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...
A sorry state of affairs!
Municipal Financing
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Reserve Bank of India’s recent release of the annual ‘Report on Municipal Finance’ is undoubtedly a good yardstick to assess...
Leaders fail parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on 20 December 1983)
Parliament and its proceedings have seldom caused greater anguish all round than during the current session, now drawing...
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...
‘Power’ of corruption
ED On Rampage
By Poonam I Kaushish
When does money become dirt? When it begins to stick. As the Parthagate corruption saga explodes on the political...
To lower demand, growth
Diesel Price Hike
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
The nation needs wisdom to help stir it out of a difficult situation. An economy sinking for...
Halt land degradation
Rising Desertification
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Desertification has emerged as a critical problem across the world, specially due to climate change and global warming. This has led...
‘Lawless’ UP
Yogi’s edict face changer?
By Insaf
Changing the face of “lawless” Uttar Pradesh is asking for the moon, but for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath perhaps not....
Less impact than China-us stir
Pak Suspends Trade
By Shivaji Sarkar
Suspension of trade by Pakistan in the wake of J&K being stripped of its special status by scrapping Article 370...
Ambition versus unity
West Bengal Shenanigans
By Insaf
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is on a roll. Having tasted a spectacular victory in the Assembly...
Islamabad’s fresh attempt
Reviving SAARC
By Dr D.K.Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is pledging to host the next SAARC summit, which has been suspended after...
Rising Asian Power
India to outdo China!
By Dr DK Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
India’s rise as a formidable Asian Power was confirmed around ASEAN and East Asian Summits...
Will our bahubali-netas bite dust?
India's Criminal Escape Artists
By Poonam I Kaushish
Taint is the flavour this political season. Wherein, hundreds of our criminal-politicos flaunt their “bullet-proof jackets” in the...
J&k demotion for promotion
Statehood to UT Status
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The new maps of the two newly formed Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh in the...
India’s Rulers and the Republic
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 January 1988)
Several sharp questions are being asked at home and abroad as India celebrates its 38th Republic Day with...
An unnecessary addition?
Anti-Lynching Law
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Government of West Bengal has passed the Prevention of Lynching Bill in the Legislative Assembly...
How the world reacts
Israel-Hamas War
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Israel-Hamas war is escalating every hour causing pathetic loss of lives, property and resources....
More silkyaras in the making
Ladakh To Manipur - Billions Los
By Shivaji Sarkar
Ignoring the Himalayan warnings has become a habit. Kedarnath tragedy lessons were never learnt. Had it heard...
A political issue
Future of CBI
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has suddenly withdrawn the "general consent" given to the Central...
Workable plan imperative
Environmental Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Notwithstanding the pandemic this year, environmental concerns remain and are high on the agenda. Recent reports point that pollution and natural...