Situating ‘operation sindoor’
Democracy & Disruption
By Prof (Dr) DK Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The last week has been eventful in global geopolitics in terms of...
Fm spur scarce, cash dole vital
Global Crisis Till 2030
By Shivaji Sarkar
The devastation caused by pandemic ensued lockdown may take ten long years to recover and the world economy may...
Political harlotry unbridled
By Inder Jit
(Released on 16 June 1981)
Prostitution is legally banned in India. But political harlotry continues to flourish brazenly. What is worse, it is...
TN triggers nda-India row
Sanatan Dharma
By Insaf
DMK’s minister and Chief Minister Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi has raised a big political storm. By declaring that Sanatan Dharma is against equality...
Nation must wake up
Danger of Mobocracy
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Speaking at the orientation programme for new members of Rajya Sabha, Vice President and Chairman M...
Resetting foreign policy!
Voicing Global South
By Dr. D.K. Giri
Prof. International Relations, JIMMC
India hosted the virtual Global South meeting on 12 and 13 January as a part of...
Jo jeeta woh sikander!
Crime Pays In Politics
By Poonam I Kaushish
Taint is the flavour of the new high stakes poll season in Karnataka. The more criminal and immoral,...
Delhi, Dacca and friendship
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 April 1981)
Bangladesh and its capital Dacca are a far cry from Delhi and most other parts, of India, barring...
Belan vs Pagri
Stree Dhan Quota
By Poonam I Kaushish
Quota is back on the political platter albeit with a bad twist. Amidst ED raids and questioning of BRS’s...
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...
Neta-police: Hum saath saath hain
Hair Trigger Nation
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week was telling. Underscoring three testaments. One: Our polity suffers from Orwellian syndrome ‘I-am-more-equal-than-you.’ Union Cabinet Minister Rane...
Much ado about nothing!
Modi-Jinping Meet
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Let us recall a famous quote on concept of time in politics, attributed to Harold Wilson, the...
Clean & cheaper energy
National Hydrogen Policy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The timing of the notification of National Hydrogen Mission couldn’t have been better, in the backdrop of the Russian-Ukraine war,...
Growth lower, infaltion high
RBI MPC Estimate
By Shivaji Sarkar
The feel good factor may be impacted as the Reserve Bank of India estimates the growth to remain lower, inflation...
Tough, bumpy road ahead
Celebration Kis ki Aur Kya?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Another year bites the dust. And what a tumultuous year it has been, replete with victory and...
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...
Ec notice to Nadda, not Modi!
Banswara 'Hate Speech'
By Insaf
As Rajasthan goes to the polls among 13 States for 89 seats in the second phase of the 2024 battle, Banswara...
Folly, accident or conspiracy?
Oil, PSUs Death & Jobs
By Shivaji Sarkar
Air, petro, telephony and job crises are putting the country at risk. America’s nonchalance is adding to...
A sorry state of affairs!
Municipal Financing
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Reserve Bank of India’s recent release of the annual ‘Report on Municipal Finance’ is undoubtedly a good yardstick to assess...
Self funder, earns profits
Railway Budget
By Shivaji Sarkar
Railways is beyond speed. It connects India. It takes passengers to the farthest, remotest and inaccessible area and immensely contributes to...