He came, he saw, he conquered

Namaste Trump By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) American President Donald Trump’s much-hyped 36-hour visit to India and all that went with it, was unprecedented...

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...

Competing with China?

India's Africa Outreach By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) In an international conference, warming up to an African delegate, I said India has committed $6...

Right-wing Surge in Germany

Indian model for Europe! By Dr.D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Liberals as well as progressives in Germany are shocked by the 19th Bundestag (Parliament) results. For the...

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...

Imeratives for heath sector

Third Wave By Dr Oishee Mukherjee A third wave is predicted in India any time between September and December. Scientists and leading doctors predicting this wave...

Imminent risk of fascism?

Hindu Rashtra By Dhurjati Mukherjee The majoritarian rule in India has possibly tended to be autocratic. Absolute power in the hands of a political party, as...

All about Modi magic?

Electoral Calculations By Dhurjati Mukherjee The battle for Lok Sabha elections 2024 is turning out both intriguing and exciting on the political landscape of the country....

45 collateral exits

Lateral Entry Politics By Poonam I Kaushish The reservation ration tamasha is back on the political platter as our netagan continue to conjure populist hullabaloo to...

Aiimsinfo breach is risky

Indian Health Data Worth $7 b By Shivaji Sarkar Health data is critical. Had one secret been known, the Indian subcontinent may have had different political...

Millennial brat pack bro!

Parties Invoke Dynastic Gods By Poonam I Kaushish In our continuing poll nautanki this week’s flavour is pedigree. No, I am not talking about the canine...

A valuable data source

National Population Register By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The routine decennial population census conducted in India since 1871 (except during World War II in 1941)...

How can last man gain?

New Vision 2040 By Shivaji Sarkar India has stepped into a new decade, like the rest of the world. It needs a new vision 2040 to...

Fancy imports hit liquidity

Rate Cut Roils 2.52 Bn Old, Poor By Shivaji Sarkar As the “Trumpire” strikes with aggressive tariff moves to assert American dominance, India must resist the...

Path to rural rejuvenation

Strengthening Panchayats By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The recent decision of the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to establish a primary dairy...

Life between strikes

Gaon Bandh By Poonam I Kaushish In this season of civic apathy and economic disgruntlement, clearly strikes are the flavour of the season. Over the decades,...

Nations divided at Cop28

Fossil Fuels & De-Carbonisation By Dhurjati Mukherjee Controversy took centre stage at COP28 with many countries resisting the term for the first time for a global...

Chindia, Russia & USA

European Dilemma By Dr. D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Association for Democratic Socialism) I was talking intensely over a week with a European friend, who is also a...

India & EU

Growing partnership? By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The India-European Union 14th Summit meeting in New Delhi on 6th October focused on closer cooperation on...

Sjm treads Gandhian path

Job Creation Sans Govt By Shivaji Sarkar Acute unemployment, the biggest political challenge for the country, is sought to be resolved the Gandhian way by the...