Where is society heading?

Violent Sense Vs Moral Sensibility By Poonam I Kaushish Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...

Growth With Equity

Far-fetched ideal in India By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) “India’s dynamics are striking. It is the country with the highest gap between the...

Two antagonistic rights

Protest & Order By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) “Democracy and dissent go hand in hand, but then demonstrations expressing dissent have to be...

Astute conservation vital

Water Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prime Minister Modi’s radio broadcast on the last day of June exhorted people to start a mass movement to conserve water....

Has govt will to remove poverty?

Widening Inequality By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is a widely known fact that inequality has been widening in most Third World countries, including India. This runs contrary...

Brave rhetoric, little action

By Inder Jit (Released on 3 March 1987) Communalism and religious fundamentalism have been strongly denounced once again in Parliament. The nation has been warned sharply...

Incentives & penalties

UP Population Policy By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, launching the State’s Population Policy stated, “We should not forgetthat increase in...

Humanising entertainment

Banning Animals In Circus By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Centre’s draft proposal to ban the use of all animals in any performance,...

Will it remain a mere hope?

Uniform Civil Code By Poonam I Kaushish Secularism has always been the Hindutva Brigade’s bug bear and political untouchability the Congress catch word. Whereby, Ram and...

“Not the centre’s chaprasi”

By Inder Jit (Released on 17 April 1984) The Governors and their role are in the news again. Late last month, Mrs Gandhi made most people...

Face to face with another chance

By Inder Jit (Released on 10 March 1987) India once again stands on the cross-roads of history. Will we have the good sense and wisdom to...

Karnataka, UP determined

Towards Hindu Rashtra By Insaf “Work is in progress’ should read the sign in BJP’s making of a Hindu Rashtra! Polarisation on communal lines and targeting...

Towards closer Indo Japanese ties

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 November 1985) Japan appears to be looking forward to opening a new chapter in Indo-Japanese friendship and cooperation. This is...

To aid balanced growth?

Wooing Pvt Investment By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prime Minister Modi has been urging India to plug into the booming opportunities for ‘Made in India’ products, even as...

Test for federalism

15th Finance Commission By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Terms of Reference (ToR) to the 15th Finance Commission have provided another issue to...

But will males be fair?

Making 'Her'Story…. By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly season of political ennui women power seems to be the flavor of the week. Starting with Congress’s...

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...

Aid spread of education?

Knowledge Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee Eight more British universities are set to begin operations in India in the near future, following the University of Southampton’s opening...

Dent in ‘jai kisan’?

Capital Anarchy By Poonam I Kaushish Nothing ever good comes out of violence. This lexicon comes to mind as the Capital witnessed unprecedented anarchy leaving it...

India loses Rs 53 Tr, 12% gdp

Covid-19 Kills 20 Mn By Shivaji Sarkar The deadly scourge Covid-19 is officially over killing about seven million people across the world and at least five...