Hopeful, firms lukewarm

Modi Taps US Corp By Shivaji Sarkar The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US has tried to kindle hopes in an economy that...

Karnataka hc shows empathy

Migrant Workers Desperation By Insaf Three cheers to Karnataka High Court! Finally, someone has shown empathy towards the migrant workers yearning to go back home,...

Where is the new path?

Modi Has No Opponent By Shivaji Sarkar An election is not just about formation of government. Instead it is about aspirations, policies, performance and embarking on...

Needs to change leaf

Congress in Doldrums By Proloy Bagchi That politicians are mostly despicable, perhaps need not be emphasized. They are aggressive and vicious where their interests are concerned....

North East upbeat

Removal of AFPSA By Insaf Well begun is half done!Chief Ministers of North East, particularly Assam, Nagaland and Manipur are upbeat as the Centre’s announcement of...

Reaching for the moon

Indo-US High Tech Ties By Shivaji Sarkar The US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks the ice. Its success cannot just be fathomed in terms...

Will needed for success

Mediation By Law By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Draft Bill on Mediation circulated by the Government for comments has come at a time when...

Introspect fraud on people

Three Decades of Loot By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy rarely had the kind of problem it is facing now, pushing the country into a quandary....

Post-poll statue vandalism

Political Symbolism Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) After the decisive defeat of the CPM in recent Assembly election in Tripura, statues of Lenin became the target...

Brazen attack on parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 May 1986) Parliament is once again under attack. The promulgation by the President of an Ordinance empowering it to withhold...

End to bitter campiagning

Rajasthan Polling By Insaf Rajasthan goes to the polls today. The campaigning has been rough and tough and while pollsters would give thumbs up to ruling...

Neta-police: Hum saath saath hain

Hair Trigger Nation By Poonam I Kaushish Last week was telling. Underscoring three testaments. One: Our polity suffers from Orwellian syndrome ‘I-am-more-equal-than-you.’ Union Cabinet Minister Rane...

Perform or perish

Administering Change By Poonam I Kaushish A Government of India car drives into Delhi’s Lodi garden at 7.30am, ‘saab’ instructs his driver to stay ‘right here’....

Continuing lessons to learn

Receding Pandemic By Moin Qazi The great relief we are now experiencing from the receding ravage of the pandemic has several lessons to offer.The development of...

Govt needs to be hands-on

India's Poverty By Dhurjati Mukherjee The lockdown has put sharp focus on India’s poverty as it emerges the sheer number of migrant workers alone is mind-boggling,...

People’s money, apna money, yaar!

Polls Freebies Nautanki By Poonam I Kaushish In the ongoing five States ‘Vote Me’ no-holds-barred-free-for-all electoral nautanki Parties are raining promises topped by luscious lip-smacking freebies...

Where is society heading?

Growing Majoritarianism By Dhurjati Mukherjee Political analysts have rightly warned that that the majoritarian State that we are presently heading towards has virtually pushed minorities to...

Bandh karo ye natak!

Growing Chauvinism By Poonam I Kaushish Your freedom ends where my nose begins and one man’s food is another man’s poison. Two adages, a succinct testimony...

Poor’s Tardy Consumption

Is gdp growth the answer? By Dhurjati Mukherjee India’s consumption growth has experienced nothing short of an explosion over the last two-three decades according to reports....

Economic Slowdown

Can Modi undo mistakes? By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent fall of the GDP to an all-time low has not only led to severe criticism of Prime...