Baraat without bridegroom?
Kashmir Local Polls
By Insaf
Kashmir has a different narrative, no matter what Raj Bhavan in Srinagar or North Block in Delhi says. Imagine campaigning for...
Will it aid state varsities?
Natl. Research Foundation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There can be no denying that research in the country has been lacking with meagre funds at the disposal of...
Varanasi pushes bjp agenda
Gyanvapi Mosque Row
By Insaf
Inflation be dammed, long live mandir-masjid hullabaloo! Uttar Pradesh keeps the flag flying for the BJP and its Hindutva agenda. The...
Tiptoeing stealthily
Uniform Civil Code
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s the silly season of Ram-Rahim political poll cut outs with election to two States Gujarat and Himachal soon...
Lighting up the gray area
Ayodhyanomics Energises UP
Ayodhyanomics unveils an ambitious vision with Rs 85,000 crore investment for the township of 30 lakh people, as majestic Rs 1800 crore...
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,...
Relishing religion in political dish
A Meaty Affair
By Poonam I Kaushish
Move over meat eaters, Saffron storm-troopers are relishing the ban on sale of non-vegetarian products during Ram Navmi as...
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...
Modi’s outreach to la
Chile's President in India
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha)
The practice in the media and political circles is creating a buzz and...
Decline of Parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on April 8, 1980)
Parliament and its functioning is regrettably not receiving from its sovereign masters, the people, the close attention it...
Jugglery of growth figures
New GDP Data
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent re-estimation of GDP using 2011-12 as the base year has created a controversy and not without reason...
Fails to stimulate economy
Lacklustre Budget
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Budget 2020-2021 presented on Saturday last lacks direction and does not take us anywhere. Though lot of promises were made in...
Never-ending exercise?
Assam's NRC
By Insaf
Assam’s NRC conundrum lingers on. Both the Centre and the State government have again knocked on the Supreme Court’s door seeking extension...
People’s power asserts in Assam
By Inder Jit
(Released on 24 December 1985)
People’s power has again expressed itself decisively in Assam. The AASU, led ably and courageously by Mr Prafulla...
Mistaken for healthcare
Right To Health
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
COVID-19 pandemic that has shattered life everywhere has raised many questions over health status of...
Hits poor, profits big firms
Digital Technology
By Shivaji Sarkar
The most coveted digitalisation and hyperglobalisation has come in for severe criticism by the United Nations. It helps big firms, big...
How many will you put in jail?
Man Our Netas Are Touchy!
By Poonam I Kaushish
One man’s food is another man’s poison. A succinct testimony to the ongoing maelstrom over growing intolerance...
Welfare of marginalised vital
Developmental Priorities
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the midst ofManipur burning, a grand Parliament building was inaugurated. For the Prime Minister and his government it’s a great...
SC hammer on states
Criminalisation of Politics
By Insaf
Three cheers to Supreme Court. State governments can no longer aid criminalisation of politics. “We deem it appropriate to direct that...
Absorbing socks and surprises
India's Foreign Policy in 2025
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The year just gone by, 2025, has been a challenging year...