Deep political undercurrent
Ram Temple Edifice
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The temple town of Ayodhya is all decked up. The Prime Minister performing the bhoomi pujan ceremony for construction of...
Parliament and the opposition
By Inder Jit
(Released on 15 January 1985)
All eyes are on the new Lok Sabha, which is due to assemble today for its first sitting....
National base vital
Minimum Wage
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A recent study commissioned by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has backed universal basic income to reduce the income gaps as...
No answer for progress
Privatisation Spree
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It’s one thing to announce plans and targets and another to have a roadmap to ensure these are achieved. Every year...
Draw ventures or exploitative?
Easing Labour Laws
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent decision of States such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha to ease labour laws has...
Nda budget for allies
500 Firms To Be Job Givers
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a coalition budget with a promise of job creation through the corporate. A tall task...
Mockery of people’s verdict
Goa Cong Joins BJP
By Insaf
People’s will be damned, is a dispiriting message now coming from Goa. With eight of 11 Congress MLAs joining the...
50 years after
Vijay Diwas 2021
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
Vijay Diwas marks the passage of 50 years since the historic day in 1971. This day,...
India combating 3cs
Foreign Policy 2020
The year 2020 ended leaving a mixed bag of pain and promise for everyone and each sector of the state.
If we reflect...
Will govt let go?
CBI: Caged Parrot
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is it about the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that has it always in the eye of the...
Fostering new state leaders?
BJP's Poll Strategy
By Sagarneel Sinha
General Election 2024 is still far away, but it hasn’t stopped political parties from devising strategies to prepare well for...
A new way to combat corruption
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 October 1989)
Corruption continues to grow — and the corrupt continue to flourish and prosper. Each succeeding day spotlights some...
Gujarat hc puts brakes
'Love Jihad' Law
By Insaf
Gujarat High Court gives a ray of hope. It has stayed the operation of some sections of the anti-conversion law, saying...
Flying to new heights?
Tata's Air India
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There has been much discussion and debate on the question of disinvestment of public sector organisations with accusations of the...
Whose afraid of it?
Bulldozer Justiice
By Poonam I Kaushish
As temperatures rise, heat is searing through political India over it unprecedented Bulldozer Politics. Whereby this gigantic machine has assumed...
Ignites pvt vs public debate
AI Crash Jolts Global Aviation
By Shivaji Sarkar
In a single fiery instant over Ahmedabad, the confidence in civil aviation—India’s and the world’s—came crashing down with...
Sensex surge an illusion
SMES, Realty Dip Market
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Sensex closing above 82,000 may grab headlines, but it doesn’t reflect the true market buoyancy. SEBI has raised...
“Give & take” missing
Water Disputes
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
For those obstinately wanting to stop using the term “Central government” even casually and replace it...
‘Peace’ aimed, but how soon?
Amit Shah in Manipur
By Insaf
Ushering peace in Manipur is going to be a tall order for the Centre. More so, as the Union Home...
Afresh initiative
NITI Aayog & SDGs
By Dr D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics JIMMC)
The NITI Aayog launched on 23 November, thefirst SDG Urban Index that ranks our...