Baraat without bridegroom?

Kashmir Local Polls By Insaf Kashmir has a different narrative, no matter what Raj Bhavan in Srinagar or North Block in Delhi says. Imagine campaigning for...

No more immunity

Court Tells Jan Sewak By Poonam I Kaushish Jan sewaks or swayam sewaks? Public servants we are assert our Right Honourables. But that is only for...

Securing politics & trade

Jaishankar in S. Arabia By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit beginning...

Time to transition away from fossil fuel

The just-concluded United Nations Climate summit - Conference of the Parties 28 (COP28) - in Dubai has finally addressed the elephant in the room:...

Coming Of Age

Can Rahul change Congress? By Poonam I Kaushish It is the coming of age season in political Delhi. Whereby, the campaign in Gujarat underscores the second...

Causes & remedies

Voter Apathy By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director ICSSR, New Delhi) Voter turnout in the four phases, where 2019 Lok Sabha elections were completed last week, is...

Who cares for farmers, poor?

Stubborn Govt By Dhurjati Mukherjee At a time when farmers are agitating for their rights and the entire Opposition supporting them, the Government’s stance of unwilling...

India’s best friend ever!

Donald Trump By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Donald Trump Administration has just warned Pakistan to punish the perpetrators of the horrendous violence in...

State elections may be teary! 

Centre Pays 74% More for Onion By Shivaji Sakar “Kya pyaj rulayega!” (Would the onion bring tears) is the common refrain in poll-bound states of Haryana,...

Movie halls may play or not

National Anthem By Insaf Three cheers to the Supreme Court! Citizens and cinema goers across the country will no longer need to wear patriotism across their...

Shocking case of negligence

Crime Against Women By Dhurjati Mukherjee In India, as per report of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) 2019 every 16 minutes, a woman is raped somewhere...

I am a dalit, who are you?

Threat of Caste Wars By Poonam I Kaushish An old proverb is haunting India. He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount lest the tiger...

Expunctions in house a scandal

By Inder Jit (Released on 30 March 1982) Giani Zail Singh’s gaffe over Hitler in the Lok Sabha has proved to be a blessing in disguise....

In name of ‘development’?

Environmental Destruction By Dhurjati Mukherjee As the hot summer pounces on the country with heat waves predicted in most parts, there is need to put sharp...

Inept, not good governance

Flawed Economic Plan By Dhurjati Mukherjee Shortage of millions of jobs, staggering real incomes of farmers, virtual collapse of the manufacturing sector, destruction of small businesses...

National base vital

Minimum Wage By Dhurjati Mukherjee A recent study commissioned by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has backed universal basic income to reduce the income gaps as...

Quota for well-off irrational?

Creamy Layer By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Government's decision, of implementing the concept of 'creamy layer' by disallowing a section of OBCs reservation benefits in the UPSC...

What has morality got to do with it?

Black: Colour Of Polls By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 2014: Mayawati accuses ex-Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Das of offering her Rs 100 crore for a nomination....

Kiski laathi aur kiski bhains?

CBI's Questionable Credibility By Poonam I Kaushish What is it about Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that it is always in the eye of the storm?...

Bonhomie road called distrust

India-China Poker By Poonam I Kaushish Neighbour or enemy? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like playing a game of poker. Show no emotions even as one...