Servant of the house, not master
By Inder Jit
(Released on 25 August 1981)
Parliament’s eagerly-awaited monsoon session got off expectedly to a stormy start, Visitors who crowded the public galleries in...
Poll has thrown up basic issues
By Inder Jit
(Released on 5 March 1985)
Several issues of basic importance to the future of our polity have come up in the course of...
Rank under pandemic
Rule of Law Index
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court has asked the government to treat a writ petition filed in...
Deriding basic tenets
Civil Society 'Warfare'
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Understanding of society, the process of its growth and development, as clearly enunciated by distinguished scholars, social scientists and philosophers...
North East upbeat
Removal of AFPSA
By Insaf
Well begun is half done!Chief Ministers of North East, particularly Assam, Nagaland and Manipur are upbeat as the Centre’s announcement of...
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...
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)...
Disasters add to woes
Rising Inequality
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Globally disaster losses are estimated at $520 billion per annum, pushing more than 26 million people into poverty every year. As...
Jo jeeta woh sikander!
SC Rues Criminals In Politics
By Poonam I Kushish
Q) Teacher: What is the role of Parliament in our Constitutional democracy?
A) Student: Parliament plays the vital...
Upgrading higher education?
Professors of Practice
By Dr OisheeMukherjee
The recent decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for engaging experts and professionals from various fields as professors of...
Scrap it, make farmer king
Farming Trade Ordinance
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian agriculture is a complex mix. It has myriad problems and the solutions suggested are often not practical. Interestingly,...
Lacks clarity & dialogue
Agnipath Scheme
By Dusmanta Kumar
As anti-Agnipath fury rises in the country, army veterans, observers and spokespersons on both sides, government as well as Opposition, are...
Humanising entertainment
Banning Animals In Circus
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Centre’s draft proposal to ban the use of all animals in any performance,...
Past fixation at present cost
Politics Of Statues
By Poonam I Kaushish
It's been a week of stark contradictions in India's ongoing political nautanki. Seven days when we stood witness to...
The 2+2 dialogue
India-Australia Ties
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for
Democratic Socialism)
India and Australia are rivals in cricket as two top teams in the world. They have...
Rbi builds India first
Trump Can Wait
By Shivaji Sarkar
In an assertive policy pivot aimed at shielding the Indian economy from both internal slowdown and external headwinds, the Reserve...
Awaiting political dawn
Kashmir Conundrum
By Poonam I Kaushish
The travails of picturesque Kashmir continue. Political India is in the midst of loud cantankerous cackle on Jammu &...
Game of Thrones goes awry
ABKI BAAR BJP, But….
By Poonam I Kaushish
It began as a one horse race. A predictable election with a public relations blitzkriegs leading to a...
What did it change, achieve?
Surgicl Strikes
By Poonam I Kaushish
It's been a sluggish dull political season brightened by two news, one from black money haven Switzerland that Indians bank...
Conference sans results
Speakers' Speak
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
As the winter session of Parliament is fast approaching, a dominant thinking in our mind is...