Crown of thorns?

Office Of Governor By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Karnataka has earned a unique distinction of having given some important lessons on the office...

India wins friends — and credibility

By Inder Jit (Released on 12 November 1985) India has won several new friends among the top world leaders and greater credibility and influence, thanks to...

Hindutva versus OBC

UP Battlelines By Insaf Battlelines are getting drawn and redrawn in five States going to the polls, with Uttar Pradesh getting sharp focus at the national...

Electrifying claim?

Power For All By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Modi government's resolve to light up every home by December 2018 is no doubt commendable. At the time the...

India key to recovery

World Economy By Shivaji Sarkar Even as India’s macroeconomic situation improves, it may not yet be the time to celebrate. The possible third wave is being...

Eyeballs on bjp, Cong batting

Election Test Match By Insaf The Election Commission has blown the whistle for the semi-final match between INDIA bloc which may have a bearing on the...

India, Sri Lanka & Maldives

Fortifying 'Dosti' By Dr D.K Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The 15th edition of biennial trilateral coast guard exercise took place from 20th to 24th November. It...

Jo jeeta woh sikander!

Crime Pays In Politics By Poonam I Kaushish Taint is the flavour of the new high stakes poll season in Karnataka. The more criminal and immoral,...

Will goa drama replay?

Political Uncertainty By Insaf Nagging political uncertainty looms over Goa. With the BJP-led coalition burning the midnight oil to find a replacement for ailing Chief Minister...

Urban Floods

Common global crisis By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore or Delhi — urban flooding has become a common recurring factor in...

Students outfits ‘unblock’ it

BBC Documentary By Insaf India: The Modi Question, BBC’s documentary raises a wider one. By blocking links on social media, hasn’t the government stirred up a...

Speaker caught in desert storm

Political & Partisan By Poonam I Kaushish A charade of duplicity or theatre of bias? For nearly a week now, the fast spinning political wheel...

India fails its women

Stree Shakti Anyone? By Poonam I Kaushish Women are the buzz words in this silly electoral season with ballot boxes in Himachal sealed and Gujarat and...

A crisis of trust & values

Medical Negligence By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Transfusion of HIV-affected blood to a pregnant woman causing her to contract the disease is shocking...

Poor lose, powerful gain

Pro-crony Policies By Shivaji Sarkar India’s aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on promoting “pro-business” policy that enhances market competition negating the...

Staying in harmony

  India & the Neighbours By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism The third term of Narendra Modi government began with great deal of...

Govt must be realistic

Spectre of Reforms By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is much debate over NDA government having initiated major reforms which would change the face of the economy with...

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...

Neta-police: Hum saath saath hain

Hair Trigger Nation By Poonam I Kaushish Last week was telling. Underscoring three testaments. One: Our polity suffers from Orwellian syndrome ‘I-am-more-equal-than-you.’ Union Cabinet Minister Rane...

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...