Awaiting political dawn

Kashmir Conundrum By Poonam I Kaushish The travails of picturesque Kashmir continue. Political India is in the midst of loud cantankerous cackle on Jammu &...

Fast-tracking partnership

India & US By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) The first-ever 2+2 meeting between India and the United States held recently in New Delhi...

Nitish banking on bjp

Bihar Elections By Sagarneel Sinha For the past 15 years, barring one-odd year, JD(U) President Nitish Kumar has been Bihar’s Chief Minister mostly with the support...

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...

Another pandora’s box

National Language By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) In the series of efforts launched by the BJP government to promote unity and integrity of...

Modi’s outreach to la

Chile's President in India By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) The practice in the media and political circles is creating a buzz and...

Mahatma’s ideals forgotten?

India After Gandhi By Dhurjati Mukherjee Seven decades later after Mahatma Gandhi was killed, 30 January1948, the nation remembered the father of the nation yesterday. Many...

A perfect con job

My Ambedkar vs Yours By Poonam I Kaushish We’ve been through this before. Year after year. Of how Parliament is increasingly being devalued. Becoming a tamasha...

Nc, pdp jolt to India bloc

Parting Ways In Kashmir By Insaf INDIA bloc partners in Kashmir part ways. The principal parties in the Valley, the NC and PDP decided to nominate...

To break Geopolitical grip

India's West Path By Piotr Opalinski (Expert, Centre for International Relations, Poland) India’s increased involvement in Afghanistan and its consistent pursuit of developing cooperation with Iran and...

India’s new normal

Modi 3.0 By Poonam I Kaushish How does one begin an epitaph of one year of Modi 3.0? Uncork champagne on the wings of new hopes...

Jobs can spur churning

Big Figures, Fragile Upturn By Shivaji Sarkar Indian politics and economy are queering the pitch. Politically feeble attempts are there with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandshekaar...

Govt’s bona fides on test

By Inder Jit (Released on15 June 1982) The selection of the new Chief Election Commissioner is regrettably not receiving the attention it deserves from the public...

Skewed & contradictory

Budgetary Projections By Shivaji Sarkar A high-expectation ambitious Union Budget can have many contradictions. On the one hand it aims too high, and on the other...

Not just cong wanting

Intra-Party Democracy By Sagarneel Sinha The recent All India Congress Committee elections for the post President, where Mallikarjun Kharge defeated Shashi Tharoor, has yet again brought...

“Give & take” missing

Water Disputes By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) For those obstinately wanting to stop using the term “Central government” even casually and replace it...

Modiji, heal India

Seven Year Itch By Poonam I Kaushish Call it the seven year itch but the cruel Covid summer 2021 has brought Prime Minister Modi to the...

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...

Bjp juggernaut braked

Heartland Gives Heartache By Poonam I Kaushish Beware the Ides of March. This adage has come to sting the BJP post its electoral defeat in UP...

Need for quality control

Political Discourse By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former, Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Indian air today is filled with politics of elections. Political discourse dominating all forms of private and public...