Crop diversification vital

Transforming Agriculture By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prime Minister Modi, at the recently held 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) on ‘Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems’ pointed...

Maha melodrama

Shiv Sena Vs Shiv Sena By Poonam I Kaushish Fatigued and bored of Indo-China war games on India’s eastern front? Flip attention to the west coast...

Two states renew hope, peace

AFSPA Withdrawn By Insaf Holding peace is rewarding. The Centre has rightly acknowledged it in two north eastern States. Early this week, Union Home Ministry revoked...

To be or not to be!

India-US Ties By Dr D. K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The current India-America relations reflect Hamlet’s dilemma as expressed in his soliloquy in Act...

Global, govt must listen    

Farmers Protest By Shivaji Sarkar Farmers are protesting in an election year all over the world. The day the Indian farmers were made to face severe...

Maratha quota fallout

Identification of SEBC By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Even the pandemic second wave tsunami cannot extinguish the heat produced by a week-old decision oftheSupreme Court...

Is foreign policy an issue?

Indian Parliament Elections By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview that elections in India are...

Caste, class bias must end

Dalit Activism By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is lot of news in the media concerning the Dalits, who in recent months have asserted their right to a...

By god, riches are a lie-ability

Netas Dog Millionaires By Poonam I Kaushish Heard this week's flavour amidst the ongoing maelstrom over the Rs 11,000 diamond heist of Nirav Modi? Lies, damn...

Need of the hour

India-NATO Tie Up By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) Within a week of the high summit of Quad, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin was...

Is j&k more vital than bharat mata?

Repeal Of Article 370 By Shivaji Sarkar Knots and crosses. Everybody seems to be busy playing this game when it comes to strife-torn Kashmir. The Centre...

Govt anxiety rising?

Stifling Dissent By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent cases against rights activists and their 'house arrest' additionally point to the fact that the Government is bent on...

Alarming Hunger Situation

Govt unconcerned about poor By Dhurjati Mukherjee Eleven year old Santoshi died of starvation because there was no foodgrain in her house for six weeks in...

Assessing India’s position

Israel & The World By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The Israel-Palestine war is raging ghoulishly with horrendous consequences. The world is...

SC peeved over wb panel

Pegasus Scandal By Insaf West Bengal stretches it too far or is it an oversight? Going by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s style of functioning in all...

Farm diversification vital

Agrarian Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent farmers' protest march by the Bharatiya Kisan Union, stopped at the UP-Delhi border, was eventually withdrawn after the Government...

Can fm help stimulate it?

Economic Slowdown By Dhurjati Mukherjee In a bid to counter the recessionary trend, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week announced a few measures, including scrapping surcharge...

Credible information vital

Media On Trial By Moin Qazi The Supreme Court's latest observation on the media has to be viewed in the right spirit by the journalists'...

Strategy to counter warming

Synthesis Report By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is encouraging to hear the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) come out with periodic reports warning of the consequences...

Neglected, lacks direction

Key Factors & Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had a challenging task as the Budget was presented in a situation of faltering GDP...