No end in sight
Govt Control of Temples
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A private member bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha seeking freedom from Government control...
Let it for faster growth
Rupee Fall
By Shivaji Sarkar
The surging dollar and falling rupee are most difficult aspects of the economy but should be considered an opportunity rather than...
The controversy compounds
Rafale Deal
Dr. D.K.Giri
Prof. International Politics, JMI
The controversy on the Rafale deal refuses to die down, although the Supreme Court rejected the PIL and a...
Leftist Legacy & Influence:
Aam aadmi should be priority
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent elections to Delhi University, JNU and Hyderabad University bear testimony to the fact that Left philosophy...
Better or for worse?
Kashmir Split
By Insaf
Better or for worse, is a question doing the rounds in Kashmir. The two mismatched partners, the PDP and BJP's bid to...
Salami slicing tactics fail?
Chinese Checkers in Ladakh
Political Diary
By Poonam I Kaushish
Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like a kaleidoscope of good and...
Media must be objective
Fact-Checking
By Sabina Inderjit
The famous quote ‘facts are sacred, but comment is free,’ by British journalist CP Scott, founder of what is The Guardian today...
It’s people’s money, not mine, yaar!
Farm Loan Waivers
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a perfect electoral cake rolled out by the Congress
to the strains of 'Vote For Me.' Iced with...
A dangerous game!
Politics of Labelling
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A primary lesson for all political speakers is to avoid controversial terms particularly to malign...
Mahagathbandhan in making?
Karnataka Fanfare
By Insaf
Karnataka may well be the stepping stone to blur the sharp saffron colouring of India. The inauguration of the JD(S)-Congress government in...
Nc, pdp jolt to India bloc
Parting Ways In Kashmir
INDIA bloc partners in Kashmir part ways. The principal parties in the Valley, the NC and PDP decided to nominate each...
Economy, politics fluid
High Bank Prices, GST
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Both economics and politics are becoming difficult. If the change of government in Maharashtra is said to be...
On paper, intent missing
COP Pledges
By Shivaji Sarkar
The climate summit COP26 is galore of promises as desertification the world over increases. The meet is less on concrete...
Economic crisis looms
Policy Paralysis
By Shivaji Sarkar
Election time is show time. The minuses are swept under the carpet as rhetoric rules the roost. Manifestos are not necessarily...
High costs, doubtful probity
UP Elections
By Shivaji Sarkar
The extravaganza of expenses in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is nobody’s guess. The sum is supposed to be whopping. This election,...
Break in for big two
Tamil Nadu Gamble
By Insaf
Will national parties get space this 2019 election in Tamil Nadu is a million dollar question after ballot boxes were...
Systematic plan vital
Job Drought
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Statistical data reveals that during the last few years, job creation has been minimal. In fact the Government has been cornered...
Watch out, it spares no one
Caste Is King
By Poonam I Kaushish
Caste is king! Not who, but what you are. Its manifestations are complex — sometimes visceral, at other times...
Election by selection
Party Presidentship
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The importance of party leadership position must have been realised by every citizen watching the process...
To go or not to go!
Ukraine Peace Conference
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Foreign Minister of Switzerland, Alexndre Fasel was in Delhi to persuade South...