Is India truly developed?

Of Happiness & Hunger By Dhurjati Mukherjee It was more than surprising to hear Anurag Thakur, the dynamic Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, stating a...

Deficit mounts, exports falter

India's Trade Trap By Shivaji Sarkar India has been living with chronic trade deficits for nearly half a century. The last time the country recorded an...

Sshhh……about poll slush!

Election Bonds By Poonam I Kaushish P aisa phenko tamasha dekho! The song hummed by every Party as five States are amidst polls with all opening...

Need for quality control

Political Discourse By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former, Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Indian air today is filled with politics of elections. Political discourse dominating all forms of private and public...

Tech & govt support vital

Raising Farm Output Open Forum By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged States to step up domestic production by accelerating the process for modernisation of...

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....

The Population Imperative

By Dr. Karan Singh, M.P. (Released on 31 March 1981) The provisional population figures for the 1981 census have just been released, and before commenting on...

Loathsome but unavoidable

Personal Poll Attacks By Inder Jit (Released on 5 October 1999) Unlike top leaders of the BJP, the Congress and other parties, I am not upset by...

Where is society heading?

Violence Rhetoric Of The Times By Poonam I Kaushish Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...

Need to lay down new rules

Governor Vs Chief Minister By Poonam I Kaushish Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Specially when it...

Infringing on federalism?

Draft UGC Rules By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent draft guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) have come in for criticism as it’s seen as a...

Fewer farmers benefit!

High MSP More Populist By Shivaji Sarkar The minimum support price (MSP) in the context of need of the farmers is turning into more of populism...

New Delhi must react

China Weaponises Brahmaputra By Dr. D.K. Giri (Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) China has apparently threatened to curtail the flow of Brahmaputra water to India....

Ayush’s billion $ market

Heal In India By Shivaji Sarkar India is leading a global healthcare radical transformation. It is reimaging critical unhindered access to everyone through an array of...

Electoral Reform: A Beginning

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 March 1975) The Prime Minister’s invitation to the Opposition in Parliament for a dialogue on electoral reforms and other major...

No substitute for classroom

Online Education By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Closure of schools has led to a thoughtless rush to switch over to online education as...

Riots cost India $646 bn

Communal Violence By Shivaji Sarkar Communal violence has a cost. Manipur may be far off from the National Capital, Delhi, or Nuh in Haryana may be...

Wrong & confusing

Economic Perceptions By Dhurjati Mukherjee The trend in the Indian economy speaks more of what it’s set to achieve in coming years—a rosy picture of possible...

India’s poor worst hit

UN on Privatisation By Shivaji Sarkar India’s policy of privatisation is contrary to the observation of the United Nations and the World Bank. India is bracketed...

Routine or renewal!

By Prof (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came on a three-day visit. This was his first...