Rinkmanship in kashmir
By Inder Jit
(Released on 29 July 1980)
Storm clouds gathering over Kashmir over the past few months seem to have largely blown over. Sheikh Abdullah...
Rashtra bhakti, anyone?
ShivBhakts Vs Rahim Abids
By Poonam I Kaushish
Why is it that religion always becomes the political touchstone at election time? Be it Hindus or Muslims...
Rule-based rbi for a start
Big GDP Slump
By Shivaji Sarkar
It’s a fall or new beginning. The nation is pondering over the minus 23.9 per cent GDP crash. The...
New avatarpost k’taka poll?
High GST Fills Coffers
By Shivaji Sarkar
Would the economic fundamentals change with the Karnataka elections? They just might. The Assembly polls have drawn a serious debate...
Resetting ties with China angle
Angela Merkel in Delhi
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Delhi to co-chair the Fifth Biennial Inter Governmental...
First step towards settlement
Sino-indian talks
By Inder Jit
(Released on 8 December 1981)
All those interested in seeing India and China resolve their border dispute and revive friendly relations between...
Rajiv, bofors scandal and way out
By Inder Jit
(Released on 14 October 1989)
Parliament’s briefest-ever session last week left much to be desired. Sadly and inexplicably, both Houses were adjourned sine...
Keep revenue or lose
Managing GST-2 Not Easy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The “One nation, one tax” dream is about to get a big shake-up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day...
Govt must redirect wealth
Dangerous Inequality
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
“A new billionaire has been created every 26 hours since the pandemic began. The world’s 10 richest men have doubled their...
Additional funds critical
NEP & Budget
The National Education Policy (NEP) continues to solicit much debate and educationists will be eagerly looking forward to the Budget today, in...
Watch out, it spares no one
Caste Is King
By Poonam I Kaushish
Caste is king! Not who, but what you are. Its manifestations are complex — sometimes visceral, at other times...
Immediate action needed
Teacher Education
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The HRD Ministry has launched the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA),...
Govt’s ostrich like approach
Water Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Water scarcity is fast becoming, or if not already emerged, as urban India's number one problem with government data having revealed...
Himalayan region in focus?
COP27 & Glacier Melt
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The COP27 has just begun in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh and the planet is sending a...
Bolstering or balancing!
Bangla PM In Delhi
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was in Delhi last week on a...
Safeguards for labour vital
Labour Authority
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Basic living wage in the event of employment loss, basic minimum social security for workers and the setting up of a...
More vulgar the better!
Slander Is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? Tragically, the lines between a political opponent and sworn enemy are blurred, epitomized...
Retail inflation highest
High Trucker Costs
By Shivaji Sarkar
Galloping inflation needs to be immediately checked. It hurts the government more than the common man, creating a cycle...
India awaits new economy
Curbs On Asset Sales
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Delhi Assembly election award goes to soft inclusive skills against campaigning on hard on issues of identity. It...
Fresh assault on judiciary
By Inder Jit
(Released on 27 January 1981)
Another Republic Day has rolled by. The nation has gone through the ritual of annual celebrations at the...