Exposes il & fs type disaster
Road Tolls Mega Scam
By Shivaji Sarkar
It's a never-ending exposure. No, it is not a defence deal, but far more serious. The Infrastructure Leasing &...
Not an ideal model
US Presidential Election
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
US President Donald Trump has not conceded his defeat in the presidential election and is...
Farming, Jobs, Pvt Sector…
Create integral economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
India needs some quick solutions. It needs more jobs, a free and low-cost banking, a growing industry and a thriving...
In deep trouble
India’s NGOs
By Moin Qazi
India is now all set to frame a law to curb the wild growth of NGOs. The voluntary sector in the...
Can ppp model deliver?
Medical Education
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
It is an unfortunate and well-known fact that the country suffers from an acute shortage of doctors and nurses. Specialists...
Judging risks & benefits
India's AI Vision
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Much hype has been created about Artificial Intelligence (AI) before and after the recent summit as world leaders and leading...
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...
Modi has to add dynamics
India on growth path
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is on a growth path. Latest quarterly figures say it touched 8.2 per cent in April-June, beating the...
Turbulence feared ahead?
High GST Collections
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian economy is growing; GDP numbers are improving and so are tax numbers. Exports and a supposed wonder shows...
Folly, accident or conspiracy?
Oil, PSUs Death & Jobs
By Shivaji Sarkar
Air, petro, telephony and job crises are putting the country at risk. America’s nonchalance is adding to...
Disaster waiting to strike
Death Ravages Uttarakhand
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a tragedy waiting to strike, of anger and anguish, despair and desperation, morbidity and mortality. Words fail...
May raise fund flow
Modi's US Visit
By Shivaji Sarkar
The stock market is surging ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US. However, would it be able...
Will Modi & nda deliver?
Harmony & Poverty
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It is indeed very difficult the understand election dynamics and what impact the issues would have on the end results....
Democracy or Oligarchy?
Poll Campaigning
By Proloy Bagchi
We are in the midst of election season, with as many as five States results to start pouring out early next...
Most harassed organ
Supreme Court
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court on 17 December 2020 observed in the case relating to farmers’ protest that...
Rbi builds India first
Trump Can Wait
By Shivaji Sarkar
In an assertive policy pivot aimed at shielding the Indian economy from both internal slowdown and external headwinds, the Reserve...
Maha impropriety
'Secular' Row
By Insaf
The word ‘secular’ has led to a storm in Maharashtra. New Delhi is being asked to sack Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari,...
What’s the big deal?
Constitutional Morality
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa July 2023: “Idealism is good in politics, but if you are kicked out, who cares!” asserted Maharashtra Dy Chief...
Skewed & contradictory
Budgetary Projections
By Shivaji Sarkar
A high-expectation ambitious Union Budget can have many contradictions. On the one hand it aims too high, and on the other...
Privatisation no answer
Banking Crisis
By Moin Qazi
Famous investment leader Warren Buffett said, "It's only when the tide goes out that you realise who has been swimming naked"....