Will usher in prosperity?

J&K Altered By Dhurjati Mukherjee Kashmir’s dilemma is like Shakespeare’s famous line ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’? Unlike rest of...

A political cruel joke!

Talaq, Talaq, Talaq By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly season of political ennui the saying, play chess backwards; start from the endgame, seemed to have...

Dangerous future ahead

Politics on Roads By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) New Year season is celebrated this year in Mumbai with violent street level politics virtually...

Challenges amid celebrations

Delhi Gets Woman CM By Insaf Women voters in Delhi have reason to cheer. Winner BJP, after 27 long years of vanvas (exile) in the national...

Big crisis, doctor missing

Economy In Poll Season By Shivaji Sarkar The ensuing Assembly elections in five States would be contested on critical issues -- jobs, wages, inflation, development...

Moscow and Delhi closer than ever

By Inder Jit (Released on 29 November 1988) Indo-Soviet relations have been greatly strengthened by the three-day visit of Mr.Mikhail Gorbachev to New Delhi — his...

Are climate funds adequate?

COP27 & After By Dhurjati Mukherjee Umpteen numbers of reports and research studies have come out in recent years regarding the extent of global warming and...

Season of poison

Communal Speeches By Poonam I Kaushish Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles in this theekha-dhoondhar election season. A saying which...

Not just cong wanting

Intra-Party Democracy By Sagarneel Sinha The recent All India Congress Committee elections for the post President, where Mallikarjun Kharge defeated Shashi Tharoor, has yet again brought...

Right skills critical

Tough Job Market By Moin Qazi In an age of skyrocketing unemployment, made worse by the pandemic, it is integral to incorporate marketable and real-world skills...

Jo jeeta woh sikander!

SC Rues Criminals In Politics By Poonam I Kushish Q) Teacher: What is the role of Parliament in our Constitutional democracy? A) Student: Parliament plays the vital...

Dialogue is way forward

State-Sponsored Violence By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the past decade, 85 per cent of Left Wing Extremists (LWE) strength in Chhattisgarh and 14 top CPI (Maoist) leaders...

Muslim women unshackled

Game Changing Act By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 1985: A five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court overruled the Muslim Personal Law in the famous Shah...

India’s key stakes

US-China Rivalry By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The rivalry between the US and China should intensify until one of them, mainly the latter concurs...

An enhanced partnership

Modi-Johnson Summit By Dr. D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister BorisJohnson had a virtual summit last Tuesday, which led to...

Will it quench India’s thirst?

Court Charts New Water Course By Poonam I Kaushish In dull political Delhi there is a deluge via a Supreme Court order on the Cauvery water...

Budget guns down hope

Defence Modernisation By PK Vasudeva Hope for any major jump in military modernisation in the backdrop of heightened tension with neighbours Pakistan and China has been...

Police & state answerable

Encounter Killings By Dhurjati Mukherjee The practice of encounter killings continues in India and according to available data of the government, a total of 655 such...

Societal rehabilitation vital

State of Prisons By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prisons are a requisite unit of the criminal justice system of the country and require serious attention. Over decades while...

Slander is Now Virtue

More vulgar the better! By Poonam I Kaushish Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? Tragically, the lines between a political opponent and a sworn enemy have got...