Riots cost India $646 bn
Communal Violence
By Shivaji Sarkar
Communal violence has a cost. Manipur may be far off from the National Capital, Delhi, or Nuh in Haryana may be...
Constraints need attention
Vision@2047
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It is understood that the Vision@2047 document, likely to be released by the government by year-end, will outline the structural changes and...
Redo Economic Maths
Loan Waiver Populism
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian economy is going through a piquant phase. On the one hand, there is competitive politics on giving succour...
Govt must reveal reality
Economy Data Suppression
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Notwithstanding the claim of every ruling party politician that India is progressing, the facts including grass root data of the...
New Congress President
Will he usher in change?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The elevation of Rahul Gandhi to the top position of the Congress augurs well for the party’s fortunes,...
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...
Bilateralism vs multilateralism
India-Greece Relations
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
India-Greece bilateralism received a new impetus in an international seminar, organised at Jawaharlal Nehru...
Gimmicks or reality check?
Electoral Politics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
INDIA bloc’s decision to give top priority to seat-sharing for 2024 general elections is in the right direction, but it would...
Fortify justice delivery system
Judicial Challenges
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), 2020, that judges States on the delivery of justice to people, has found...
Poll body, pressure & independence
By Inder Jit
(Released on 13 February 1990)
India has once again proved its claim to be being the world’s biggest democracy. Nearly 300 million people...
Sanitation Initiative
Build people’s campaign
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Government’s initiative on sanitation to make the country “open defecation free” by October 2, 2019 is well meaning but...
Better late than never
Plastic Ban
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
In 26 States/Union Territories in India, some form of plastic ban is imposed, but its implementation...
Jobs & demand creation vital
Ominous Economic Scenario
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
As we enter the new fiscal, the economic situation in the country is projected to be far from satisfactory. While...
Towards strategic ties
EU-Central Asia
By Bakhtiyor Mustafayev
(Dy Director, Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies, Uzbekistan)
Samarkand hosted the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and five countries...
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...
RBI warns belt tigtening
Voter Fears Realistic
By Shivaji Sarkar
The definition of “vikas” (development) apparently changes as Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls, hard-pressed voters harp on myriad problems,...
Pvt invest less, deficit up
India Finds New High
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian economy is passing through an interesting phase. Its growth touched 7.8 per cent for the first quarter,...
Who will emerge Chanakya?
Bihar's Poll Chakravyu
By Poonam I Kaushish
Countdown for Bihar Assembly elections has begun. With 7.4 cr voters sealing the fate of who among 243 MLAs...
Conserving nature critical
For A Better Future
By Dr OisheeMukherjee
Governments across the world strive for a better future for their citizens. The past two decades though have seen...
A dangerous game!
Politics of Labelling
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A primary lesson for all political speakers is to avoid controversial terms particularly to malign...