Caste, class bias must end

Dalit Activism By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is lot of news in the media concerning the Dalits, who in recent months have asserted their right to a...

Enlarging partnership

Danish PM Visit By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) Prime Minister of Denmark Ms. Mette Frederiksen was in Delhi October 9 to 11. In fact,...

India poor & unequal

Inequality Dynamics By Dhurjati Mukherjee Inequality is a critical issue for debate and investigation. The recent World Inequality Report 2022,saysglobal wealth inequalities are even more pronounced...

Urban Floods

Common global crisis By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore or Delhi — urban flooding has become a common recurring factor in...

Strategy adaption critical

Environmental Decay By Dhurjati Mukherjee A recent study published in ‘The Lancet Planetary Health’ journalfound that nearly 74,000 excess deaths in India annually can be attributed...

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...

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...

India combating 3cs

Foreign Policy 2020 The year 2020 ended leaving a mixed bag of pain and promise for everyone and each sector of the state. If we reflect...

Can Govt mitigate them?

Economic Challenges Ahead By Dhurjati Mukherjee The economy is in a bad shape and experts believe it is in a worse shape than five years ago....

A leaf from Indian budget

Harris Populist Agenda By Shivaji Sarkar The global economic landscape could shift dramatically if the US Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, succeeds in implementing her...

Its all about politics!

Culture of Protests By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly political season clearly protests are the flavor of the week. The cause célèbre is immaterial. It...

Delhi, warsaw concerns

Ukraine War Prolongs By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) It’s been three years, eight months and three weeks since Russia invaded the...

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...

Misplaced priorities

Delhi on Tenterhooks By Insaf National capital, Delhi, has lot on its plate it can handle. The health department has projected the Covid count could cross...

India makes strides

Financial Inclusion By Moin Qazi India has recently witnessed profound changes in its financial inclusion ecosystem. While financial inclusion is a point of entry to lift people out...

Rewriting Direct Tax

Boost growth, savings? By Shivaji Sarkar The new direct tax (DT) law must be revolutionary and a model for world economy. The government’s decision to set...

Critical, Govts’ must ponder

Food Waste Index By Dhurjati Mukherjee Food wastage, at least in countries of South Asia, where a significant proportion of the population suffers from poverty as...

Better higher education?

HECI Bill By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is much debate regarding improving higher education in the country. Academic scholars and educationists have expressed concern about standards and...

Revive hardware sector

Chip Shortage By Shivaji Sarkar The world is anodd place. The way to global recovery sometimes is disrupted by an invisible virus and as it tries...

Deepening relations!

Modi In Bangladesh By Dr DK Giri (Prof, International relations, JIMMC) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Bangladesh on 26-27 March to be a part of...