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...

Constraints need attention

Vision@2047 By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is understood that the Vision@2047 document, likely to be released by the government by year-end, will outline the structural changes and...

Redo Economic Maths

Loan Waiver Populism By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is going through a piquant phase. On the one hand, there is competitive politics on giving succour...

Govt must reveal reality

Economy Data Suppression By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding the claim of every ruling party politician that India is progressing, the facts including grass root data of the...

New Congress President

Will he usher in change? By Dhurjati Mukherjee The elevation of Rahul Gandhi to the top position of the Congress augurs well for the party’s fortunes,...

India must rethink

US' Foreign Policy By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The American debacle in Afghanistan has made countries reassess its foreign policy in terms of...

Bilateralism vs multilateralism

India-Greece Relations By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) India-Greece bilateralism received a new impetus in an international seminar, organised at Jawaharlal Nehru...

Gimmicks or reality check?

Electoral Politics By Dhurjati Mukherjee INDIA bloc’s decision to give top priority to seat-sharing for 2024 general elections is in the right direction, but it would...

Fortify justice delivery system

Judicial Challenges By Dhurjati Mukherjee The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), 2020, that judges States on the delivery of justice to people, has found...

Poll body, pressure & independence

By Inder Jit (Released on 13 February 1990) India has once again proved its claim to be being the world’s biggest democracy. Nearly 300 million people...

Sanitation Initiative

Build people’s campaign By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Government’s initiative on sanitation to make the country “open defecation free” by October 2, 2019 is well meaning but...

Better late than never

Plastic Ban By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) In 26 States/Union Territories in India, some form of plastic ban is imposed, but its implementation...

Jobs & demand creation vital

Ominous Economic Scenario By Dhurjati Mukherjee As we enter the new fiscal, the economic situation in the country is projected to be far from satisfactory. While...

Towards strategic ties

EU-Central Asia By Bakhtiyor Mustafayev (Dy Director, Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies, Uzbekistan) Samarkand hosted the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and five countries...

A new chapter

India-UK FTA By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The signing of FTA between India and the United Kingdom marks a new chapter...

RBI warns belt tigtening

Voter Fears Realistic By Shivaji Sarkar The definition of “vikas” (development) apparently changes as Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls, hard-pressed voters harp on myriad problems,...

Pvt invest less, deficit up

India Finds New High By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is passing through an interesting phase. Its growth touched 7.8 per cent for the first quarter,...

Who will emerge Chanakya?

Bihar's Poll Chakravyu By Poonam I Kaushish Countdown for Bihar Assembly elections has begun. With 7.4 cr voters sealing the fate of who among 243 MLAs...

Conserving nature critical

For A Better Future By Dr OisheeMukherjee Governments across the world strive for a better future for their citizens. The past two decades though have seen...

A dangerous game!

Politics of Labelling By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A primary lesson for all political speakers is to avoid controversial terms particularly to malign...