Amid great expectations

Mid- Term Cabinet By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Mid-term Cabinet reshuffle, though anticipated for some time, has come as a surprise to insiders as well...

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...

Leaders fail parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 December 1983) Parliament and its proceedings have seldom caused greater anguish all round than during the current session, now drawing...

Of slogans & genuine work

2019 Election Flurry By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is hectic activity among political parties and their leaders regarding the impending Lok Sabha elections 2019. On the one...

‘Power’ of corruption

ED On Rampage By Poonam I Kaushish When does money become dirt? When it begins to stick. As the Parthagate corruption saga explodes on the political...

To lower demand, growth

Diesel Price Hike Economic Highlights By Shivaji Sarkar The nation needs wisdom to help stir it out of a difficult situation. An economy sinking for...

Halt land degradation

Rising Desertification By Dhurjati Mukherjee Desertification has emerged as a critical problem across the world, specially due to climate change and global warming. This has led...

‘Lawless’ UP

Yogi’s edict face changer? By Insaf Changing the face of “lawless” Uttar Pradesh is asking for the moon, but for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath perhaps not....

Less impact than China-us stir

Pak Suspends Trade By Shivaji Sarkar Suspension of trade by Pakistan in the wake of J&K being stripped of its special status by scrapping Article 370...

Ambition versus unity

West Bengal Shenanigans By Insaf West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is on a roll. Having tasted a spectacular victory in the Assembly...

Islamabad’s fresh attempt

Reviving SAARC By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is pledging to host the next SAARC summit, which has been suspended after...

Rising Asian Power

India to outdo China! By Dr DK Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) India’s rise as a formidable Asian Power was confirmed around ASEAN and East Asian Summits...

Will our bahubali-netas bite dust?

India's Criminal Escape Artists By Poonam I Kaushish Taint is the flavour this political season. Wherein, hundreds of our criminal-politicos flaunt their “bullet-proof jackets” in the...

J&k demotion for promotion

Statehood to UT Status By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The new maps of the two newly formed Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh in the...

India’s Rulers and the Republic

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 January 1988) Several sharp questions are being asked at home and abroad as India celebrates its 38th Republic Day with...

An unnecessary addition?

Anti-Lynching Law By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Government of West Bengal has passed the Prevention of Lynching Bill in the Legislative Assembly...

How the world reacts

Israel-Hamas War By Dr D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The Israel-Hamas war is escalating every hour causing pathetic loss of lives, property and resources....

More silkyaras in the making

Ladakh To Manipur - Billions Los By Shivaji Sarkar Ignoring the Himalayan warnings has become a habit. Kedarnath tragedy lessons were never learnt. Had it heard...

A political issue

Future of CBI By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Government of Andhra Pradesh has suddenly withdrawn the "general consent" given to the Central...

Workable plan imperative 

Environmental Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding the pandemic this year, environmental concerns remain and are high on the agenda. Recent reports point that pollution and natural...