Welfare vital, no to corruption
Karnataka Takeaways
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Congress has won a victory in Karnataka with an absolute majority, unexpected by most political pundits. The sorry state of...
Varanasi pushes bjp agenda
Gyanvapi Mosque Row
By Insaf
Inflation be dammed, long live mandir-masjid hullabaloo! Uttar Pradesh keeps the flag flying for the BJP and its Hindutva agenda. The...
Using cultural diplomacy
ExternalisingIndia's Image
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof International Relations, JIMMC)
On my visit last week to Jakarta, Indonesia, I accompanied the international delegation to sight-seeing in the...
Pakistan isolated over Kashmir
By Inder Jit
(First Published on 20 February 1990)
All those who have been praying for continued peace and friendship between India and Pakistan will need...
Vital for good governance
Judiciary's Role & Power
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There has been for long a serious debate about the Judiciary’s powers and whether it is going beyond its...
Court of defection justice
Vidhan Soudha
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi
The architect of Vidhan Soudha, the iconic building that houses Karnataka legislature in Bengaluru, K. Hanumanthaiah...
Rural sector thrust missing
Budget priorities
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Budget, as usual, showed a distinct favour for the middle and rich sections as it’s the last one before the...
Redefine black money
Note-ban Fiasco
By Shivaji Sarkar
The 'operation clean money' has had a huge cost on India despite gains in some sectors such as boosting bank coffers...
Punjab wriggles out of it
Office of Profit
By Insaf
The idiom 'better safe than sorry' makes good sense to the Punjab Government. Aware of growing frustration amongst his flock of...
Spirit of nation
Madam President
By Poonam I Kaushish
This is a story which has not only made India proud but is a compelling and inspirational tale of overcoming...
Keep The Speaker Above Poll Politics
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 March 1991)
The Lok Sabha’s mid-term poll offers the nation a fresh opportunity to set-up a badly-needed convention and, thereby,...
No answer for progress
Privatisation Spree
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It’s one thing to announce plans and targets and another to have a roadmap to ensure these are achieved. Every year...
Brazen vote bank politics
Assam NRC Row
Till yesterday not many had heard of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Today it has raised a huge controversy with the...
Windfalls don’t make Economy
RBI Intervention
By Shivaji Sarkar
Some coincidences, some windfall, reworking fiscal package and falling growth rate mark the current economic developments. The transfer of Rs 1.76...
Worshipping false gods
Communal Violence, Yawn
By Poonam I Kaushish
It never ceases to surprise how our polity is swiftly sinking into the marshy cesspool of bloodied religious intolerance....
Fancy imports hit liquidity
Rate Cut Roils 2.52 Bn Old, Poor
By Shivaji Sarkar
As the “Trumpire” strikes with aggressive tariff moves to assert American dominance, India must resist the...
Govt must be flexible
Turbulent Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Rs 100-trillion investment in infrastructure, promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inspiring. It should change the economy, which is...
Cyclone: What’s The Big Deal?
It is only life stupid!
By Poonam I Kaushish
Ok, fellow countrymen let lose the volley of expletives, curse all you want. Of how rotten the...
Ideology be damned
MP Crisis
By Insaf
To be or not to be, that is the question. Not just in Madhya Pradesh but across parties, States and of course...
Trial in mp, Rajasthan?
Duplicate Voters
By Insaf
Democracy may be in peril in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Rather, the Opposition Congress is unambiguous about it, as there are signs...