Reset global ethics

India's G-20 Moment Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) Indian politics and its governance, since India took over the presidency of G-20 last December is abuzz...

Govt denial is of no help

Severe Unemployment By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding claims of the Modi government on having generated jobs given the 'vast development' that has taken place, a recent report...

India’s guarded response

Coup in Myanmar By Dr. DK. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) For the third time since gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar politics became a victim of a...

Cash is king!

Rajniti Jor Tor By Poonam I Kaushish A gentleman met a beautiful lady and invited her to bed. She gave him one tight slap. And angrily...

Gujarat Poll

Mired in caste, religion By Insaf Religion and caste have sadly become the talking point in Mahatama Gandhi’s Gujarat. With the poll campaign reaching a crescendo,...

900 profs., billions bribery

NAAC Scandal By Shivaji Sarkar Stock markets and finance are infamous for manipulation, but few expected India’s education sector to be just as tainted. The National...

Availibility, ngo role vital

Water Dynamics By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent Supreme Court verdict granting Karnataka a larger share of the Cauvery water and reduced allocation for Tamil Nadu was...

Depoliticise speaker’s office

Of The House, For The House By Poonam I Kaushish It’s the season of Aya Ram Gaya Ram and prize catches. Specially in Maharashtra and Bihar...

After all temporary provision

Abrogation of Article 370 By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Union government has shown its exemplary courage, conviction, and ability for taking vital...

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...

Why outsiders?

Rajya Sabha Polls By Poonam I Kaushish In political Delhi’s ‘heat wave’ is searing over ‘hot’ 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 States which entitles them...

Democracy dented

Snooping Row By Dhurjati Mukherjee Parliament’s monsoon session turned out to be disappointing, with the Modi government refusing to yield to the Opposition demand for a...

Better or worsen conservation?

Forest Amendments By Dhurjati Mukherjee The controversial Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 passed recently in the monsoon session of Parliament, has generated a huge debate and opposition...

Stifling freedom?

Much Ado Over Fashion By Poonam I Kaushish What’s in a fashion show? Nothing, it’s a form of style, but politically, it spells a lot. Who...

Not just electoral politics

Tribal As President By Sagarneel Sinha At a time when the country is celebrating its 75 years of independence, it is really heartening that a tribaland...

Will banks revive Economy?

Growth Imperatives By Dhurjati Mukherjee The health of the banking sector may be difficult to comprehend. Faced with a severe recession, months before the onset of...

Parliament and the opposition

By Inder Jit (Released on 15 January 1985) All eyes are on the new Lok Sabha, which is due to assemble today for its first sitting....

Expanding Africa outreach

Modi In Nigeria By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a stopover in Nigeria enroute to Brazil to...

Much ado about nothing!

SCO at Bishkek By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. of International Politics, JMI) The meeting of Council of Heads of Sates of Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) at Kyrgyzstan...

With or without bridge courses

Rural Medical Care By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A short-term Bridge Course for practitioners of Ayurveda and other traditional medicine proposed in the...