Pol, Eco challenges
Pakistan at a Crossroads
By Piotr Opaliñski
(Former Polish Ambassador to Pak)
(Mem, Centre for Intl Relations)
Located at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia and the...
By god, riches are a lie-ability
Netas Dog Millionaires
By Poonam I Kaushish
Heard this week's flavour amidst the ongoing maelstrom over the Rs 11,000 diamond heist of Nirav Modi? Lies, damn...
De-risking & repositioning
Europe & India
By Dr Maciej Artur Gaca
(Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
In the past three years, both the European Union and India have been...
7 lakh unsold cars pile-up
Savings Dip, Prices Spur
By Shivaji Sarkar
The country’s banking sector deposit crisis symbolises grave ailments afflicting the economy hitting many sectors, including manufacturing, the automobile...
Sweety, here’s to women power
'Her Story' Made
By Poonam I Kaushish
‘Her story’ was made when Parliament passed the historic landmark 128th Constitution Amendment Bill Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill...
Price tag on votes
Yutan Sunya
Youth 1: Is baar vote karne ke liye kitna paisa mila tha?
Youth 2: Hum logon ko 5000 mila hai.
Youth 3: Dhet, yeh toh...
Tall, can India deliver?
COP26 Promises
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The just-concluded COP26 summit was full of commitments as is usually the case with most major international events, but how much...
Nepal, Bhutan part of India!
Trump's Gaffe
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The US President Donald Trump's apparently preposterous perspective that Nepal and Bhutan are parts of India is...
Gujarat holds Modi magic
Contrasting Poll Results
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent Assembly elections’ results are a bit puzzling. The BJP’s landslide victory in Gujarat but losing Himachal Pradesh 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...
People’s will paramount
BJP Ordinance Raj
By Poonam I Kaushish
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. A lexicon which fits the latest BJP-AAP...
Economy Errs Badly
Note ban not only reason
By Shivaji Sarkar
Is the Indian economy slowing down or is it on a correction path? Was the high growth rate...
Will needed for success
Mediation By Law
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Draft Bill on Mediation circulated by the Government for comments has come at a time when...
Dent in ‘jai kisan’?
Capital Anarchy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Nothing ever good comes out of violence. This lexicon comes to mind as the Capital witnessed unprecedented anarchy leaving it...
Nepal PM Visit
Seeking to rebuild ties
The recent visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India assumes unusually great significance in the current scenario. The...
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...
Economy back on voters’ mind
Changing Poll Dynamics
The Haryana and Maharashtra election results’ speak. The Congress can do without Gandhis, regional parties have their sheen and dominant castes have...
Time for radical makeover
Wrestling With Power
By Poonam I Kaushish
If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us, said Francis Bacon. This comes to mind over...
Slip hurts economy, sovereignty
SC Must Protect Rashtra
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Supreme Court ruling on the Eknath Shinde case has given rise to a discussion on a serious threat...
Joy turns to despair at 75?
Indian Democracy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
“What should be a moment of celebration and joy has become a moment of deep despair and reflection,” is an assessment...