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...