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...
Eam gets it wrong!
India's China Policy
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof, International Relations, JIMMC)
In the meeting of Consultative Committee on External Affairs held last Saturday, an animated exchange occurred...
Enough of double talk & deception
By Inder Jit
(Released on 5 January 1988)
India is at the cross-roads again. Time alone will tell what the New Year will bring — peace...
Playing 20:20 match
Modi in Australia
By Dr D.K.Giri
(Secretary General, Assn of Democratic Socialism)
On 23 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing 20-20 cricket match in an entertainment...
Time for bharat bhakti?
Gyanvapi Mosque
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was music to Shiv Bhakts as Har Har Mahadev had his way, say and came out trumps. In a...
Privatisation not mantra
PSBs Disinvestment
By Shivaji Sarkar
The country is in a quandary about the privatisation of the public sector banks and needs to reconsider. Amendments to the...
Mixing domestic, foreign policy!
Trudeau Visit
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Many political observers, media persons and diplomats in both India and Canada dubbed Justin Trudeau's week-long visit...
Of slogans & genuine work
2019 Election Flurry
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is hectic activity among political parties and their leaders regarding the impending Lok Sabha elections 2019. On the one...
Coherent labour policy vital
Employment Creation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
How soon will the Modi government convene the Indian Labour Conference, is a question weighing on trade unions’ mind.A tripartite output...
Parliament and Poll Commission
By Inder Jit
(Released on 19 July 1983)
Parliament’s monsoon session, beginning next Monday, is appropriately getting full attention from both the Government and the Opposition....
Don’t be power hungry
Congressisation of BJP
By Sagarneel Sinha
The year 2019 is a historic year for the BJP as it is the first time that the Party returned...
To go or not to go!
Ukraine Peace Conference
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Foreign Minister of Switzerland, Alexndre Fasel was in Delhi to persuade South...
Fresh Assault on Judiciary
By Inder Jit
(Released on Jan 27, 1981)
Another Republic Day has rolled by. The nation has gone through the ritual of annual celebrations at the...
Govt must heed, fast
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The pandemic has induced both good and bad news in the country’s judiciary. On the one hand, the second catastrophic Covid wave...
Alarm, not penalty
Garbage Tax
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Greater Chennai Corporation announced Garbage Tax a few days back to the surprise of all residents and gave...
Vitrolic season of poison
Violence is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? A question that nags as the narrative hits a new low with highly...
Tiptoeing stealthily
Uniform Civil Code
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s the silly season of Ram-Rahim political poll cut outs with election to two States Gujarat and Himachal soon...
Combating China’s coercion
India-Australia Ties
By Dr D K Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
The Former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbot, visiting India last week as the special envoy...
Of secularism & rights?
Hijab Order
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
Upset over Karnataka High Court’s recent ruling that wearing a hijab (headscarf) is not an essential religious practice in Islamic...
Slip hurts economy, sovereignty
SC Must Protect Rashtra
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Supreme Court ruling on the Eknath Shinde case has given rise to a discussion on a serious threat...