No scope for religious primacy

Understanding Nationalism By Dhurjati Mukherjee Nationalist feelings are crucial for every country. Mahatma Gandhi talked of nationalism to win the independence struggle in a non-violent way...

Neglected, lacks direction

Key Factors & Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had a challenging task as the Budget was presented in a situation of faltering GDP...

Leaders fail parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 December 1983) Parliament and its proceedings have seldom caused greater anguish all round than during the current session, now drawing...

Eye not gdp but ews

Ailing Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the midst of the economy being hit severely and government suffering a financial crunch, Prime Minister Modi’s announcement of giving...

Not trade unions

Union of States By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) WestBengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee has called upon “Opposition parties” to band together to prevent the BJP from...

Oli’s historical visit

India & Nepal By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The three-day visit last week of Nepalese Prime Minister KPS Oli turned out to be "fruitful,...

GSDP doubles, health shines

J&K Economy Paces Up By Shivaji Sarkar Jammu and Kashmir is advancing at a pace that may surprise many across the nation, boasting of strong health...

Fancy imports hit liquidity

Rate Cut Roils 2.52 Bn Old, Poor By Shivaji Sarkar As the “Trumpire” strikes with aggressive tariff moves to assert American dominance, India must resist the...

Apathy sinking himalayan towns

Tehri, Mussoorie Too Crumbling By Shivaji Sarkar Heaven is literally falling to greed. It is just not Joshimath, but even Tehri Garhwal, Karnaprayag, and Mussoorie too...

Ranchi sets alarm bells ringing

MGNREGA Scam By Insaf Crooked running of MGNREGA in Jharkhand may just be tip of the iceberg. Its Rural Development Dept has indulged in mega corruption...

Flogging a dead horse!

The Katchatheevu Island By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) A tweet by the Prime Minister has stirred up a hornets’ nest in...

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...

Grim, challenges must be met

School Education By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The Parliamentary standing committee report on education titled ‘Plans for Bridging the Learning Gaps’ has admitted the yawning digital divide...

The new ‘great game’

Central Asia Geostrategy By Piotr Opaliñski (Centre fort International Relations, Poland) Central Asia, for over a century perceived as an arena of struggle between external powers, and...

Is j&k more vital than bharat mata?

Repeal Of Article 370 By Shivaji Sarkar Knots and crosses. Everybody seems to be busy playing this game when it comes to strife-torn Kashmir. The Centre...

Mnc e-commerce ‘slavery’!

Gig Workforce By Shivaji Sarkar In an economy struggling to regain momentum, a new threat looms—an exploited class of “slave” workers, lauded by NITI Aayog as...

Govt must halt unholy nexus

Pvt Coaching Centres By Dhurjati Mukherjee The parliamentary standing committee on education has recently recommended to the government to curb the growing unholy nexus between colleges...

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...

How safe are we?

India's Exports Slide Rajiv Gupta It has not been even a month since the horrific bomb blast at the Red Fort, but already it seems like...

By god, riches are a lie-ability

Netas Dog Millionaires By Poonam I Kaushish Heard this week's flavour amidst the ongoing maelstrom over the Rs 11,000 diamond heist of Nirav Modi? Lies, damn...