limit Speaker's Power
By Poonam I Kaushish
Believe it or not, the Office of the Speaker has been put on the mat! As Parliament begins its...
Injustice within law
Matrimonial Violence
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
On 14th September, the Supreme Court, dealing with a PIL stated that Parliament that enacted a law...
States must aid centre
The MSP Demand
By Dr. S.S Chhina
(Senior Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi)
Albeit the longest-ever protest from the farming community, especially in Punjab and...
Besieged in Bihar, U’khand?
Democratic Rights
By Insaf
Two States have put a big question mark on the citizens’ democratic rights. In Bihar and Uttarakhand these appear to have come...
Will mo-ra make ‘her’ story?
Rahul's Jaddu Ke Jhappi!
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a jaddu ke jhappi which stumped Prime Minister Modi. In one bear hug Congress President Rahul...
Humanising entertainment
Banning Animals In Circus
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Centre’s draft proposal to ban the use of all animals in any performance,...
One nation one election, anyone?
UCC: Tiptoeing Stealthily
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s been a raucous winter session of Parliament. But in its penultimate week Prime Minister Modi continued to have...
To go or not to go!
Ukraine Peace Conference
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Foreign Minister of Switzerland, Alexndre Fasel was in Delhi to persuade South...
End of social justice?
BJP's Politics
By Sagarneel Sinha
The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government has completed eight years in power and amidst this the country has seen changes...
Push growth in trade
US Agenda For India
By Dr D. K Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki outlined the US agenda on India in...
What did it change, achieve?
Surgicl Strikes
By Poonam I Kaushish
It's been a sluggish dull political season brightened by two news, one from black money haven Switzerland that Indians bank...