Windfalls don’t make Economy
RBI Intervention
By Shivaji Sarkar
Some coincidences, some windfall, reworking fiscal package and falling growth rate mark the current economic developments. The transfer of Rs 1.76...
The assault on federalism
By B.K. Nehru
(Former Governor and Diplomat)
(Released on 6 February, 1990)
The Constitution of the Republic of India is federal; it is the union of the...
Are times changing?
Her "Modern" Story
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week India was agog over one of its favourite topics: Indian women. A subject which are netagan feel...
Money hai to power hai!
Era Of Aya Ram Gaya Ram
By Poonam I Kaushish
When gold speaks all tongues are silent. This adage was brutally reinforced by the revolving door...
A dramatic shift
PM Modi in SCO
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
It goes without saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s performance in the...
Decline of parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on 8 April, 1980)
Parliament and its functioning is regrettably not receiving from its sovereign matters, the people, the close attention it...
Gujarat’s error of remission?
Convicts Set Free
By Insaf
BJP government’s action in Gujarat is outrageous, to put it mildly. The remission of life imprisonment sentences for 11 men convicted...
Subsidies vital, check prices
High Fuel Prices
By Shivaji Sarkar
The country needs a new approach on prices, taxes tolls and issues of progress. It wants to control prices as...
From ‘us’ to ‘them’
Hijab Controversy
By Poonam I Kaushish
What’s in a dress? Nothing, it’s a form of clothing, but the maelstrom over the innocuous Muslim hijab (headscarf) banned...
Changing political equation?
J&K Delimitation
By Sagarneel Sinha
The final draft of the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission is out, and it has, as expected resulted in a political...
The new normal
Life With Covid 19
By Poonam I Kaushish
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount, so goes an old proverb. Prime Minister Modi perhaps...
Flogging a dead horse!
The Katchatheevu Island
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
A tweet by the Prime Minister has stirred up a hornets’ nest in...
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...
‘Welfarism’must be thrust
Development Dynamics
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
A recent news item in a national daily referred to a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that Prime...
Safety a critical issue
Jr Doctors' Strike
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The junior doctors’ strike in West Bengal has drawn sharp focus on safety of doctors while discharging their duties....
New India’s youth say big no
Shah's CAA
India’s educated youth is standing up! The country is in turmoil to put it mildly and New Delhi in a conundrum, as the...
Modi-Abe Bonhomie
‘Japindia’ vs ‘Chindia’
By Dr D. K. Giri
(Prof, International Politics, JMI)
The India-Japan bilateral summit between Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe was viewed...
Govt money is Neta’s money yaar!
Tadka of Populist Revadi
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is a perfect electoral cake rolled out by various Parties to the strains of ‘Vote For Me,’...
Rules to eliminate misery?
India's Children
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It’s no child’s play to secure a healthy & happy childhood for each and every child in India.The Ministry of Women...
Keep politics at arm’s length
Rift in Judiciary
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Unstoppable politics has already entered the portals of the judiciary with the CPM General Secretary, indicating...