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...
Poll reforms — basic issues not tackled
By Inder Jit
(Released on 22 October 1988)
Something is better than nothing. The electoral reforms now favoured by the Congress-I Working Committee, therefore, deserve to...
Throwback to non-alignment?
Congress Foreign Policy
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Indian National Congress in its 84th plenary session held last weekend, strongly censured Modi government's...
Can risk global biz
MP Meat Ban Disturbing
By Shivaji Sarkar
The new Union Budget will be tabled in less than two months from now and is supposed to pave...
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...
Pollution Catastrophe
Regional, think beyond delhi
By Shivaji Sarkar
Each time Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) suffers smoggy conditions, the courts, National Green Tribunal and now the Environmental Pollution...
Riots cost India $646 bn
Communal Violence
By Shivaji Sarkar
Communal violence has a cost. Manipur may be far off from the National Capital, Delhi, or Nuh in Haryana may be...
Parliament and the opposition
By Inder Jit
(Released on 15 January 1985)
All eyes are on the new Lok Sabha, which is due to assemble today for its first sitting....
Bilateral trade to be hit
Afghan Maze
By Shivaji Sarkar
The murky Afghan situation has raised serious concerns for India. It was never a strong player but was able to make...
Success & failure
Lockdown 5
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
On the eve of opening several public places like malls, restaurants and places of worship on this...
Atlernative governance plan?
Congress Introspection
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recently concluded Chintan Shivir of the Congress at its Udaipur Declaration has given a call for ‘Bharat Jodo’ (United India)...
New chapter in bilateral ties
India-New Zealand FTA
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
India and New Zealand have just concluded negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade...
He came, he saw, he conquered
Namaste Trump
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
American President Donald Trump’s much-hyped 36-hour visit to India and all that went with it, was unprecedented...
45 collateral exits
Lateral Entry Politics
By Poonam I Kaushish
The reservation ration tamasha is back on the political platter as our netagan continue to conjure populist hullabaloo to...
Deficit mounts, exports falter
India's Trade Trap
By Shivaji Sarkar
India has been living with chronic trade deficits for nearly half a century. The last time the country recorded an...
Congress in crisis: Inept handling
By Inder Jit
(Published on 14 February 1989)
The Congress-I today faces its worst ever crisis. Indeed, a bigger question mark than ever before has gone...
With or without bridge courses
Rural Medical Care
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A short-term Bridge Course for practitioners of Ayurveda and other traditional medicine proposed in the...
Land Allotment
Elite plot, poor suffer
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Supreme Court has rightly decided to frame guidelines for allotting public land and put a halt to whims...
Growth a mirage
Price Jigsaw
By Shivaji Sarkar
High or as some call it hyperinflation, i.e. rapid, excessive, and out-of-control general price increases, has become a serious issue with...
De-risking & repositioning
Europe & India
By Dr Maciej Artur Gaca
(Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
In the past three years, both the European Union and India have been...