How do you evaluate commissioners?

SC Halla Bol On ECs By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly poll season amidst accusations slugfest between Parties in Modiland Gujarat, a five-judge Constitution Bench...

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...

Of slogans & genuine work

2019 Election Flurry By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is hectic activity among political parties and their leaders regarding the impending Lok Sabha elections 2019. On the one...

Earnings up Rs 64 bn a year

Monopoly Helps Google India By Shivaji Sarkar Internet giants are having fortunes in India for weak anti-trust or monopoly laws. Google alone repatriates Rs 64 billion...

Will govts usher change?

Cry For Caste Census By Dhurjati Mukherjee The demand for caste census is picking up steam in theseAssembly electionsby almost all Opposition parties. The need for...

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,...

Solidifying historical ties

PM Modi in Bhutan By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan on 21-22 March was significant...

Denting dissent & democracy

Activists' Arrest By Insaf The nation is in dire straits. The high profile arrests of rights' activists and lawyers in three cities on Wednesday last puts...

Govt puts up its hands!

Badgered Economy By Shivaji Sarkar 2020 is a year every individual would wish had not been on the calendar. The devastation is immeasurable. Corrections are difficult....

Opposition unitystumbles

President & VP Polls By Insaf The country can rejoice having its first tribal President Droupadi Murmu. It was a foregone conclusion that the NDA candidate would...

Uniform civil code, anyone?

When Ram, Rahim Poll Cut Outs… By Poonam I Kaushish In this season of freebies galore interspersed with vitriolic hate speeches and venomous tu-tu-mein-mein, now Ram-Rahim...

Sins of defection

Gaddi And Gaddari By Poonam I Kaushish In the monsoon season it is raining Party splitting. One doesn’t know who is sleeping with whom and who...

Keep politics at arm’s length

Rift in Judiciary By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Unstoppable politics has already entered the portals of the judiciary with the CPM General Secretary, indicating...

Mahagathbandhan in making?

Karnataka Fanfare By Insaf Karnataka may well be the stepping stone to blur the sharp saffron colouring of India. The inauguration of the JD(S)-Congress government in...

Impels international initiatives

New Delhi Ups The Game By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) India experiences a week of hectic diplomacy and international activism. New Delhi ups its...

Can turn to unusual aspects

Budget Hits Opposition By Shivaji Sarkar Indian political economy is at test. The Interim Budget has caused discomfort in the Opposition. It has taken away the...

A mixed reaction

'Mixopathy' Protests By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Nationwide protests called by the Indian Medical Association against what it has labeled as “Mixopathy”,...

The role of education

Preparing For An AI World By Rajiv Gupta Scientific discoveries, technology, and innovation have tended to disrupt the way in which humans think and act. This...

Big boost after Ayodhya

Religious Tourism By Dhurjati Mukherjee Religious tourism, which has always attracted both domestic and foreign tourists, is expected to get a big boost in the coming...

Policy stimuli wished for

Gloomy 2019 By Shivaji Sarkar A year passes with some gloom and the New Year enters with hope and aspirations. 2019 has had both good as...