Himalayan region in focus?
COP27 & Glacier Melt
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The COP27 has just begun in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh and the planet is sending a...
India’s dispiriting record
World Health Day
By Moin Qazi
India's economy is soaring and is now the world's envy, but its healthcare system remains an Achilles' heel. As World...
A way out of the arms race
By Inder Jit
(Released on 21 April 1981)
India continues to strive hard to somehow block American arms for Pakistan. New Delhi has not only communicated...
Time to profess empathy
BJP Covid Strategy
By Sagarneel Sinha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has taken a hit due to the devastating second Covid-19 wave. The timing not too...
Wanted ethics, not business view
Health Services
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The World Bank and the World Health Organisation have released a joint report “Tracking Universal Health...
Bank funding hit: RBI
State Polls Bare Infra Risks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Amid the critical Haryana elections, the Reserve Bank of India’s concerns over infrastructure funding and new guidelines have...
Ambedkar’s advice not followed
Common Civil Code
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 May 1985)
Three cheers for the Supreme Court and its five-man Constitution Bench presided over by the Chief...
Focus on small farmers vital
Open Forum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Agricultural reforms are imperative in our country as these have a high potential to look after a major segment of...
Good for India indeed
Macron Re-Elected
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
On the day of counting of votes for the presidential elections in France, a concerned academic asked...
Need to sharpen teeth
Poll Management Body
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A rude shock was given to the Indian democratic government when the Election Commission of...
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...
Jobs can spur churning
Big Figures, Fragile Upturn
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian politics and economy are queering the pitch. Politically feeble attempts are there with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandshekaar...
What’s next for Pax Americana?
By Ewa Fronczak
(Centre For Internaltional Relations, Poland)
The 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, once said that America was ready to “pay...
Towards strategic ties
EU-Central Asia
By Bakhtiyor Mustafayev
(Dy Director, Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies, Uzbekistan)
Samarkand hosted the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and five countries...
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....
Bitter War On Sweet Rosogolla
India needs to be watchful
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is great news for West Bengal. It has won the paternity of India’s savoured sweet dish rosogolla’s...
Violence scars tmc sweep
WB Panchayat Polls
By Insaf
The dominance of ruling TMC over West Bengal politics is once again vindicated in the results of the Panchayat elections. The party swept...
The road ahead
Kashmir Unhinged
By Poonam I Kaushish
The air in J&K is thick with a sense of jamais vu. By abrogating Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu...
Faith in ayurveda, naturopathy
Gandhi & Health
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
India hit headlines as the world's largest public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna,...
Divert Rs 25k cr to signals
Stop Razing Rail Stations
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Railway accidents not only cause significant loss of lives and severe financial setbacks, but also undermine public confidence...