Growth With Equity

Far-fetched ideal in India By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) “India’s dynamics are striking. It is the country with the highest gap between the...

Continuity & change

Post-Election Politics By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Prime Minister Modi has started his ambitious mission to achieve sab ka vishwas (trust of all)...

Tough, bumpy road ahead

2020: Year The World Shut Down By Poonam I Kaushish How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll...

Showing a new ‘disha’

Justice Executed By Poonam I Kaushish India is at war with its betis. If Nirbhaya, Kathua, Unnao, Muzzafarnagar etc weren’t gut wrenching, the latest tale of...

Jobs & demand creation vital

Ominous Economic Scenario By Dhurjati Mukherjee As we enter the new fiscal, the economic situation in the country is projected to be far from satisfactory. While...

Don’t solve problems

'Landmark' Farm Bills By Shivaji Sarkar The bulldozing of the two bills -- Agricultural Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Simplification) Bill and Farmers (Empowerment and...

As BRICS beckons

India-China Talks By (Prof.) Dr D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn For Democratic Socialism) In the run-up to BRICS summit in South Africa to be held on August 22-24...

Govt fiasco, heed advice

2nd Wave Crisis By Dr, Oishee Mukherjee The ongoing second wave of Covid-19 in the country, best described as a catastrophe, has brought into sharp focus...

Personal loans, defaults rise!

RBI Subprime Alert By Shivaji Sarkar What would sway Indian politics —the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy or caste census? Normally it should be the...

Tackling pak’s n-bogey

Undeclared War BBy Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI Two days ago, in retaliation to unprovoked firing in Uri, from across LoC by Pakistan, Indian army...

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...

Clean & cheaper energy

National Hydrogen Policy By Dhurjati Mukherjee The timing of the notification of National Hydrogen Mission couldn’t have been better, in the backdrop of the Russian-Ukraine war,...

India and its image abroad

By Inder Jit India’s image in the West shines brighter than ever before. Goodwill for the country is clearly on the upswing. This is the...

Where is the new path?

Modi Has No Opponent By Shivaji Sarkar An election is not just about formation of government. Instead it is about aspirations, policies, performance and embarking on...

Is India truly developed?

Of Happiness & Hunger By Dhurjati Mukherjee It was more than surprising to hear Anurag Thakur, the dynamic Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, stating a...

Who will emerge Chanakya?

Bihar's Poll Chakravyu By Poonam I Kaushish Countdown for Bihar Assembly elections has begun. With 7.4 cr voters sealing the fate of who among 243 MLAs...

Yours vs mine?

Caste Cauldron By Poonam I Kaushish The caste genie unleashed by our polity nearly three decades ago has bared its poisonous fangs once again in Karnataka...

India exports Brahmos, Pinaka

France Gets Modi Booster By Shivaji Sarkar India’s global arms sales may get a boost with deals with France, which has given rare honours to India...

May raise fund flow

Modi's US Visit By Shivaji Sarkar The stock market is surging ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US. However, would it be able...

Must be budget priority

Refocus On Jobs By Shivaji Sarkar It may be imperative on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to refocus the Union Budget from possible populism, an election-time compulsion,...