New vision in offng?

Draft Natl Ed Policy By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is much debate over the recently released new draft National Education Policy, which has come out with some...

Sleeping with the enemy

Maharashtra Stunner By Poonam I Kaushish It’s the silly political season when dictums ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ and a chameleon can change its colour...

Election by selection

Party Presidentship   By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The importance of party leadership position must have been realised by every citizen watching the process...

Covid-19 second threat

Vaccination Drive By Dr. S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chief Ministers that rise in COVID cases in some States could “lead...

The controversy compounds

Rafale Deal Dr. D.K.Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI The controversy on the Rafale deal refuses to die down, although the Supreme Court rejected the PIL and a...

Modi-Abe Bonhomie

‘Japindia’ vs ‘Chindia’ By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) The India-Japan bilateral summit between Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe was viewed...

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...

Strategy adaption critical

Environmental Decay By Dhurjati Mukherjee A recent study published in ‘The Lancet Planetary Health’ journalfound that nearly 74,000 excess deaths in India annually can be attributed...

It’s India’s call!

China Must Fall By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) In a violent clash between the Indian and Chinese soldiers last Monday at Galwan Valley in...

Iip, forex contract

Prices Rise 6 Per Cent By Shivaji Sarkar A smart Reserve Bank of India anticipating prices shooting up has decided not to tinker with the interest...

India exports Brahmos, Pinaka

France Gets Modi Booster By Shivaji Sarkar India’s global arms sales may get a boost with deals with France, which has given rare honours to India...

Who benefits the most?

Interim Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Budget analysis from various angles is found reflected in the media. Economists, financial experts, and others involved in the analysis rarely...

Citizens vs section 144

Winter Of Unrest By Poonam I Kaushish It’s a winter of unrest as city after city cutting across region and religion was spooked by protests and...

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...

Subsidies vital, check prices

High Fuel Prices By Shivaji Sarkar The country needs a new approach on prices, taxes tolls and issues of progress. It wants to control prices as...

Salami slicing tactics fail?

Chinese Checkers in Ladakh Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like a kaleidoscope of good and...

Is it justified?

Encounter Killing By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The killings of four persons in Hyderabad allegedly accused of rape once again point to organized violence of the State....

Free, fair and without fear

By Inder Jit (Released on 21 July 1981) Wild stories about the Garhwal poll and the repoll order continue to go the rounds. I heard many...

Focus on small farmers vital

Open Forum By Dhurjati Mukherjee Agricultural reforms are imperative in our country as these have a high potential to look after a major segment of...

Right skills critical

Tough Job Market By Moin Qazi In an age of skyrocketing unemployment, made worse by the pandemic, it is integral to incorporate marketable and real-world skills...