Growth lower, infaltion high

RBI MPC Estimate By Shivaji Sarkar The feel good factor may be impacted as the Reserve Bank of India estimates the growth to remain lower, inflation...

Hungry, jobless India

Super Inflation By Shivaji Sarkar Multiple taxes, unemployment, high 10.49 per cent wholesale price index (WPI) rise and severe income losses are thawing the nation amid...

India must heed warning

Lanka's Fiscal Disaster By Shivaji Sarkar Is globalisation failing? The Sri Lankan economic crisis is a grave warning that reckless consumption promoted by global Multi-National Companies,...

Lacks clarity & dialogue

Agnipath Scheme By Dusmanta Kumar As anti-Agnipath fury rises in the country, army veterans, observers and spokespersons on both sides, government as well as Opposition, are...

Are elections a farce?

2019 Alarming Trends By Dhurjati Mukherjee Elections are almost nearing completion in the world's largest democracy. But the developments leading to these elections point to...

Will stakeholders have a say?

Freebies, Voters & Economy By Insaf The tax payers and common man’s view should prevail over that of political parties. Well said, by the Supreme Court...

Need to safeguard rights

Threat to Institutions By Dhurjati Mukherjee Recently former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah regretted the fact that every institution designed to hold...

Govt anxiety rising?

Stifling Dissent By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent cases against rights activists and their 'house arrest' additionally point to the fact that the Government is bent on...

Vile disinformation on Kashmir

By Inder Jit (Released on 3 July 1990) Public memory is proverbially short. It seems to be even shorter in regard to the Kashmir developments, especially...

Safeguards for labour vital

Labour Authority By Dhurjati Mukherjee Basic living wage in the event of employment loss, basic minimum social security for workers and the setting up of a...

Judging risks & benefits

India's AI Vision By Dhurjati Mukherjee Much hype has been created about Artificial Intelligence (AI) before and after the recent summit as world leaders and leading...

India’s fresh initiatives

Transition in Afghanistan By Dr DK Giri, (Prof, International Politic, JIMMC) Taliban has regained power in Afghanistan after 20 years. The motto of their battle for power...

India heads for epochal ruin

Stop Building Roads By Shivaji Sarkar If we want to save the country from Himalayan disaster, prevent desertification of the Ganga valley and progress, then the...

Global policy change soon

Poor Sustain On Rs 180: WB By Shivaji Sarkar India has 129 million (13 crore) citizens living in extreme poverty in 2024, says the World Bank...

Pol, Eco challenges

Pakistan at a Crossroads By Piotr Opaliñski (Former Polish Ambassador to Pak) (Mem, Centre for Intl Relations) Located at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia and the...

Need to lay down new rules

Governor Vs Chief Minister By Poonam I Kaushish Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Specially when it...

Budget for cow & core voters

End-Poverty Vision By Shivaji Sarkar It's a Budget for the kisan (farmer), mazdoor (labourer), cow and lower middle class -- BJP's core voters. Bonanza is...

This needs to be ablished

High IT A Myth By Shivaji Sarkar Almost 81,000 Indians earned over Rs 1 crore a year, screams Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Is there...

Crown of thorns?

Office Of Governor By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Karnataka has earned a unique distinction of having given some important lessons on the office...

Challenging Task For Centre

Terror In Jammu By Insaf It’s red alert for Jammu. Since June 9, J&K has witnessed four terrorist attacks in Reasi, Kathua and Doda districts, killing...