Warming Signals

Steps too little, too late By Dhurjati Mukherjee Most countries, including India, have announced various measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but these are abysmally inadequate....

Trees are not dispensable

Delhi Exemplar By Proloy Bagchi When things reach an edge, Delhi's civil society comes together to rally and protest for public causes. In 2011, the rampant...

Politics not governance?

Centre Vs Delhi By Insaf The Centre has had its way over Delhi’s Kejriwal government. The Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to replace...

Winds of change blowing?

By Sagarneel Sinha Political battleground is hotting up in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Pudducherry as these go to the polls this year...

What about rural India?

Budget Eyes Middle Class By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding that the Union budget is viewed as middle-class oriented, this commentator would have been happier if the thrust...

Rehabilitation, rural focus vital

Maoists' Surrender By Dhurjati Mukherjee The surrender of hundreds of Maoists in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in recent weeks has no doubt been the government’s achievement. It...

Ban yatra in poll states

EC Directive to Centre By Insaf Three cheers to the Election Commission. It has acted promptly and decisively on the complaint about “gross misuse of government...

Injustice by govt?

Rise in Undertrials By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is a well-known saying that “justice delayed is justice denied”. But due to the enormous pendency of cases in...

India’s Neighbourhood

A shrinking circle By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) India’s credibility as a regional leader in South Asia and the cosy and harmonious relations it...

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...

Rising costs cut firm profits

SVB Ruin May Hit India By Shivaji Sarkar Amid changing global scenario, companies facing complex situation of weakness in people’s consumption and contraction in operating profit,...

Modi govt must rethink

Deficits & Debt By Shivaji Sarkar India is profligate. Its economic policies are away from realism, dependent on only one aspect of development – build, build...

India’s plurality at stake?

Eroding Democratic Rights By Dhurjati Mukherjee Lately reports by independent and reputed agencies batting for democracy and civil rights have downgraded India’s status claiming it is...

Fresh entrant, new hope

UP Politics By Insaf Uttar Pradesh politics has a new star on the horizon. The entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Congress General Secretary in-charge of...

Survivor not defector, new norm

Gaddi Aur Gaddari By Poonam I Kaushish A sense of de ja vu overwhelms. Brutally reinforced by the revolving door politics witnessed in the last fortnight...

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...

Faster bounce back!

Economy 2021 The bad year is gone. Hope of a good 2021 has set in. The bell tolls for a new India despite the burgeoning...

Tool to aid or hurt?

AI & Media   By Sabina Inderjit Imagine having a super-smart assistant that can gather information, write drafts, generate videos, clone voices, et al. Incredible possibilities that...

India’s distorted vision

Poor & Atmanirbharata By Shivaji Sarkar The long march of crores of migrant workers might have become a political issue, but in the Indian context...

Assam gives hope to cong

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra By Insaf BJP-ruled Assam has pleasantly surprised the Congress, rather given a fillip to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,’ kicked off...