Cultural Vultures
Life in ‘official’ slim stip
By Poonam I Kaushish
Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. A succinct saying which aptly...
Which master’s voice?
CBI Vs CBI
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was an unprecedented midnight coup when in the stealth of night 1am CBI Director Alok Verma was replaced...
MP’s Gang Rapes
Governance under question
By Proloy Bagchi
The capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal is seething with anger and outrage. Recent incidents of gang rape have put a...
‘Developed’ is problematic!
Trump's Big Punch
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is being continuously hit by the US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of Generalised system of preferences (GSP) on 5,111...
RBI panel for cut in taxes
Stagflation Looms Large
By Shivaji Sarkar
Severe price rise and plummeting consumer confidence is rattling the monetary policy management of the Reserve Bank of India. Once...
Oli’s historical visit
India & Nepal
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The three-day visit last week of Nepalese Prime Minister KPS Oli turned out to be "fruitful,...
Halt minority vilification
Hate Speeches
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Recent developments in the country have generated a lot of controversy abroad and dented India’s secular credentials. A prominent section within...
Focus on small farmers vital
Open Forum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Agricultural reforms are imperative in our country as these have a high potential to look after a major segment of...
‘Opposition jodo yatra’ begins?
Gujarat Verdict On Rahul
By Insaf
A Surat court, in Gujarat has thrown the Congress into a tizzy. Opposition leader and its former President Rahul Gandhi...
Wake up call, afspa must go
Nagaland Tragedy
By Insaf
The tragedy in Nagaland couldn’t have been summed up better. Rajya Sabha member KG Kenye of Naga People’s Front said on Thursday...
Punjab, wb, Kerala add doubt
India bloc unity
By Insaf
Developments in Punjab are putting a big question mark on the bonhomie projected by INDIA bloc for 2024. The Congress particularly...
Alarm for masses & job seekers
Economic Mess
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Economic slowdown in India and uniform acceptance that future is not quite bright is under sharp focus. It gets reinforced by...
Watch out, it spares no one
Caste Is King
By Poonam I Kaushish
Caste is king! Not who, but what you are. Its manifestations are complex — sometimes visceral, at other times...
Stuctural reforms vital
Revival of Economy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
With the economy growing 6.2% in the December quarter, recovering just a little from a seven-quarter low, economists are divided...
Will it win popular support?
BJP's Corruption Mantra
The first phase of polling over,it’s getting increasingly interesting to watch how far BJP and its star campaigner Prime Minister Modi will...
Whose corrupt in whose eyes?
‘Power’of Corruption
By Poonam I Kaushish
When does money become dirt? When it begins
to stick. As the Kartigate corruption saga
explodes on the political firmament, it has...
Executive fails miserably
Round The States
By Insaf
It’s crass management catastrophe. The handling of the devastating second wave of the Covid crisis by the Centre has evoked a...
Cpm’s gen next gamble
Kerala Cabinet
By Insaf
Gen Next, is CPM’s strategy to stay alive. At least in God’s own country, Kerala. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government’s decision, to...
Whose afraid of it?
Bulldozer Politics
By Poonam I Kaushish
As temperatures rise across the country the heat is searing through political Ulta Pulta UP and Madhya Pradesh over it...
Nc, pdp jolt to India bloc
Parting Ways In Kashmir
By Insaf
INDIA bloc partners in Kashmir part ways. The principal parties in the Valley, the NC and PDP decided to nominate...