Riots cost India $646 bn

Communal Violence By Shivaji Sarkar Communal violence has a cost. Manipur may be far off from the National Capital, Delhi, or Nuh in Haryana may be...

Eam gets it wrong!

India's China Policy By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, International Relations, JIMMC) In the meeting of Consultative Committee on External Affairs held last Saturday, an animated exchange occurred...

Enough of double talk & deception

By Inder Jit (Released on 5 January 1988) India is at the cross-roads again. Time alone will tell what the New Year will bring — peace...

Playing 20:20 match

Modi in Australia By Dr D.K.Giri (Secretary General, Assn of Democratic Socialism) On 23 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing 20-20 cricket match in an entertainment...

Time for bharat bhakti?

Gyanvapi Mosque By Poonam I Kaushish It was music to Shiv Bhakts as Har Har Mahadev had his way, say and came out trumps. In a...

Privatisation not mantra

PSBs Disinvestment By Shivaji Sarkar The country is in a quandary about the privatisation of the public sector banks and needs to reconsider. Amendments to the...

Mixing domestic, foreign policy!

Trudeau Visit By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Many political observers, media persons and diplomats in both India and Canada dubbed Justin Trudeau's week-long visit...

Of slogans & genuine work

2019 Election Flurry By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is hectic activity among political parties and their leaders regarding the impending Lok Sabha elections 2019. On the one...

Coherent labour policy vital

Employment Creation By Dhurjati Mukherjee How soon will the Modi government convene the Indian Labour Conference, is a question weighing on trade unions’ mind.A tripartite output...

Parliament and Poll Commission

By Inder Jit (Released on 19 July 1983) Parliament’s monsoon session, beginning next Monday, is appropriately getting full attention from both the Government and the Opposition....

Don’t be power hungry

Congressisation of BJP By Sagarneel Sinha The year 2019 is a historic year for the BJP as it is the first time that the Party returned...

To go or not to go!

Ukraine Peace Conference By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The Foreign Minister of Switzerland, Alexndre Fasel was in Delhi to persuade South...

Fresh Assault on Judiciary

By Inder Jit (Released on Jan 27, 1981) Another Republic Day has rolled by. The nation has gone through the ritual of annual celebrations at the...

Govt must heed, fast

By Dhurjati Mukherjee The pandemic has induced both good and bad news in the country’s judiciary. On the one hand, the second catastrophic Covid wave...

Alarm, not penalty

Garbage Tax By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Greater Chennai Corporation announced Garbage Tax a few days back to the surprise of all residents and gave...

Vitrolic season of poison

Violence is Now Virtue By Poonam I Kaushish Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? A question that nags as the narrative hits a new low with highly...

Tiptoeing stealthily

Uniform Civil Code By Poonam I Kaushish It’s the silly season of Ram-Rahim political poll cut outs with election to two States Gujarat and Himachal soon...

Combating China’s coercion

India-Australia Ties By Dr D K Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The Former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbot, visiting India last week as the special envoy...

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...

Slip hurts economy, sovereignty

SC Must Protect Rashtra By Shivaji Sarkar The Supreme Court ruling on the Eknath Shinde case has given rise to a discussion on a serious threat...