Centre caught on wrong foot?
Recent EC Appointment
By Insaf
Amid elections to State Assemblies, petitions in the Supreme Court have stirred a hornet’s nest with the recent appointment process of...
Staying in harmony
India & the Neighbours
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism
The third term of Narendra Modi government began with great deal of...
Defiance of Supreme Court
Political Shenanigans
By Proloy Bagchi
What is currently being witnessed is total defiance of the decisions/orders given by the Supreme Court. While the apex court takes...
Is India truly developed?
Of Happiness & Hunger
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It was more than surprising to hear Anurag Thakur, the dynamic Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, stating a...
Jpc on policy correction?
Wasteful Litigation
By Shivaji Sarkar
Even as 2018 dawns, the shadow of a scam, which a judge now says never was, will continue to be cast...
Ending abuse of quota system?
EWS Verdict
By Sagarneel Sinha
It has been quite common to hear from the upper castes that the reservation system hampers growth. They often argue that...
More acerbic the better!
Premuim On Slander
By Poonam I Kaushish
Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles in this theekha-dhoondhar election season. An adage...
Mountain out of molehill
Wakf Act
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! As Delhi simmers in rising heat wave, it is better than political stewing on the contentious Mussalman Wakf (Repeal)...
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....
The road ahead
J&K Message
By Poonam I Kaushish
The winner takes it all! Be it salubrious J&K or burly Haryana. As no-stops-barred battles gives way to elected Governments...
Uncovers unholy nexus
NOTA Ballots
By Insaf
The stock market is exactly not an indicator of realities. The sensex is rising even as new issues seem to hit the...
Real or make believe?
Viksit Bharat@2047
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recently released approach paper ‘Vision for ‘Viksit Bharat’@2047’ notes that India is at a turning point in its history and...
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...
Govt puts up its hands!
Badgered Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
2020 is a year every individual would wish had not been on the calendar. The devastation is immeasurable. Corrections are difficult....
Will finance panel bridge gap?
Regional Imbalance
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The BJP’s victory in three states appears to suggest the promise of development via ‘double engine’ sarkar has takers. And the...
Modi govt must rethink
Deficits & Debt
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is profligate. Its economic policies are away from realism, dependent on only one aspect of development – build, build...
More seats, doctors critical
Medical Education
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The Modi government has taken a number of steps to increase medical seats as well as availability of doctors in...
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...
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...
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...