Not gdp alone, strategy vital
Pandemic 2nd Wave
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The second wave of the pandemic posed a downside risk, severely affecting economic activity in the first quarter of the...
Testament for a new movement
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 January 1986)
One era has ended and another has begun. The Congress Centenary Celebrations rung down the curtain on the...
Yogi acts, Uddhav dithers
Silencing Loudspeakers
By Insaf
There is to be no blaring noise in Uttar Pradesh. Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s orders to remove loudspeakers from religious sites...
21st century challenge
World Youth Skills Day
By Dr. S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Celebrating the World Youth Skills Day, we cannot but feel ashamed that on the...
Availibility, ngo role vital
Water Dynamics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent Supreme Court verdict granting Karnataka a larger share of the Cauvery water and reduced allocation for Tamil Nadu was...
Contours of biz to change
Brexit & Indian Firms
By Shivaji Sarkar
The exit of Britain from the European Union – Brexit – is likely to impact India, businesses based in...
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...
Politics vs Economists
Exit of CEA
By Shivaji Sarkar
The third high profile departure, now of Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian coming shortly after the decision to...
Worst hit, require top priority
Women & Rural Folk
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The grave economic situation will hit women and the rural folk the most. According to a recent report, released...
Dark carnival of democracy
Bulldozer Governance
By Poonam I Kaushish
Of the various forms of punishment, an eye for an eye is the most primal. In India it connotates bulldozer...
Chindia, Russia & USA
European Dilemma
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Association for Democratic Socialism)
I was talking intensely over a week with a European friend, who is also a...
Avoid tribal backlash
Forest Rights
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Supreme Court decision asking States to implement their own orders, rejecting 11.8 lakh claims over forest land by Scheduled Tribes...
Nitish banking on bjp
Bihar Elections
By Sagarneel Sinha
For the past 15 years, barring one-odd year, JD(U) President Nitish Kumar has been Bihar’s Chief Minister mostly with the support...
Relishing religion in political dish
A Meaty Affair
By Poonam I Kaushish
Move over meat eaters, Saffron storm-troopers are relishing the ban on sale of non-vegetarian products during Ram Navmi as...
Govt needs to be hands-on
India's Poverty
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The lockdown has put sharp focus on India’s poverty as it emerges the sheer number of migrant workers alone is mind-boggling,...
Cong its own worst enemy!
Rajasthan Verdict
By Insaf
The Congress High Command’s worry in Rajasthan is far from over. Ushering normalcy or some semblance of order will be a tall...
Joy turns to despair at 75?
Indian Democracy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
“What should be a moment of celebration and joy has become a moment of deep despair and reflection,” is an assessment...
Cash is king after note ban
Economy, A No Go for SC
By Shivaji Sarkar
The judgment on demonetisation is not unexpected, but the Supreme Court missive givingun fettered freedom to all...
Heed to ipcc warning
Earth's Ecosystem
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration advocates it’s time that every country, including India, draw up a plan...
India braces ocean defence
US Extends Garcia To Lanka!
By Shivaji Sarkar
Amid global turmoil of the Ukraine and Israel wars, a new strategic front opens up in Sri Lanka...