Impact river system, food security

Melting of Glaciers By Dhurjati Mukherjee In a recent study by the University of Leeds in the UK, it found that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking...

Will set off more social chaos?

Unchecked Poverty & Inequality By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent report of UNDESA World Social Report 2020 titled ‘Inequality In a Rapidly Changing World’ paints a gloomy...

North East upbeat

Removal of AFPSA By Insaf Well begun is half done!Chief Ministers of North East, particularly Assam, Nagaland and Manipur are upbeat as the Centre’s announcement of...

A lesson in coalition

Karnataka Pattern By Dr.S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) "Is this the way to run a coalition government, where every day you have to request your...

India & EU

Growing partnership? By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The India-European Union 14th Summit meeting in New Delhi on 6th October focused on closer cooperation on...

Defection new normal

Gaddi Aur Gaddari By Poonam I Kaushish A sense of de ja vu overwhelms. Reinforced by the revolving door politics in five States going to polls...

Paradigm shift in thinking vital

Digital Finance Inclusion By Moin Qazi The financial industry’s efforts to serve lower-income customers have gone through four distinct phases: from social banking to micro-finance to...

Media exposed

The sting operation carried out by news website Cobrapost have exposes how Indian media houses plays scandalous politics behind the scene. During the investigation...

Will goa drama replay?

Political Uncertainty By Insaf Nagging political uncertainty looms over Goa. With the BJP-led coalition burning the midnight oil to find a replacement for ailing Chief Minister...

Safety a critical issue

Jr Doctors' Strike By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The junior doctors’ strike in West Bengal has drawn sharp focus on safety of doctors while discharging their duties....

Political Funds

All hush-hush about slush By Poonam I Kaushish Money makes the clogged, polluted and corrupt political mare go around, and how! In the on-going Great Indian...

Thrust on Nuclear power vital?

Reducing Emission Intensity By Dhurjati Mukherjee The year 2024 was the warmest year in the history of the Earth, the first to exceed 1.50 C pre-industrial...

Development aspect missing

Present Day Nationalism By Dhurjati Mukherjee The ruling BJP has been harping on nationalism on and off. This nationalism is something unique as it is aimed...

Resetting foreign policy!

Voicing Global South By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Relations, JIMMC India hosted the virtual Global South meeting on 12 and 13 January as a part of...

Redraft economic vision

Votes of Aspiration By Shivaji Sarkar The BJP, rather Narendra Modi, has stunned the world. Resounding victory touching 352 plus is a rare feat in...

Nepal’s broken model

Exporting People, Importing Turmoil By Shivaji Sarkar Nepal has become the latest flashpoint of instability in the Indian subcontinent, echoing Bangladesh’s violent turn last year. The...

‘Not 1962’, but strategy missing

Tawang Face-Off By Insaf “It’s not 1962 anymore.” An assertion by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday last should bolster confidence at least among...

Sharp focus on ‘air pollution’

World Environment Day By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee This year’s theme of the World Environment Day today is ‘Air Pollution’, which indeed is a subject of concern...

Arms bazaar lures us

2+2 Dialogue By Shivaji Sarkar The recent virtual meet with the US exemplifies that India does a great balancing act magically prioritising billions of business sops...

Islamabad’s fresh attempt

Reviving SAARC By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is pledging to host the next SAARC summit, which has been suspended after...