Lacks focus on micro units, jobs
Growth-Oriented Budget
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Finance Minister Sitharaman has done a reasonably good job in presenting a Budget with a sharp focus on healthcare and infrastructure,...
Triumph of Indian diplomacy
Masood Azhar Episode
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
After 10 years of diplomatic endeavours by India, lately backed by France, UK and USA, Massod...
Who will benefit, bjp or sp?
Mayawati's Decline
By Sagarneel Sinha
As Assembly elections draw closer, the political heat gradually gathers its steam in Uttar Pradesh, the most crucial State having the...
Politics at its worst
Bengaluru Riots
By Insaf
Riots and the aftermath give political parties a handle to settle scores, rather than heal the wounds. The country’s digital capital, Bengaluru,...
Doing good in bad times
Enhanced CSR
By Moin Qazi
In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder, but is in fact the very purpose of its...
Greater than China
2+2 In Delhi
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof, Intl Relations, JMI)
Much-publicised 2+2 meeting between India and the US concluded on 27th October triggering a good deal...
Ouch! Govt is touchy
Muzzling Dissent
By Poonam I Kaushish
As India is busy taking shots at recovery against Covid 19, lost in euphoria of taming the virus fiend is...
Transparency critical
Election Funding
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Supreme Court recently directed all political parties to reveal donations they had received in electoral bonds and the identities of...
Belling the illegal cat
The Nowhere People
By Poonam I Kaushish
How would you feel if one fine morning you are persecuted and thrown out of your country, take shelter...
From ‘us’ to ‘them’
Hijab Controversy
By Poonam I Kaushish
What’s in a dress? Nothing, it’s a form of clothing, but the maelstrom over the innocuous Muslim hijab (headscarf) banned...
India’s new normal
Modi 3.0
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of one year of Modi 3.0? Uncork champagne on the wings of new hopes...
20 per cent tcs, jitters biz
Rs 2000-Note Death Order
By Shivaji Sarkar
It has been a shock,big surprise and unexpected. At a young age of six years the Rs 2000 note...
Budget for cow & core voters
End-Poverty Vision
By Shivaji Sarkar
It's a Budget for the kisan (farmer), mazdoor (labourer), cow and lower middle class -- BJP's core voters. Bonanza is...
Game of Thrones goes awry
ABKI BAAR BJP, But….
By Poonam I Kaushish
It began as a one horse race. A predictable election with a public relations blitzkriegs leading to a...
Business crawls, revival critical
BSNL & MTNL
Digital India’s backbone is in severe crisis. The worst BSNL crisis is hitting trade and business all over the country and has...
The global response
Lord Ram Temple
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The consecration of Lord Rama in the newly built temple in Ayodhya was...
Kaun sa aur kaisa dar?
BJP Taunts Opposition
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1956: Erstwhile Railway Minister and Prime Minister Shastri resigned for Ariyalur train accident. “In view of Constitutional propriety...
Halt Economic downturn
Foreign Policy Mismatch
By Dr. D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Government has now admitted that the economy is in a bad shape. In the...
Continuing lessons to learn
Receding Pandemic
By Moin Qazi
The great relief we are now experiencing from the receding ravage of the pandemic has several lessons to offer.The development of...
Constitutionally just not done!
From Your Lordship to Jan Sevak
By Poonam I Kaushish
Now days when you see someone holding his nose you don’t know whether it’s pollution or...