Who will benefit, bjp or sp?

Mayawati's Decline By Sagarneel Sinha As Assembly elections draw closer, the political heat gradually gathers its steam in Uttar Pradesh, the most crucial State having the...

Much ado about nothing!

Modi-Jinping Meet By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Let us recall a famous quote on concept of time in politics, attributed to Harold Wilson, the...

Peace distant dream

Indo-China: Deep Distrust By Poonam I Kaushish Neighbour or enemy? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like playing a poker game. Show no emotions even as one...

Enough, say taxpayers

Poor India's Rich Ministers! By Poonam I Kaushish Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage. This adage rang true last week when news...

Warnings ignored play havoc

Joshimath Calamity By Dhurjati Mukherjee Reports on the sinking town of Joshimath get worse. Water is now said to be gushing out of fields while houses...

Not who, but what 

Kamandal = Mandal 2.0  By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 1901: “I don’t believe in caste in the modern sense as it connotes distinction in status and...

Better late than never

Plastic Ban By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) In 26 States/Union Territories in India, some form of plastic ban is imposed, but its implementation...

Farming, Jobs, Pvt Sector…

Create integral economy By Shivaji Sarkar India needs some quick solutions. It needs more jobs, a free and low-cost banking, a growing industry and a thriving...

Setback for didi, tmc

West Bengal Scandal By Insaf West Bengal’s fiery Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is caught on the backfoot. Despite putting up a strong front, her and TMC’s...

High costs, doubtful probity

UP Elections By Shivaji Sarkar The extravaganza of expenses in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is nobody’s guess. The sum is supposed to be whopping. This election,...

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...

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...

Alarm for masses & job seekers

Economic Mess By Dhurjati Mukherjee Economic slowdown in India and uniform acceptance that future is not quite bright is under sharp focus. It gets reinforced by...

I am a dalit, who are you?

Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish The caste genie unleashed by our polity nearly three decades ago has bared its poisonous fangs once again in...

Money hai to power hai!

Market For Defectors By Poonam I Kaushish In these hot climes, political India is feeling the heat and how! One doesn’t know who is sleeping with...

Victory revelries marred

Tripura Post-Poll Violence By Sagarneel Sinha Post poll violence in Tripura has led to shops, houses, rubber plantations being burnt down. Students facing secondary exams are...

More trouble ahead

Indo-Pak New Low By Poonam I Kaushish The story of India-Pakistan relations is a tale of the proverbial one step forward two steps backwards. All depends...

Using cultural diplomacy

ExternalisingIndia's Image By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof International Relations, JIMMC) On my visit last week to Jakarta, Indonesia, I accompanied the international delegation to sight-seeing in the...

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...

Delay cost huge, rework: Cag

Clean Ganga Project By Shivaji Sarkar "The Ganga cleaning project has cost the nation Rs 7304 crore", notes the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its observations...