Jobs can spur churning

Big Figures, Fragile Upturn By Shivaji Sarkar Indian politics and economy are queering the pitch. Politically feeble attempts are there with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandshekaar...

Govt’s ostrich like approach

Water Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee Water scarcity is fast becoming, or if not already emerged, as urban India's number one problem with government data having revealed...

Poor lose, powerful gain

Pro-crony Policies By Shivaji Sarkar India’s aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on promoting “pro-business” policy that enhances market competition negating the...

Parliament: Time to evoke esma

Budget Session Trashed By Poonam I Kaushish Yawn! The outcome of Parliament's Budget session predictably went according to script: washed out by the AIADMK's Cauvery...

Staying in harmony

  India & the Neighbours By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism The third term of Narendra Modi government began with great deal of...

Nation’s Children

Jharkhand too gives a damn By Insaf Jharkhand government should hang its head in shame. Close on the heels of UP’s Gorakhpur medical college tragedy, a...

Reform sharing of resources

Environment & Sustainability By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is consistent discussion in the media as also conferences in many parts of the country regarding environmental concerns and...

Why did he come?

Wang Yi's Visit By Dr. D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) If weblinked,we would have missed the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. He...

18 lakh cr petrocess guffaws!

DND Toll Chinks By Shivaji Sarkar Indians tormented by high prices, high tolls and irrational so-called fastag got a minor relief on consideration of the concept...

Flying to new heights?

Tata's Air India By Dhurjati Mukherjee There has been much discussion and debate on the question of disinvestment of public sector organisations with accusations of the...

Big boost after Ayodhya

Religious Tourism By Dhurjati Mukherjee Religious tourism, which has always attracted both domestic and foreign tourists, is expected to get a big boost in the coming...

Pentagon report on Chinese armed forces

By Dr. Ewa Fronczak (Center for International Relations, Poland) The numbers don't lie - the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is currently the largest armed force...

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...

Compromising our democracy?

Cambridge Analytica By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) A few weeks ago, India was stung by an 'expose' that a foreign company, Cambridge Analytica, was...

Championing peace

Modi in Ukraine By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic visit to Kyiv on the 23...

Setting strategic footholds

Modi's Gulf, East Africa Visit By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day state visit to Jordan on 15-16...

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...

Cut i-t rates, stop psu sale

Budget Wish List By Shivaji Sarkar Yet another year of uncertainty begins with difficult finances, not so certain growth and perhaps some experimentation by the Union...

Dent economy, equal chance

Freebies In Elections By Dhurjati Mukherjee Freebies have for quite some years been playing a prominent role in electoral politics in India. Despite knowing the fact...

Understanding Equality

India’s key challenge By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee Over a period of time there has been renewed interest on inequality, specially after the publication of renowned French...