Shocking case of negligence

Crime Against Women By Dhurjati Mukherjee In India, as per report of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) 2019 every 16 minutes, a woman is raped somewhere...

What future SAARC!

India & Neighbours By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, International Relations, JIMMC) On 36th SAARC Charter Day Anniversary, the heads of SAARC countries delivered messages albeit conflicting ones....

Centre must review farm laws

FPI Boom & Impasse By Shivaji Sarkar The farmers’ issue is getting both interesting and intriguing. With the new farm laws, foreign investors are bringing...

Fostering new state leaders?

BJP's Poll Strategy By Sagarneel Sinha General Election 2024 is still far away, but it hasn’t stopped political parties from devising strategies to prepare well for...

Centre caught on wrong foot?

Recent EC Appointment By Insaf Amid elections to State Assemblies, petitions in the Supreme Court have stirred a hornet’s nest with the recent appointment process of...

Bengal stands upto BJP

TMC Victory By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the intense West Bengal elections, the ruling-Trinamool Congress emerged victorious garnering around 213 seats, which belied predictions by most analysts, who...

Stagflation looms large

RBI Rate Hike By Shivaji Sarkar The Monetary Policy of the Reserve Bank of India raising key policy interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 4.9,...

Who will emerge chanakya?

Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish Lonely lies the head that wears the crown. And nobody knows this better than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who...

A medical prescription

Social Distancing By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Countrywide social distancing by observing one-day “Janata Curfew” on Sunday last was indeed a success in...

Running out of time

India's Water Woes By Poonam I Kaushish India’s first major climate catastrophe is at our doorstep: Water. Groundwater levels in 21 major cities, including Delhi, Bangalore...

Time for Bharat Bhakti?

Gyanvapi Mosque By Poonam I Kaushish It was music to Shiv Bhakts as Har Har Mahadev had his way, say and came out trumps. In a...

‘Not 1962’, but strategy missing

Tawang Face-Off By Insaf “It’s not 1962 anymore.” An assertion by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday last should bolster confidence at least among...

Opposition chances brighten

By Inder Jit (Released on 27 April 1982) Opposition prospects in the mini-general poll are looking up. At long last, good sense appears to be prevailing...

Expanding commonalities

India-Sweden Ties By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) In the wake of a high level delegation visit from Sweden accompanying the king Carl XVI Gustaf...

Avoiding The Breakdown

India-Canada Ties By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Latest in India-Canada ties is the attack on Hindu Mahasabha temple in Brampton. Prime...

Vital for societal change 

Women Leadership By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The passage of the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill renamed as ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ should give hope to nearly half...

Atlernative governance plan?

Congress Introspection By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recently concluded Chintan Shivir of the Congress at its Udaipur Declaration has given a call for ‘Bharat Jodo’ (United India)...

Bjp’s war of manoeuvres

Ayodhya Gambit By Poonam I Kaushish Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci's 'War of Positions' and 'War of Manoeuvres' indicate two different phases in a power struggle. While...

Uk goods may swamp

FTA: 'India To Be Import Led' By Shivaji Sarkar The recently-concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the United Kingdom marks a critical shift in...

Why we love to hate!

Dangers of Divisive Speeches By Poonam I Kaushish Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. A maxim which aptly shows how...