Covid-19 second threat
Vaccination Drive
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chief Ministers that rise in COVID cases in some States could “lead...
Shifts focus on budget
'Two States'
By Insaf
‘Two States’ this past week got Parliament mired in an unsavoury controversy. The Opposition, in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha decried...
Faith in ayurveda, naturopathy
Gandhi & Health
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
India hit headlines as the world's largest public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna,...
Warned yet unprepared
Monsoon Mahyem
By Poonam I Kaushish
When it rains, it pours. And how! As annual rains shower a catastrophic effect across many States, they resemble disaster...
Temp rise despite covid check
UNEP Report
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recently released ‘Emissions Gap Report’ by UNEP has found that though carbon dioxide emission globally is predicted to fall...
What is the controversy?
Modi's Visit to Israel
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel has sparked geo-political controversy in...
Vendetta vs protocol
Centre-Bengal Row
By Insaf
‘Political vendetta’ or ‘breach of protocol’, is the latest tug-of-war between Prime Minister Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. This...
One nation, one poll, anyone?
Perpetual Dance Of Democracy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Its’ party time folks as India readies for its greatest nautanki of democracy: General elections April-May. Amidst the...
Escalation of tension
India & Pakistan
By Piotr Opaliñski
(Former Polish Dy Ambassador to India & Ambassador to Pakistan; CIR)
The April terrorist attack in Pahalgam has reignited a new...
Kya yeh uchit hay?
Parliament Face-off Again
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Jo uchit samjho woh karo. I was handed a ‘hot potato’.” Two sentences which have brought Parliament’s Lok Sabha...
Triggers stunning losses
The Great Miscommunication
By Shivaji Sarkar
It’s about miscommunication and unfathomed losses. Never has the Gulf wars jolted India so hard.
India’s recent anxiety over a supposed...
Worshipping false gods
Religions Gush = Political Slush
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is with us Indians? Why are we so blasé’ about violence? Why do hooligans always get...
Challenging Task For Centre
Terror In Jammu
By Insaf
It’s red alert for Jammu. Since June 9, J&K has witnessed four terrorist attacks in Reasi, Kathua and Doda districts, killing...
Draining India’s misery
Dry Is Wet, Wet Is Dry
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was Manic Friday as one woke up to an incessant downpour which embraced the Union...
Creation of urban jobs critical
Growing Unemployment
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The after effect of the pandemic looms large in the country with job creation being a critical challenge. Recently, the government’s...
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...
India says times up
#Me Too Singes
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week India was agog to Her Story. Two diametrically opposite tales which showcased the dichotomous position of women...
What about rural India?
Budget Eyes Middle Class
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Notwithstanding that the Union budget is viewed as middle-class oriented, this commentator would have been happier if the thrust...
May raise fund flow
Modi's US Visit
By Shivaji Sarkar
The stock market is surging ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US. However, would it be able...
Cry on the wall
Arrest Me Too
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is the season of the political jihadis whereby the licence to allegedly question the Government becomes a ticket...