“Not the centre’s chaprasi”
By Inder Jit
(Released on 17 April 1984)
The Governors and their role are in the news again. Late last month, Mrs Gandhi made most people...
Budget session may end up as farce
By Inder Jit
(Released on 18 April 1989)
Parliament seems poised to reduce its budget session virtually to a farce. The general budget was, no doubt,...
Dreams, masses excluded
Union Budget
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Union Budget 2022 introduces digital crypto currency, gives incentives to farmers, industry and leaves out the wage workers high and...
Hurried, but ineffective?
Welfare Programmes
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The process of governance over the years, via discussions and debates, has undergone a change in India. As is evident, there...
Upgradation vital for revival
R&D Technology
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India’s manufacturing expertise is not very efficient and cost competitive, even compared with the emerging economies. As such, there have been...
What should India do?
Trump & Pakistan
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
US President Donald Trump's tweet on New Year eve on Pakistan has radically changed the geopolitical...
Changing, more freelance
Trending Work
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Generating and providing employment is a big challenge for a country like India. The nature and type of work has...
World heads for panic recession
Beyond The Pandemic
By Shivaji Sarkar
Pandemic to panic stalls the world. Markets everywhere slump. Corona or not it has hit Asian corporate and State governments...
How the world reacts
Israel-Hamas War
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Israel-Hamas war is escalating every hour causing pathetic loss of lives, property and resources....
Nation’s prerogative
Citizenship Expansion
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 is another bold initiative of the NDA government to tackle the problem...
Milking poll benefit
Cow Politics Back
By Poonam I Kaushish
Gau mata politics is once again back with a bang. “Some people, the moment the words gai and Om...
Strong stats, lowest wages
Gujarat's Political Reset
By Shivaji Sarkar
Gujarat supposedly the most prosperous state and a dynamic economic model for the country sprung a surprise with a fast...
Quotas And Queues
How do we spell merit?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Quotas and queues are back on the political platter wherein our netagan are busy indulging in one-upmanship,...
Targets poor, ease of living
BJP Eyes 2047
By Shivaji Sarkar
In the 75th year of Independence, the BJP is setting the goals to work continuously till the centenary, 2047, riding...
New govt’s priorities
Beyond Borders
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
After two months of mind and body-wrenching electioneering in the biggest democracy in the world, the results...
No ticket for ‘criminals’?
4 Assembly Elections
By Insaf
Criminalisation of politics has come into sharp focus at an opportune time. With Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana to go...
From ‘us’ to ‘them’
Hijab Controversy
By Poonam I Kaushish
What’s in a dress? Nothing, it’s a form of clothing, but the maelstrom over the innocuous Muslim hijab (headscarf) banned...
Will exports be on rise?
India's Trade Outlook
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The present geopolitical situation has generated a lot of discussion and has, no doubt, been a cause for serious concern...
To fight Covid-19
Sc & Tech
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The draft of the new Science and Technology Policy has been released which is the fifth policy
document of...
No talk, act on global warming
Glacial Burst
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Global warming needs a lot more attention in the country following the recent glacial burst in Uttarakhand and . While experts...