Rise in domestic violence
Covid-19 Family Gift
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Gendered impact of infectious diseases noticed in some recent epidemics like ZIKA, SARS, and EBOLA...
India’s key stakes
US-China Rivalry
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)The rivalry between the US and China should intensify until one of them, mainly the latter concurs...
Enough, say taxpayers
Poor India's Rich Ministers!By Poonam I Kaushish
Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage. This adage rang true last week when news...
Call to opposition states
CAA, NPR ScrapBy Insaf
The war between Opposition States Versus Centre gets hotter. The call by 20 Opposition parties asking all Chief Ministers to oppose...
Life between strikes
Gaon Bandh
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this season of civic apathy and economic disgruntlement, clearly strikes are the flavour of the season. Over the decades,...
Compromising our democracy?
Cambridge Analytica
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)A few weeks ago, India was stung by an 'expose' that a foreign company, Cambridge Analytica, was...
Pseudo unity in diversity!
Culture of Protests
By Poonam I Kaushish
How hypocritical is Mera Bharat Mahan. In a week when India celebrated its 68th Republic Day drumbeating Unity in...
Retrieving geo political role
India & Neighbours
By Dr. DK. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
'India should be more pro-active to stop China in Myanmar', is Japan's envoy in Myanmar, Yohei...
SC sticks to nrc deadline
Anxious AssamBy Insaf
‘Citizens’ in Assam are in a tizzy. The deadline of July 31 for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens remains...
To continue despite curbs
Trade with ChinaBy Shivaji Sarkar
The tension on the India-China border reaching inflection point, trade relations except for semantics, may not be impacted, as the...
Parliament: Time to evoke esma
Budget Session Trashed
By Poonam I Kaushish
Yawn! The outcome of Parliament's Budget session predictably went according to script: washed out by the AIADMK's Cauvery...
Karmic pay back?
Chidambaram Arrest
By Poonam I Kaushish
The chickens have come home to roost and you reap what you sow. Two maxims which enunciate the steamy saga...
Reopening debate
Death Penalty
By Dr. S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Justice Kurien Joseph, on the eve of his retirement, delivered a judgement commuting the death sentence...
Fresh complications
Dual Citizenship
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Less mentioned but more complicated is an idea mooted in the course of protests over the Citizenship...
Growth potential untapped
Struggling MSMEsBy Dhurjati Mukherjee
The MSMEs sector, regarded as the growth engine of the Indian economy, is contributing 5 per cent of the GDP. But...
Needs holistic vision
New Infra PackBy Shivaji Sarkar
The government has finally woken up. It has announced Rs 102 lakh crore programme for strengthening Indian infrastructure. This aims...
March for salvation
Farmers Destitution
By Shivaji Sarkar
Elections and competitive promises for loan waivers for farmers are inseparable. Despite this, the farm distress doesn’t end. Even if not...
Dialogue on economy vital
Corona PanicBy Shivaji Sarkar
The last quarter figures of 2019-20 fiscal may have reasons to cause worry. An uninteresting Central budget, corona virus, plummeting stock...
This needs to be ablished
High IT A MythBy Shivaji Sarkar
Almost 81,000 Indians earned over Rs 1 crore a year, screams Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Is there...
Railways’ Priority
Bullet train or infrastructure?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent tragedy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road foot over-bridge where over 23 persons died and 39 injured due to...