How do we spell merit?
Quotas Circus
By Poonam I Kaushish
The quota circus is back on the political platter as our netagan continue with populist bravado and mindlessness. Doling out...
Modi’s gaurantee vs Congress Nyay
Tale Of Two Manifestos
By Poonam I Kaushish
The stage is set, audiences anticipate as the curtain rises on India’s nautanki of democracy, an ideological spectacle...
As serious as crime?
Encounter Killings
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...
Bonhomie road called distrust
India-China Poker
By Poonam I Kaushish
Neighbour or enemy? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like playing a game of poker. Show no emotions even as one...
India poor & unequal
Inequality Dynamics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Inequality is a critical issue for debate and investigation. The recent World Inequality Report 2022,saysglobal wealth inequalities are even more pronounced...
Pseudo unity in diversity!
Culture of Protests
By Poonam I Kaushish
How hypocritical is Mera Bharat Mahan. In a week when India celebrated its 68th Republic Day drumbeating Unity in...
Need sharper swadeshi
US Out To Punish India
By Shivaji Sarkar
The weaponizing of tariff runs deeper than it appears. When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described India–US ties...
Economy or not Modi charms
BJP For Vote Not Core
By Shivaji Sarkar
The recent elections testify that economy, ecology and electorate are not on the same page. Inflation, slower growth,...
Growth stunted, no optimism
Employment Crisis
By Shivaji Sarkar
The country may continue to have employment crisis as it missed the recipe for quick progress through new job opportunities after...
Can India protect farmers?
Global Food Plenty, Prices Fall
By Shivaji Sarkar
India’s food economy in 2026 looks comfortable. Granaries are overflowing, vegetable prices are slipping, sugar is in surplus,...
Crime against deities
Idol Thefts
Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A Special Division Bench of the Madras High Court issued a warning while hearing a series of...
Economic trigger not religion?
Pahalgam Tragedy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The media’s portrayal of the recent killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam is a grim pointer to the growing religious fundamentalism...
Firming strategic ties
Fiji PM In India
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Liga Mamada Rabuka was in India to...
Vision blurred for needy?
'Crorepati' Politicians
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Recent data of an analysis of election affidavits filed for the 64 Rajya Sabha seats is an eye opener on the...
Expanding commonalities
India-Sweden Ties
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
In the wake of a high level delegation visit from Sweden accompanying the king Carl XVI Gustaf...
Is India missing the bus?
AUKUS Security Alliance
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof International Relations, JIMMC)
The partnership signed between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom acronymed AUKUS has raised...
Economic Slowdown
Can Modi undo mistakes?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent fall of the GDP to an all-time low has not only led to severe criticism of Prime...
Govt must empathise, not ignore
Of Protests & Movements
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The wrestlers’ protest April in the national capital with no sympathy being shown by the ruling dispensation is an...
All is not well?
Patna Vs Delhi
By Insaf
Tit-for-tat is being played out in Bihar. An angry Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inducted eight new ministers in his Cabinet...
Effective police state?
New I-T Rules
By Shivaji Sarkar
The economy is in shackles. Expecting it to thrive is a miracle. Somehow a supposedly rightist, nationalist government is using...