US wants India cut tariff

Modi-Trump on New Turf By Shivaji Sarkar The world is galvanised, shaken, in a trance with Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency. There is hope,...

Nation first or party?

My List Vs Your List By Poonam I Kaushish It was a short-lived hum-sath-sath-hain show of outrage, grief and retribution. Barely, has the ink dried on...

Towards crime mukt politics

Supremacy of SC By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court has given a shock treatment to all political parties by passing certain...

Ouch! Govt is touchy

Muzzling Dissent By Poonam I Kaushish As India is busy taking shots at recovery against Covid 19, lost in euphoria of taming the virus fiend is...

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....

Is foreign policy an issue?

Indian Parliament Elections By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview that elections in India are...

Poor image, nagging doubts

Through Foreign Eyes By Inder Jit (Released on 11 January 1978) Global interest in India has revived actively and the world community is once again following developments...

Self funder, earns profits

Railway Budget By Shivaji Sarkar Railways is beyond speed. It connects India. It takes passengers to the farthest, remotest and inaccessible area and immensely contributes to...

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...

End culture of impunity

Dalit Nirbhaya By Poonam I Kaushish India is in conflict with its betis. If recalling the horrors of Nirbhaya, Kathua, Unnao, Muzzafarnagar, Telangana etc weren’t gut...

Where is the vaccine?

Policy in a mess By Poonam I Kaushish The proof of the pudding is in eating. In medical analogy proof of India’s vaccine failure is in...

Tiptoeing stealthily

Uniform Civil Code  By Poonam I Kaushish As the world lives a calamity amidst the ongoing destructive war between US-Israel vs Iran which spares no nation...

Bleeding Pak with 1000 cuts

Pahalgam Terror Tango  By Poonam I Kaushish Circa April 16, 2025: Twenty four year-old Himanshi is exhilarated and dreams of a married life with 26 year...

Making a mountain of a molehill

Jinnah Controversy By Poonam I Kaushish Question: Name the latest con word that can divide a nation on communal lines? Answer: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder and...

Absorbing socks and surprises

India's Foreign Policy in 2025 By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The year just gone by, 2025, has been a challenging year...

Food prices hit economy

Farm Exports At $35 b By Shivaji Sarkar The paradox within India’s food scenario, where higher agricultural yields year after year coincide with sharp spikes in...

Food Intake Vital

Eat health & say goodbye disease By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee Food is essential for human survival. But the nature, type and quantity of food intake needs...

Beyond party politics

Delhi Government By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Parliament passed the Government of National Capital Territory (Amendment) Bill on 24 March and the President...

Twin track approach vital

Impending Food Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee Poverty, hunger and food insecurity along with inadequate funding in agriculture are among the key trends the United Nations’ Food...

Lacks clarity & dialogue

Agnipath Scheme By Dusmanta Kumar As anti-Agnipath fury rises in the country, army veterans, observers and spokespersons on both sides, government as well as Opposition, are...