Timely reminder on poll reforms
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 November 1987)
Top Opposition leaders deserve a hand, thanks to a thoughtful initiative by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,...
Wb row gets murkier
Of 'Honour' & Politics
By Insaf
Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district is becoming a political hot potato. It’s not just the ‘honour’ of...
Dialogue is way forward
State-Sponsored Violence
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the past decade, 85 per cent of Left Wing Extremists (LWE) strength in Chhattisgarh and 14 top CPI (Maoist) leaders...
Executive fails miserably
Round The States
By Insaf
It’s crass management catastrophe. The handling of the devastating second wave of the Covid crisis by the Centre has evoked a...
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Comes Calling – Reassuring India
By Dr. D.K. Giri
Prof. International Politics, JMI
Mahinda Rajapaksa, The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who is perhaps the de facto President of Sri Lanka,...
Need efficient doctor
Economy Diseased
By Shivaji Sarkar
There is a dilemma and nagging policy uncertainty. Is the economy growing, in a thaw or on a downslide? Does...
Rakshak or Bhakshak?
Police Atyachari
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always, as those tasked with ensuring the aam aadmi’s...
Gandhi’s Parables
Does he make a difference?
By Poonam I Kaushish
“What do you think of Gandhi? You mean Pappu,” dismissed a 25-year old disparagingly. “Silly, I am...
Pollution Catastrophe
Regional, think beyond delhi
By Shivaji Sarkar
Each time Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) suffers smoggy conditions, the courts, National Green Tribunal and now the Environmental Pollution...
Wanted: Opposition that works
By Inder Jit
(Released on 23 June 1981)
The Opposition has none but itself to blame for coming to grief once again. It seems to have...
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...
Trump eyes gains, India brand image
Indo-US Trade
By Shivaji Sarkar
Ahead of a re-election, normally a President needs massive support at home. However, United States President Donald Trump looks overseas and...
Abrogate colonial law?
SC & Sedition Law
By Insaf
The Supreme Court ushers a glimmer of hope, not just in Jammu & Kashmir but across the nation. On Wednesday...
The republic in bad shape
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 January 1982)
Several questions, wild and not so wild, are being asked in New Delhi as India celebrates another Republic...
India must rethink strategy
Sino-US Trade War
By Shivaji Sarkar
The trade war between the US and China has a neutral victim in India. The escalation is likely to hurt...
Rbi builds India first
Trump Can Wait
By Shivaji Sarkar
In an assertive policy pivot aimed at shielding the Indian economy from both internal slowdown and external headwinds, the Reserve...
Must be budget priority
Refocus On Jobs
By Shivaji Sarkar
It may be imperative on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to refocus the Union Budget from possible populism, an election-time compulsion,...
Fresh Hopes on Assam
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 May 1981)
New Delhi and Gauhati will need to keep their fingers crossed – and so also thinking people elsewhere...
Pandemic shall bridge gap?
Rural-Urban Divide
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The pandemic has put the rural-urban divide into sharper focus, sending out a clear message to the Government, both the Centre...
Who benefits the most?
Interim Budget
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Budget analysis from various angles is found reflected in the media. Economists, financial experts, and others involved in the analysis rarely...