Throttling democractic freedom?

Warning Signals By Dhurjati Mukherjee In recent days there have been voices of protest from a cross section of society against the policies of the present...

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...

Should gdp be the measure?

Growth Conundrum By Dhurjati Mukherjee It’s indeed distressing to note the National Statistical Office forecast in GDP growth to be 5 per cent in 2019-20, much...

Eam gets it wrong!

India's China Policy By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, International Relations, JIMMC) In the meeting of Consultative Committee on External Affairs held last Saturday, an animated exchange occurred...

Bleeding Pak with 1000 cuts

Pahalgam Terror Tango  By Poonam I Kaushish Circa April 16, 2025: Twenty four year-old Himanshi is exhilarated and dreams of a married life with 26 year...

India, Sri Lanka & Maldives

Fortifying 'Dosti' By Dr D.K Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The 15th edition of biennial trilateral coast guard exercise took place from 20th to 24th November. It...

National hall of fame or shame

74 'Independent' Years By Poonam I Kaushish “The naïve notion that we can preserve freedom by exuding goodwill is not only silly, but dangerous,” wrote former...

What is in a word?

Unparliamentary Or Gag? By Poonam I Kaushish What’s in word? Everything when it comes to our polity. We were treated to one such last week. Our...

Time to gear up

Terror's new wings By Poonam I Kaushish It was a tumultuous week. In the first, the ice cracked as Prime Minister Modi met with back-from-the-cold mainstream...

The new ‘great game’

Central Asia Geostrategy By Piotr Opaliñski (Centre fort International Relations, Poland) Central Asia, for over a century perceived as an arena of struggle between external powers, and...

Entangled in politics?

Covid-19 Review By Insaf Is politics being played over Covid-19, is the question doing the rounds. While on the one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi at...

Overhaul, a long wait?

Reviving Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee In recent times, the Government has been taking various steps to revive the economy. More so, as there are unmistakable signs...

Societal rehabilitation vital

State of Prisons By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prisons are a requisite unit of the criminal justice system of the country and require serious attention. Over decades while...

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...

Sensex surge an illusion

SMES, Realty Dip Market By Shivaji Sarkar The Sensex closing above 82,000 may grab headlines, but it doesn’t reflect the true market buoyancy. SEBI has raised...

Electoral Reform: A Beginning

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 March 1975) The Prime Minister’s invitation to the Opposition in Parliament for a dialogue on electoral reforms and other major...

India’s Neighbourhood

A shrinking circle By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) India’s credibility as a regional leader in South Asia and the cosy and harmonious relations it...

Needs to change leaf

Congress in Doldrums By Proloy Bagchi That politicians are mostly despicable, perhaps need not be emphasized. They are aggressive and vicious where their interests are concerned....

Peace fragile in J&K!

Anantnag Terrorist Strike By Insaf The temporary lull in terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir has been broken, putting a big question mark on the Centre’s...

Ayush’s billion $ market

Heal In India By Shivaji Sarkar India is leading a global healthcare radical transformation. It is reimaging critical unhindered access to everyone through an array of...