Past fixation at present cost
Politics Of Statues
By Poonam I Kaushish
It's been a week of stark contradictions in India's ongoing political nautanki. Seven days when we stood witness to...
Will up remove crackdown?
People's Anger & Anguish
By Insaf
Three cheers Supreme Court. Its direction should, fingers crossed, stop Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in his tracks. During...
Economy, politics fluid
High Bank Prices, GST
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Both economics and politics are becoming difficult. If the change of government in Maharashtra is said to be...
What’s next for Pax Americana?
By Ewa Fronczak
(Centre For Internaltional Relations, Poland)
The 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, once said that America was ready to “pay...
Counter-working China?
PM's ASEAN Tour
By Dr D.K Giri
(Prof. of International Politics, JMI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a visit to three important Members States of ASEAN last...
BJP in, aap out?
Delhi Verdict
By Insaf
It’s D-Day today. Counting of votes begins for Delhi Assembly election. The million-dollar question is whether AAP will secure a third consecutive...
It becomes sweeter
Jan Dhan Yojana
By Moin Qazi
India's flagship financial inclusion programme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), got a big boost as the Government is...
Oath delay, poaching threat
Jharkhand Drama
By Insaf
High drama engulfs Jharkhand. The Champai Sorenled coalition government must win the trust vote on Monday, which looks certain, but not after...
What future SAARC!
India & Neighbours
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof, International Relations, JIMMC)
On 36th SAARC Charter Day Anniversary, the heads of SAARC countries delivered messages albeit conflicting ones....
Strategic gains for India!
Jordan & Vietnam Visitors
Dr. D.K. Giri
Prof. International Politics, JMI
Two Heads of State from the Middle East and South Asia came calling last week, providing...
New Congress President
Will he usher in change?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The elevation of Rahul Gandhi to the top position of the Congress augurs well for the party’s fortunes,...
‘Fixed match’, ‘Kangroo court’?
TMC MP Moitra's Expulsion
By Insaf
Will the West Bengal TMC MP Mahua Moitra’s “cash-for-query”case go down in parliamentary history, as claimed by her, is a...
Assam gives hope to cong
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
By Insaf
BJP-ruled Assam has pleasantly surprised the Congress, rather given a fillip to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,’ kicked off...
Jilted love, henry & power of greed
Cash-for-Vote Scam
By Poonam I Kaushish
A swanky new crime thriller has political Delhi agog spiced by jilted love, expensive gifts, luxurious holidays, threats, monetary favours,...
Escalation of tension
India & Pakistan
By Piotr Opaliñski
(Former Polish Dy Ambassador to India & Ambassador to Pakistan; CIR)
The April terrorist attack in Pahalgam has reignited a new...
Not an ideal model
US Presidential Election
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
US President Donald Trump has not conceded his defeat in the presidential election and is...
Cultural Vultures
Life in ‘official’ slim stip
By Poonam I Kaushish
Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. A succinct saying which aptly...
Time for continuity
Kashmir: Road Ahead
By Poonam I Kaushish
Insanity, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, said Einstein. Apply this to...
Whose life is it, anyway?
An Intolerable Toll?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Stuck records are tiresome. But when tragedy struck Capital’s New Delhi’s railway station Saturday night killing 18 people and...
‘Know-all’ system won’t do
Slowdown, Poverty
By Shivaji Sarkar
Human tragedies refuse to die. The triple tragedy of the economy – note ban, convoluted multiple tax system and the panicky...