Ideology be damned
MP Crisis
By Insaf
To be or not to be, that is the question. Not just in Madhya Pradesh but across parties, States and of course...
New model of governance in new year
By Inder Jit
(Released on 2 January 1990)
Familiar resolutions and exhortations are withusagain in the New Year, which also marks the beginning of the new...
Ap tops, Gujarat slides
States Business Acumen
By Insaf
Three cheers for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The two bifurcated States have shown tremendous resilience since 2014 and given Modi's Gujarat...
Lacking emphasis, funds
India's R&D
By Oishee Mukherjee
Notwithstanding the launch of Chandrayan-22 to make a soft landing on Moon putting India in the 4-nation Club, and getting global...
Combating political corruption
By Inder Jit
(Published on 21 January 1986)
Political corruption has been spotlighted again — this time in the Prime Minister’s interview to the Illustrated Weekly...
Raising global competitiveness
India Out of RCEP
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Amidst farmers’ protests and resentment, India has taken a judicious decision to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic...
Maha melodrama
Shiv Sena Vs Shiv Sena
By Poonam I Kaushish
Fatigued and bored of Indo-China war games on India’s eastern front? Flip attention to the west coast...
States say no to bjp
Assembly, LS Bypolls
By Insaf
United we stand, divided we fall, is a phrase obviously stirring the Opposition parties. Some of these sticking together have given...
Large funds can’t save globe
Climate Resilience
By Shivaji Sarkar
Amid the rising disaster risk threats to infrastructure, the world plans massive investments of $94 trillion for disaster resilience in the...
Transparency critical
Election Funding
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Supreme Court recently directed all political parties to reveal donations they had received in electoral bonds and the identities of...
Conspiracy undermines parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on 18 September 1990)
Parliament’s recently-concluded monsoon session has not received the critical attention it deserves. The functioning of the Lok Sabha...
Regionalism raises ugly head
Madrasi-Bihari Phobia
By Poonam I Kaushish
There is no smoke without fire, so goes a lexicon. But what happens if the smoke has been smouldering, in...
How India reacts
Crisis in Bangladesh
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
India’s friendly neighbour Bangladesh, all of a sudden plunged into a major crisis...
Budget session may end up as farce
By Inder Jit
(Released on 18 April 1989)
Parliament seems poised to reduce its budget session virtually to a farce. The general budget was, no doubt,...
India’s “Boat People”
Gets Tough On Rohingya Migrants
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands of people fled South Vietnam after the fall of...
Aap surprises bjp!
Delhi Vote Trust
By Insaf
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal undeniably has a knack for springing surprises. This time he would have stumped rival BJP with...
Path to rural rejuvenation
Strengthening Panchayats
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The recent decision of the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to establish a primary dairy...
Triumph of Indian diplomacy
Masood Azhar Episode
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
After 10 years of diplomatic endeavours by India, lately backed by France, UK and USA, Massod...
RBI panel for cut in taxes
Stagflation Looms Large
By Shivaji Sarkar
Severe price rise and plummeting consumer confidence is rattling the monetary policy management of the Reserve Bank of India. Once...
Will finance panel bridge gap?
Regional Imbalance
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The BJP’s victory in three states appears to suggest the promise of development via ‘double engine’ sarkar has takers. And the...