Fast-tracking partnership

India & US By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) The first-ever 2+2 meeting between India and the United States held recently in New Delhi...

Pot calling kettle black?

White & Black Papers By Dhurjati Mukherjee The White and Black Papers released recently by the ruling party and the Congress respectively have tried to find...

BJP agenda muddies waters

Lakshadweep Turmoil By Insaf Tiny Lakshadweep has hit national headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Misplaced ‘reforms’, as proposed by Administrator P K Patel in the...

Economic crisis looms

Policy Paralysis By Shivaji Sarkar Election time is show time. The minuses are swept under the carpet as rhetoric rules the roost. Manifestos are not necessarily...

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...

New Delhi must reengage

The Ukraine War By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The rivalry with Pakistan leading to a limited 88-hour war has deflected India’s...

At the receiving end!

Small Farmers By Dhurjati Mukherjee Small farmers are the pride of India and need to be given attention. This was stated by Prime Minister Modi during...

Two states renew hope, peace

AFSPA Withdrawn By Insaf Holding peace is rewarding. The Centre has rightly acknowledged it in two north eastern States. Early this week, Union Home Ministry revoked...

No sign of revival

India-Bangladesh Ties Prof (Dr) DK Giri (Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The latest in India-Bangladesh ties is the ban on imports of yarn from India...

Alarming Hunger Situation

Govt unconcerned about poor By Dhurjati Mukherjee Eleven year old Santoshi died of starvation because there was no foodgrain in her house for six weeks in...

Defined by political narratives

Society Intellectualism By Sagarneel Sinha In the present era, slowly and gradually, intellectualism is being, more or less characterised by political narratives of left and right....

RBI: Worst Days Over, Yet

Inflation, private banks worrisome By Shivaji Sarkar The slowdown has bottomed out, asserts RBI. Indeed, a positive indicator in the last over a year whereby India’s...

Cash flow doubles to rs 32 trn

Mithai, Chai-Pani To Digital Accounts By Shivaji Sarkar Diwali is glitter. Gold, new clothes, crackers, laughter, and billions spent—from homes to high streets. Houses glow, rangolis...

Govt must be responsive

India Vs Others Open Forum By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding a recent report indicating India shall emerge as the 4th largest economy by 2030 and the 3rd largest...

Halt Economic downturn

Foreign Policy Mismatch By Dr. D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Government has now admitted that the economy is in a bad shape. In the...

Rise to power & strategy

Japan's New PM By Dr. Hab. Beata Bochorodycz (Political scientist, expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland) Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female Prime Minister. Known for her...

Transform religious outlook

Law Against Lynching By Dhurjati Mukherjee Religious fanatics have led to undermining the interests of the minority, thereby fomenting communal tensions and creating social upheavals. The...

Popcorn Patriotism

Is it only a song? By Poonam I Kaushish Does one have to wear his patriotism on the sleeves? Not necessarily if the Supreme Court has...

Immediate action needed

Teacher Education By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The HRD Ministry has launched the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA),...

Govt money nobody’s money

Tale Of Statues By Poonam I Kaushish It's been a week of stark contradictions in India's ongoing political nautanki. At one end we have tall talk...