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...

Lacking emphasis, funds

India's R&D By Oishee Mukherjee Notwithstanding the launch of Chandrayan-22 to make a soft landing on Moon putting India in the 4-nation Club, and getting global...

L’affaire deputy speaker

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 Aug 1983) L’affaire Deputy Speaker has become more and more intriguing. It continues to pit the Opposition in the Lok...

$5 trillion economy delayed

High Infra Cost, Job Losses By Shivaji Sarkar The government has an uphill task ahead to present an extra-ordinary budget that should be low cost, high...

A crisis of trust & values

Medical Negligence By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Transfusion of HIV-affected blood to a pregnant woman causing her to contract the disease is shocking...

Effects on Indo-us trade

Tariff Wars By Dhurjati Mukherjee The US has announced 26 percent across-the-board reciprocal tariffs on India but these are substantially lower than most countries. It was...

All hush-hush about slush

Electoral Bonds By Poonam I Kaushish As we gasp in our polluted gas chamber, trust our political tribe to add toxicity thanks to their venomous and...

Of slogans & genuine work

2019 Election Flurry By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is hectic activity among political parties and their leaders regarding the impending Lok Sabha elections 2019. On the one...

Servant of the house, not master

By Inder Jit (Released on 25 August 1981) Parliament’s eagerly-awaited monsoon session got off expectedly to a stormy start, Visitors who crowded the public galleries in...

Less than 2 on Ukraine

India-US 2+2 Dialogue By D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics JIMMC) India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and External...

Where is the political will?

Kashmir: Elusive Peace By Poonam I Kaushish The travails of picturesque Kashmir continue. Political India is in the midst of loud cantankerous cackle on Kashmir. All...

Kya  yeh  uchit  hay?

Parliament Face-off Again By Poonam I Kaushish “Jo uchit samjho woh karo. I was handed a ‘hot potato’.” Two sentences which have brought Parliament’s Lok Sabha...

Deciphering where India stands!

Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign and independent country, by Russia has shaken the international community. It is unlike...

More harm than good for Modi

Chinese Job Offer By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) China offering to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make up for his image-deficit just before the...

New Delhi’s s(e)oul-mate!

Republic of Korea By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI The IXth India-Korea Joint Commission meeting (JCM) last week in New Delhi attended by the Foreign...

Championing peace

Modi in Ukraine By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic visit to Kyiv on the 23...

Towards strategic ties

EU-Central Asia By Bakhtiyor Mustafayev (Dy Director, Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies, Uzbekistan) Samarkand hosted the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and five countries...

Appointment of Chief Justice

By Inder Jit (Released on 7 February 1978) Top Government leaders are embarrassed by the continuing speculation in the Press in regard to the choice of...

Budget for cow & core voters

End-Poverty Vision By Shivaji Sarkar It's a Budget for the kisan (farmer), mazdoor (labourer), cow and lower middle class -- BJP's core voters. Bonanza is...

Amid great expectations

Mid- Term Cabinet By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Mid-term Cabinet reshuffle, though anticipated for some time, has come as a surprise to insiders as well...