Resetting world order

EAM's UNGA Speech By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the 78th session of the United...

Numbers tell growth story

Putting Economy Right By Shivaji Sarkar The country is having an interesting story to tell as it goes ahead with over six percent growth, collects more...

Indian crisis beyond shores?

‘Digital Berlin Wall’ By Shivaji Sarkar India is complex. So is its economy. It is stated to be in crisis, its merchandise sales, core sector and...

Despair to dignified opening

Migration Commission By Dr. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The current migrant workers crisis triggered as a by-product of COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many problems in...

Woh mar gaya, toh?

My Careless India By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 2 June, Aligarh UP: A two-and-a-half year old girl’s maggots infested mutilated body is found in a garbage...

Ban yatra in poll states

EC Directive to Centre By Insaf Three cheers to the Election Commission. It has acted promptly and decisively on the complaint about “gross misuse of government...

The republic in bad shape

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 January 1982) Several questions, wild and not so wild, are being asked in New Delhi as India celebrates another Republic...

Turbulence feared ahead?

High GST Collections By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is growing; GDP numbers are improving and so are tax numbers. Exports and a supposed wonder shows...

Tackle rural-urban divide

India's Job Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee The debate on 'jobless growth' has greatly embarrassed the government. That there is an employment crisis cannot be doubted and...

Build global pact, bust mafia

Shun War Cry By Shivaji Sarkar The dastardly attack on CRPF jawans in Pulwama has caused remorse and frenzy for revenge. There is shrill cry of...

Nda skids on slippery oil

Dharam Sankat Vs Raj Dharma By Poonam I Kaushish Ok, fellow countrymen let lose the volley of expletives, curse all you want of how rotten the...

Chindia, Russia & USA

European Dilemma By Dr. D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Association for Democratic Socialism) I was talking intensely over a week with a European friend, who is also a...

New vision in offng?

Draft Natl Ed Policy By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is much debate over the recently released new draft National Education Policy, which has come out with some...

BJP agenda muddies waters

Lakshadweep Turmoil By Insaf Tiny Lakshadweep has hit national headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Misplaced ‘reforms’, as proposed by Administrator P K Patel in the...

Dent economy, equal chance

Freebies In Elections By Dhurjati Mukherjee Freebies have for quite some years been playing a prominent role in electoral politics in India. Despite knowing the fact...

Poll, Congress & opposition unity

By Inder Jit (Released on 13 June 1989) The poll battle is hotting up. Everything is being said or done with an eye on winning supporters...

Mustn’t rush for infra

Crisis-Hit India By Shivaji Sarkar The Ukraine war is upending India’s dream budget and now gets further bruised with high rise in crude prices and retail...

Covid-19 second threat

Vaccination Drive By Dr. S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chief Ministers that rise in COVID cases in some States could “lead...

What’s in a song?

Vande Mataram By Poonam I Kaushish Much ado about nothing! That is the sum total of a debate in Lok Sabha yesterday to celebrate 150 years...

India’s Myanmar momemt

Democracy Vs Dictatorship By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Relations, JIMMC The violence and repression by the military junta in Myanmar continue unabated. Last Sunday at least...