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Political Diary
By Poonam I Kaushish
India arrived on the world map last week, and how. Clearly the G 20 summit was a blockbuster with its...
The road ahead
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 5 August 2019: In one fell stroke Article 370 was wiped out from India’s Constitution and Jammu & Kashmir State...
Need to check rising trend
Workforce Exploitation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The death of a young female professional of Ernst & Young has brought to light how overworked, underpaid and poorlyrested workers...
Escalation of tension
India & Pakistan
By Piotr Opaliñski
(Former Polish Dy Ambassador to India & Ambassador to Pakistan; CIR)
The April terrorist attack in Pahalgam has reignited a new...
India’s guarded response
Coup in Myanmar
By Dr. DK. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
For the third time since gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar politics became a victim of a...
Heartbreak India
Migrant Politics
By Poonam I Kaushish
The heartbreaking human tragedy of Asli Bharat migrant workers exodus from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan to Madhya...
Kaun sa aur kaisa dar?
BJP Taunts Opposition
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1956: Erstwhile Railway Minister and Prime Minister Shastri resigned for Ariyalur train accident. “In view of Constitutional propriety...
Need efficient doctor
Economy Diseased
By Shivaji Sarkar
There is a dilemma and nagging policy uncertainty. Is the economy growing, in a thaw or on a downslide? Does...
Towards closer Indo Japanese ties
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 November 1985)
Japan appears to be looking forward to opening a new chapter in Indo-Japanese friendship and cooperation. This is...
India’s crony capitalism
The Adani Euphoria
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Adani saga has unfolded itself and the print media is making headlines on the Hindenburg report and the resultant...
Reform or find alternative
Representative Democracy
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Budget session of Parliament has commenced and 20 Opposition parties joined together to boycott the...
Russian business doubles
India-China Brawl
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a global world. One button switches off, another opens. As India gets into a stand-off with China, there...
Compromising our democracy?
Cambridge Analytica
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
A few weeks ago, India was stung by an 'expose' that a foreign company, Cambridge Analytica, was...
Championing peace
Modi in Ukraine
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic visit to Kyiv on the 23...
Gender Injustice:
Attitudinal Change Imperative
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The triple talaq judgment has reinforced strength among women activists yet personal laws are against the fairer sex as...
Political Funds
All hush-hush about slush
By Poonam I Kaushish
Money makes the clogged, polluted and corrupt political mare go around, and how! In the on-going Great Indian...
Vital for good governance
Judiciary's Role & Power
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There has been for long a serious debate about the Judiciary’s powers and whether it is going beyond its...
Stem craches, save economy
Change Budget Prism
By Shivaji Sarkar
The stock market has wiped out Rs 8-10 lakh crores in a week since the Union Budget was presented...
Job cuts slow growth
Global Inflation Sticky
By Shivaji Sarkar
The typical Indian scenario is hit by inflation, global job cuts, bank crisis, agitated farmers and passing the Union Budget...
Rewriting Direct Tax
Boost growth, savings?
By Shivaji Sarkar
The new direct tax (DT) law must be revolutionary and a model for world economy. The government’s decision to set...