Conference sans results

Speakers' Speak By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) As the winter session of Parliament is fast approaching, a dominant thinking in our mind is...

Looking for giants

Our Pygmy Leaders By Poonam I Kaushish A fundamental principle of a civilised nation is that in times of war, the polity displays cohesiveness and rallies...

Connecting the dots

Pahalgam & Pakistan By Prof (Dr) D.K. Giri (Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) In a conference in Hyderabad on 24 and 25 April, I was...

Of secularism & rights?

Hijab Order By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee Upset over Karnataka High Court’s recent ruling that wearing a hijab (headscarf) is not an essential religious practice in Islamic...

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...

Dark carnival of democracy

Bulldozer Governance  By Poonam I Kaushish Of the various forms of punishment, an eye for an eye is the most primal. In India it connotates bulldozer...

Rs 27,500 cr lost in May!

Long Poll Hits Stocks By Shivaji Sarkar Global uncertainties over rising interest rates, jittery noises of Lok Sabha elections surpass the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs...

J&k demotion for promotion

Statehood to UT Status By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The new maps of the two newly formed Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh in the...

Towards closer Indo Japanese ties

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 November 1985) Japan appears to be looking forward to opening a new chapter in Indo-Japanese friendship and cooperation. This is...

Vital office, not sinecure

By Inder Jit (Released on 19 April 1983) Thinking people anxious to see Centre-State relations function smoothly and develop along healthy lines will need to devote...

India fails its streedhan

Rape & Reality By Poonam I Kaushish India is at war with its girls and women. As terrifying tales of savagery, nightmarish rapes, domestic abuse and...

Total remedy, not news vital

Land 'Grab', 'Acquisition' By Dhurjati Mukherjee The alleged land grabbing at Sandeshkhali village in West Bengal by a TMC leader continues to hit headlines, but such...

Key to self-reliant India?

PLI Scheme & Electronics By Dhurjati Mukherjee The quest for self-reliance has gained momentum in recent years, specially since the announcement of ‘Make in India’ programme....

Poll reforms — basic issues not tackled

By Inder Jit (Released on 22 October 1988) Something is better than nothing. The electoral reforms now favoured by the Congress-I Working Committee, therefore, deserve to...

Recoil on politics, economy

Farm Bills' Repeal By Shivaji Sarkar Finally, the three farm bills are to be withdrawn as the nation goes to polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and...

Political harlotry unbridled

By Inder Jit (Released on 16 June 1981) Prostitution is legally banned in India. But political harlotry continues to flourish brazenly. What is worse, it is...

Of claims & reality

Modi's Governance By OisheeMukherjee A section of political analysts feel that Prime Minister Modi has succeeded in making banking effortless through new technology while corruption is...

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...

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...

Railways’ Priority

Bullet train or infrastructure? By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent tragedy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road foot over-bridge where over 23 persons died and 39 injured due to...