Sins of defection
Gaddi And Gaddari
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the monsoon season it is raining Party splitting. One doesn’t know who is sleeping with whom and who...
Let it for faster growth
Rupee Fall
By Shivaji Sarkar
The surging dollar and falling rupee are most difficult aspects of the economy but should be considered an opportunity rather than...
A mixed reaction
'Mixopathy' Protests
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Nationwide protests called by the Indian Medical Association against what it has labeled as “Mixopathy”,...
Big budget path not easy
Farmer, Trader Welfare
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Narendra Modi government begins its second term by opening up its kitty for the newly- emerging rural farm sector...
Heading towards catastrophe?
Climate Politics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Climate change is a slow, relentless environmental crisis, but one of far greater scale and complexity. The challenge, however, is to...
To go or not to go!
Ukraine Peace Conference
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Foreign Minister of Switzerland, Alexndre Fasel was in Delhi to persuade South...
States shame nation
Shelter Homes
By Insaf
The nation gets another revolting hit. The shocking scandal involving sexual abuse of minor girls and women in shelter homes is spilling...
Food prices hit economy
Farm Exports At $35 b
By Shivaji Sarkar
The paradox within India’s food scenario, where higher agricultural yields year after year coincide with sharp spikes in...
India’s Bullet Train
Careful balancing era?
By Shivaji Sarkar
India launches the fastest train project – the high speed bullet – with Japanese aid and collaboration at Ahmedabad. It...
Vision blurred for needy?
'Crorepati' Politicians
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Recent data of an analysis of election affidavits filed for the 64 Rajya Sabha seats is an eye opener on the...
Draconian, needs retink
New MV Act
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019 is draconian. Worse, it is passed at a time when the automobile industry is...
Wrong & confusing
Economic Perceptions
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The trend in the Indian economy speaks more of what it’s set to achieve in coming years—a rosy picture of possible...
Conserving nature critical
For A Better Future
By Dr OisheeMukherjee
Governments across the world strive for a better future for their citizens. The past two decades though have seen...
Indian stake over $20 billion
Dhaka Strife Big Threat
By Shivaji Sarkar
The ongoing unrest in Bangladesh is having a significant impact on businesses across India, affecting a wide range of...
Govt must heed, fast
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The pandemic has induced both good and bad news in the country’s judiciary. On the one hand, the second catastrophic Covid wave...
India pluralistic, but divided
Religion & Tolerance
By Sagarneel Sinha
For the past few years, it is very common to hear from India’s Left-Liberals and the western media that “the...
Ambition versus unity
West Bengal Shenanigans
By Insaf
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is on a roll. Having tasted a spectacular victory in the Assembly...
‘Welfarism’must be thrust
Development Dynamics
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
A recent news item in a national daily referred to a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that Prime...
Is India missing the bus?
AUKUS Security Alliance
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof International Relations, JIMMC)
The partnership signed between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom acronymed AUKUS has raised...
DMK throws a challenge
Tamils & CAA
By Insaf
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has given a fresh twist to Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. In an affidavit in Supreme...