Growth stunted, no optimism
Employment Crisis
By Shivaji Sarkar
The country may continue to have employment crisis as it missed the recipe for quick progress through new job opportunities after...
India’s rupee sinks
Gold Shines for Switzerland
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is in a Gold loop. Swiss Refineries and Indian Consumers are weakening the Rupee. The country’s import appetite...
Warned yet unprepared, why?
India's Urban Nightmares
By Poonam I Kaushish
Kolkata is craving rain to escape from oppressive heat, Mangaluru is braving floods and Mumbai is drowning under unprecedented...
India’s concerns
US Elections
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof, Intl Relations, JMI)
The Presidential elections in United States held on 3 November has not yet produced concrete results. The...
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...
Cat out of the bag!
Governor Centre's Stooge
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Agar Dilli ki taraf dekhta to Lone ki sarkaar banti or mai itihaas mein ek baimaan aadmi ke taur...
US bonds hold up many gains
Indian Macros 'Charm'
By Shivaji Sarkar
Developments and statistics about India’s growth are interesting. Various contrary figures indicate a queer pitch. While global financial services group...
Swadeshi saving to fund Govt
Moving Away From Nehru
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Modi-led NDA-II’s budget has changed the focus to peg India’s finances on village and farms, clearly a visible...
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...
Key to self-reliant India?
PLI Scheme & Electronics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The quest for self-reliance has gained momentum in recent years, specially since the announcement of ‘Make in India’ programme....
Game changer in energy sector?
Ganga Valley Sees Oil Boom
By Shivaji Sarkar
India, heavily reliant on imports for 87 per cent of its oil needs, is now eyeing a potential...
Govt must be flexible
Turbulent Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Rs 100-trillion investment in infrastructure, promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inspiring. It should change the economy, which is...
Karnataka politics to hilt
Hijab &Tricolour Row
By Insaf
Karnataka has more on its plate than it can handle. In the midst of the raging hijab controversy, there is another,...
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...
Mva pact for better or worse?
INDIA Bloc Unity
By Insaf
Is it ‘one step forward, two steps back’ for Maharashtra’s MVA? After months of negotiations, the three partners finally made progress...
Of secularism & rights?
Hijab Order
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
Upset over Karnataka High Court’s recent ruling that wearing a hijab (headscarf) is not an essential religious practice in Islamic...
Cash must for small business
Govt in Rs 155 Tr Debt
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government must come out of the perils of cycle of debts to ensure growth amid high...
The Dragon Blinks
Pragmatic engagement
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Chinese President Xi Jinping, expectedly, emerged stronger after the quinquennial Communist Party Congress last week. The...
Entangled in politics?
Covid-19 Review
By Insaf
Is politics being played over Covid-19, is the question doing the rounds. While on the one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi at...
India fails its streedhan
Rape & Reality
By Poonam I Kaushish
India is at war with its girls and women. As terrifying tales of savagery, nightmarish rapes, domestic abuse and...