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...
Your lordships object!
Judicial Mutiny
By Poonam I Kaushish
An unprecedented judicial holocaust hit India last week, the likes unseen or unheard in Independent India. All hell broke loose...
Economic Revival
Discard top-down approach
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Suddenly there is a great momentum for the need to revive the economy. After recent criticism by former finance minister...
Farmers’ raise the ante
UP, Haryana Stir
By Insaf
The nine-month long farmers’ agitation gets a shot in the arm in Karnal district of Haryana and Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar...
Continuity & change
Post-Election Politics
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Prime Minister Modi has started his ambitious mission to achieve sab ka vishwas (trust of all)...
Buzz in global economics
Critical Raw Materials
By Dr. Bruno Surdel
(Expert, Center for Intl Relations, Poland)
Critical raw materials are a hot topic in global economics and geopolitics. They are...
Prioritise small, young farmers
Agricultural Transformation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is some good news coming from the farm sector. The lockdown hasn’t much affected agriculture because of normal rabi crop...
I am an obc, who are you?
Political Diary
By Poonam I Kaushish
India arrived on the world map last week, and how. Clearly the G 20 summit was a blockbuster with its...
Rhetoric of success & systemic risks
China's "Two Sessions" 2025
By Maciej Gaca
(Centre for International Relations, Poland)
Following the turmoil on global scene caused by the Trump administration, China is changing strategy...
Arunachal win br in women’s beach soccer
Arunachal Pradesh won the bronze medal in the women's beach soccer at the 2nd Khelo India Beach Games in Ghoghla Beach, Diu. This was...
Growth potential untapped
Struggling MSMEs
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The MSMEs sector, regarded as the growth engine of the Indian economy, is contributing 5 per cent of the GDP. But...
Winds of change blowing?
By Sagarneel Sinha
Political battleground is hotting up in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Pudducherry as these go to the polls this year...
Voter cautions Modi
NDA's Third Term
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Electoral battle of 2024 over and the BJP-led NDA government returning for the third term, techniques of governance such as...
Aid to Ukraine, fuels war
G20: Indo-US Trade Swells
By Shivaji Sarkar
The G20 was a mega show. The success was in terms of Indian diplomacy carving out a delicate consensus...
Fresh entrant, new hope
UP Politics
By Insaf
Uttar Pradesh politics has a new star on the horizon. The entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Congress General Secretary in-charge of...
What is the way out?
NRC Conundrum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The politics over the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is turning into a hot potato. While the media...
More trouble ahead
Indo-Pak New Low
By Poonam I Kaushish
The story of India-Pakistan relations is a tale of the proverbial one step forward two steps backwards. All depends...
Economy, politics fluid
High Bank Prices, GST
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Both economics and politics are becoming difficult. If the change of government in Maharashtra is said to be...
Common man yearns attention
India's Billionaires Flourish
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Amid growing concern over the New Year somewhat being difficult with inflation affecting the common man, subdued investment and disturbing...
Holistic strategy vital
Flood Fury
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Every monsoon season brings with it headlines of flash floods, landslides and the number of people killed or rendered homeless. Floods...