Disciplining law makers
Code of Conduct
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has been urging political parties to adopt a Code of Conduct for MPs...
Slander is Now Virtue
More vulgar the better!
By Poonam I Kaushish
Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? Tragically, the lines between a political opponent and a sworn enemy have got...
Fiscal turmoil, uneven growth
UN Predictions
By Shivaji Sarkar
The global economy is stagnating and income inequality is increasing concerns over growth, as India enters a vibrant political phase and...
Recoil on politics, economy
Farm Bills' Repeal
By Shivaji Sarkar
Finally, the three farm bills are to be withdrawn as the nation goes to polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and...
Towards a rapprochement?
Jaishankar In Pakistan
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Pakistan early this week. Observers both...
Will outreach plan help?
Neglect of Tribals
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Prime Minister’s visit finally to Manipur after May 2023 violent clashes between the two main communities of Meitei and...
India on world stage?
Intl Solar Alliance
By Dr. D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
India's leadership of International Solar Alliance and the maiden Summit on solar energy held last...
Govt’s bona fides on test
By Inder Jit
(Released on15 June 1982)
The selection of the new Chief Election Commissioner is regrettably not receiving the attention it deserves from the public...
Vital office, not sinecure
By Inder Jit
(Released on 19 April 1983)
Thinking people anxious to see Centre-State relations function smoothly and develop along healthy lines will need to devote...
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...
Dress code or girl child education?
Karnataka Hijab Row
By Insaf
The Karnataka hijab ban row is not easy to resolve. The two-judge bench of Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on...
Alarm for masses & job seekers
Economic Mess
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Economic slowdown in India and uniform acceptance that future is not quite bright is under sharp focus. It gets reinforced by...
7 lakh unsold cars pile-up
Savings Dip, Prices Spur
By Shivaji Sarkar
The country’s banking sector deposit crisis symbolises grave ailments afflicting the economy hitting many sectors, including manufacturing, the automobile...
India loses Rs 11 trillion!
Junk Cars, Plastic Policy
By Shivaji Sarkar
India needs pragmatic policies to strengthen the individual to revive the sagging economy and save its wealth. Policies such...
Nda adds to upa Legacy
Kinks In Manmohanomics
By Shivaji Sarkar
An economist strangely goes political to criticise a government that follows his Manmohanomics of liberalisaion, globalisation, privatisation with the same...
On paper, intent missing
COP Pledges
By Shivaji Sarkar
The climate summit COP26 is galore of promises as desertification the world over increases. The meet is less on concrete...
Keep politics at arm’s length
Rift in Judiciary
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Unstoppable politics has already entered the portals of the judiciary with the CPM General Secretary, indicating...
Sinister shawdow in S. India
Lanka's Jehadi Killings
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The house searches and arrests of three suspects in North of Kerala by the National Investigating...
Show the way, house
Parliament Session
By Poonam I Kaushish
Monsoon embraced the country in its squelchy soaking tentacles even as the first day of Parliament’s 19-day monsoon session got...
Why India grasps stakes
Europe's Shadow War
By Piotr Opalinski
(Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
Across Europe, a quiet but escalating shadow war is unfolding. A series of sabotage attempts,...