Executive fails miserably

Round The States By Insaf It’s crass management catastrophe. The handling of the devastating second wave of the Covid crisis by the Centre has evoked a...

Parliament abdicates control again

By Inderjit (Released on 12 June 1990) Parliament’s recently-concluded budget session has not received the critical attention it deserves. Not many of our people have cared...

Mixed bag of results!

Modi's Europe Tour By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Prime Minister Modi just had a weeklong tour of Europe, touching Sweden, the UK and Germany....

But will males be fair?

Making 'Her'Story…. By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly season of political ennui women power seems to be the flavor of the week. Starting with Congress’s...

India wins friends — and credibility

By Inder Jit (Released on 12 November 1985) India has won several new friends among the top world leaders and greater credibility and influence, thanks to...

Congress in crisis: Inept handling

By Inder Jit (Published on 14 February 1989) The Congress-I today faces its worst ever crisis. Indeed, a bigger question mark than ever before has gone...

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...

Es baar coaltition sarkar!

Modi 3:0 By Poonam I Kaushish The old order has yielded to the ‘new normal’. A power paradigm of Modi’s 3.0 which serenades ‘Es baar coalition...

India and the world

A Peace Manifesto By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) The crying need of the world currently is peace and security, without which life...

Time for new anti-defection law

Political Harlotry By Inder Jit (Released on 19 November 1996) Prostitution was legally banned in India some four decades ago. But political harlotry continues to grow and...

The Identity Trap

By Rajiv Gupta Most people who have gone through a job interview will be familiar with the question, “Tell me about yourself” where the interviewee...

Key to self-reliant India?

PLI Scheme & Electronics By Dhurjati Mukherjee The quest for self-reliance has gained momentum in recent years, specially since the announcement of ‘Make in India’ programme....

Deadly nudge by Corona

Health & Economics By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The economy seems to be at a virtual standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, even though the death toll...

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...

The road ahead

J&K Message By Poonam I Kaushish The winner takes it all! Be it salubrious J&K or burly Haryana. As no-stops-barred battles gives way to elected Governments...

Hitting self-destruct button

Disunity In Unity? By Poonam I Kaushish Unity in disunity or disunity in unity? Flummoxed? Certainly, as INDIA bloc seems to have developed cracks. In the...

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...

Pollution Catastrophe

Regional, think beyond delhi By Shivaji Sarkar Each time Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) suffers smoggy conditions, the courts, National Green Tribunal and now the Environmental Pollution...

Double standards: Opposition

Centre's 'Witch-Hunt' By Insaf Not done! A message from nine Opposition leaders from eight national parties to Prime Minister Modi. Standing behind AAP’s Manish Sisodia, who’s...

Wb row gets murkier

Of 'Honour' & Politics By Insaf Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district is becoming a political hot potato. It’s not just the ‘honour’ of...