Mega scam singes economy
Toll Tax Extortion
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is time, rather most opportune time, to do away with road toll and review the levy of infrastructure cess...
Economic disenchantment
Gandhi's India
By Shivaji Sarkar
The nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi, a grass-root thinker, amid protests by farmers in Uttar Pradesh for more relief, the...
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...
Ease financial milieu
Rising Food Prices
By Shivaji Sarkar
Rising food prices are adding to the woes of postcorona lockdown recovery. States such as West Bengal, Assam or Uttar...
Hurried, but ineffective?
Welfare Programmes
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The process of governance over the years, via discussions and debates, has undergone a change in India. As is evident, there...
Where does the buck stop?
'Urban Naxals'
By Poonam I Kaushish
Move over jihadis, it's the season of 'urban Naxals' as the five activists with allegedly Maoist links arrested last week...
$4 billion at stake!
Temple Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The temple economy is as large as the Indian budget sustaining the country. Its contours across the religious denominations of Hindu,...
Mixed bag of results!
Modi's Europe Tour
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Prime Minister Modi just had a weeklong tour of Europe, touching Sweden, the UK and Germany....
Gdp surges to $212 bn
Bengal Rises To 6th Rank
By Shivaji Sarkar
Is West Bengal on a trajectory of growth? Is it belying allegations of a laggard state? May be....
Rs 27,500 cr lost in May!
Long Poll Hits Stocks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Global uncertainties over rising interest rates, jittery noises of Lok Sabha elections surpass the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs...
Conference sans results
Speakers' Speak
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
As the winter session of Parliament is fast approaching, a dominant thinking in our mind is...
Kal neta aaj rajyapal kal neta
Governors Revolving Door
By Shivaji Sarkar
Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Alas last week in a...
Cong its own worst enemy!
Rajasthan Verdict
By Insaf
The Congress High Command’s worry in Rajasthan is far from over. Ushering normalcy or some semblance of order will be a tall...
Needs holistic vision
New Infra Pack
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government has finally woken up. It has announced Rs 102 lakh crore programme for strengthening Indian infrastructure. This aims...
Rohingya Refugees
Is it the last straw?
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
An urgent plea against a proposal of the Government of India to deport...
States must aid centre
The MSP Demand
By Dr. S.S Chhina
(Senior Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi)
Albeit the longest-ever protest from the farming community, especially in Punjab and...
Solution for socialproblem?
Wages for Housework
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
General Election is the time for worst hate speeches against opponents and lavish promises for voters. Among the...
Both lose $ 1500 million
Indo-Pak Singham War
By Shivaji Sarkar
Playing Little Singham is the cheapest way of releasing energy and keeping cool for many millennials (new generation kids). Usually...
Kiski laathi aur kiski bhains?
CBI's Questionable Credibility
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is it about Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that it is always in the eye of the storm?...
It’s India’s call!
China Must Fall
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof, International Politics, JMI)
In a violent clash between the Indian and Chinese soldiers last Monday at Galwan Valley in...