Push growth in trade
US Agenda For India
By Dr D. K Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki outlined the US agenda on India in...
Ban yatra in poll states
EC Directive to Centre
By Insaf
Three cheers to the Election Commission. It has acted promptly and decisively on the complaint about “gross misuse of government...
Polls stimulate process!
Welfare Of Masses
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It's now election time in Jharkhand and Maharashtra to woo the electorate. The contest is going to be close and...
Checking soil erosion vital
Combating Desertification
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recently concluded conference of UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 15) at Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire found that desertification has been...
Delhi woefully wronged!
Leaders Vs Bureaucrats
By Insaf
The nation’s capital, Delhi, rather any other State in the country, wouldn’t have seen anything like this before. Actions of government...
Mere talk, lack of action
Eradicating Poverty
By Oishee Mukherjee
There is much talk of development with ruling political leaders harping on what all is being done. But the way politicians...
Spirit of nation
Madam President
By Poonam I Kaushish
This is a story which has not only made India proud but is a compelling and inspirational tale of overcoming...
Economy Errs Badly
Note ban not only reason
By Shivaji Sarkar
Is the Indian economy slowing down or is it on a correction path? Was the high growth rate...
Who will bell the crime cat?
Criminal Sense Vs Moral Sensibility
By Poonam I Kaushish
Ouch! Truth hurts when it hits bull’s eye. “Nations start off on the basis of high ideals...
Judicious planning vital
Privatising Railways
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Indian Railways plan to allow privatisation has been announced and it is to become a reality from April 2023....
Raising the right questions?
Pulwama Tragedy
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Pulwama terrorist attack and the subsequent counter-operations by the army are the hot topics for debate...
Fortify justice delivery system
Judicial Challenges
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), 2020, that judges States on the delivery of justice to people, has found...
Wanted: Opposition that works
By Inder Jit
(Released on 23 June 1981)
The Opposition has none but itself to blame for coming to grief once again. It seems to have...
An ever-growing partnership
Macron Meets Modi
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The jogging by Emmanuel Macron, the President of France in the streets of...
Psus lead capex, pvts laggard
Inflation Falls, Demand Low
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government having fallen short of funds presents fresh demand for Rs 4.4 lakh crore involving a fresh outgo...
‘Not 1962’, but strategy missing
Tawang Face-Off
By Insaf
“It’s not 1962 anymore.” An assertion by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday last should bolster confidence at least among...
Regionalism raises ugly head
Madrasi-Bihari Phobia
By Poonam I Kaushish
There is no smoke without fire, so goes a lexicon. But what happens if the smoke has been smouldering, in...
Restating strategic autonomy!
EAM in Russia
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in Moscow visiting his counterparts– the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...
Besieged Farmers
Diversify, income raise critical
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Farmers continue to agitate across the country for enhanced facilities for a better livelihood. There is definitely a cause...
No ticket for ‘criminals’?
4 Assembly Elections
By Insaf
Criminalisation of politics has come into sharp focus at an opportune time. With Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana to go...