Democracy is not a harlot

By Inder Jit (Released on 18 September 1979) Much of our medieval and modern history is beginning to make sense at long last. The treachery of...

Change nep, strategies

Market Fails Jobs: ILO By Shivaji Sarkar As the country gears up for one of its most interesting elections, the economy requires significant improvement to address...

Myanmar Communal Strife

What could India do? By Prof. (Dr.) DK Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Myanmar following a successful BRICS summit was not...

School Education

Distressing, needs reform By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The recently released UNESCO report monitoring education has pointed out that 2.8 million children are out of school, 11...

Budget After Poll

Shift to agro-rural economy By Shivaji Sarkar Gujarat elections are likely to change the focus of Indian economic policies. The last full Budget of the...

Stem craches, save economy

Change Budget Prism By Shivaji Sarkar The stock market has wiped out Rs 8-10 lakh crores in a week since the Union Budget was presented...

Inept, not good governance

Flawed Economic Plan By Dhurjati Mukherjee Shortage of millions of jobs, staggering real incomes of farmers, virtual collapse of the manufacturing sector, destruction of small businesses...

Oil, $ surge = wage, farm crisis

Rate Rise To Boost Savings By Shivaji Sarkar The world economy is in turmoil as crude touches a high (since 2014) in the wake of US...

Of slogans & genuine work

2019 Election Flurry By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is hectic activity among political parties and their leaders regarding the impending Lok Sabha elections 2019. On the one...

Yet govt cautious

IMF's Good Chit By Shivaji Sarkar The International Monetary Fund has lauded India for recovering from disruptions caused by teething troubles of GST and some other activities....

Govt, corporate must revisit

Gandhian Morality By Shivaji Sarkar Modern India, its democracy, the economy and Mahatma Gandhi are inseparable. No discussion even for Gandhi baiters is possible without...

Humanising entertainment

Banning Animals In Circus By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Centre’s draft proposal to ban the use of all animals in any performance,...

More harm than good for Modi

Chinese Job Offer By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) China offering to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make up for his image-deficit just before the...

Will key issues be tackled?

Poll & Young Generation By Dhurjati Mukherjee The ensuing General elections have generated much hype as is normally the case before every election. This time...

Money does talk!

$7 Billion Election By Shivaji Sarkar Elections are becoming trickier, opaque and a game of money power. Rigging polls is no more a hush-hush matter. In...

Neglected, lacks direction

Key Factors & Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had a challenging task as the Budget was presented in a situation of faltering GDP...

Election by selection

Party Presidentship   By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The importance of party leadership position must have been realised by every citizen watching the process...

Vital for good governance

Judiciary's Role & Power By Dhurjati Mukherjee There has been for long a serious debate about the Judiciary’s powers and whether it is going beyond its...

Govt should act now

Don't Kill PSUs By Shivaji Sarkar The economy is in turmoil. Our administrative system is groping in the dark. The tax system, including toll, fee,...

India’s poor worst hit

UN on Privatisation By Shivaji Sarkar India’s policy of privatisation is contrary to the observation of the United Nations and the World Bank. India is bracketed...