No talk, act on global warming
Glacial Burst
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Global warming needs a lot more attention in the country following the recent glacial burst in Uttarakhand and . While experts...
Misplaced, recast ‘reforms’
30 Yrs Of Liberalisation
By Shivaji Sarkar
Thirty years and India is still waiting for the dream to turn real. Liberalisation of the economy way back...
Failing regulatory mechanism
Yes Bank Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The collapse of Yes Bank is yet another clear pointer of policies remaining largely and shockingly on paper alone. Mores...
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....
Pvt demand critical: Rbi
Informal Sector & Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The repeated natural disasters and Covid-19 lockdowns are taking a heavy toll on India’s economy and hit the informal...
Cracks in its vibrancy!
Indian Democracy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The highest court of the land, Supreme Court’s, recent observations on sedition law and throttling of dissent puts a big question...
US wants India cut tariff
Modi-Trump on New Turf
By Shivaji Sarkar
The world is galvanised, shaken, in a trance with Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency. There is hope,...
SC peeved over wb panel
Pegasus Scandal
By Insaf
West Bengal stretches it too far or is it an oversight? Going by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s style of functioning in all...
Post-poll statue vandalism
Political Symbolism
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
After the decisive defeat of the CPM in recent Assembly election in Tripura, statues of Lenin became the target...
Rajiv’s China visit and Nehru
US Tariff War
By Inder Jit
(Released on 20 December 1988)
The Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, now in Beijing, deserves a hand for his bold initiative...
Will exports be on rise?
India's Trade Outlook
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The present geopolitical situation has generated a lot of discussion and has, no doubt, been a cause for serious concern...
Will caste noose stifle India?
Mandal 2.0 Vs Kamandal
By Poonam I Kaushish
Even as one empathises with Jews and Palestines caught in the crossfire of Hamas-Israeli forces and people trapped...
Crime against deities
Idol Thefts
Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A Special Division Bench of the Madras High Court issued a warning while hearing a series of...
A step in right direction?
#MeToo Campaign
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The '#MeToo' campaign continues to hit headlines. More so as the big and the powerful in politics, entertainment and media,...
As serious as crime?
Encounter Killings
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...
Cash is king!
Rajniti Jor Tor
By Poonam I Kaushish
A gentleman met a beautiful lady and invited her to bed. She gave him one tight slap. And angrily...
It’s people’s money, not mine, yaar!
Farm Loan Waivers
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a perfect electoral cake rolled out by the Congress
to the strains of 'Vote For Me.' Iced with...
Decline of Parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on April 8, 1980)
Parliament and its functioning is regrettably not receiving from its sovereign masters, the people, the close attention it...
Injustice by govt?
Rise in Undertrials
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is a well-known saying that “justice delayed is justice denied”. But due to the enormous pendency of cases in...
Making strategic moves
Modi In Cyprus & Canada
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Cyprus and Canada assumes considerable...