India must heed warning

Lanka's Fiscal Disaster By Shivaji Sarkar Is globalisation failing? The Sri Lankan economic crisis is a grave warning that reckless consumption promoted by global Multi-National Companies,...

As serious as crime?

Encounter Killings By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...

Additional funds critical

NEP & Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee The National Education Policy (NEP) continues to solicit much debate and educationists will be eagerly looking forward to the Budget...

Its time to bell the cat

'Business' Of Illegal Migrants By Poonam I Kaushish In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands of people fled South Vietnam after Saigon's fall for fear...

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...

Rejuvenation of Rivers

Challenge to politics, faith By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Union Government has plans to clean all rivers in the country — a...

Uniform Civil code, anyone?

When Gods Are Poll Cut Outs By Poonam I Kaushish It’s the silly season of Ram-Rahim being reduced to political poll cut outs with each community...

Govt must be flexible

Turbulent Economy By Shivaji Sarkar The Rs 100-trillion investment in infrastructure, promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inspiring. It should change the economy, which is...

Break in for big two

Tamil Nadu Gamble By Insaf Will national parties get space this 2019 election in Tamil Nadu is a million dollar question after ballot boxes were...

Tech transfer to cut import bill

Indigenisation of Products By Dhurjati Mukherjee In recent months, the Centre has given a greater thrust to indigenisation of products to boost up manufacturing. Though rather...

Policy stimuli wished for

Gloomy 2019 By Shivaji Sarkar A year passes with some gloom and the New Year enters with hope and aspirations. 2019 has had both good as...

Spiritual outreach to saarc

Reclaiming United India By Dr DK Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) A comrade attending a conference with me in Budapest somewhat surprised me as he said, “you...

Whose afraid of it?

Bulldozer Justiice By Poonam I Kaushish As temperatures rise, heat is searing through political India over it unprecedented Bulldozer Politics. Whereby this gigantic machine has assumed...

Professionalisation vital

Railways In Dire Straits By Dhurjati Mukherjee There are talks of reorganizing the railways to gear up efficiency and ensure its effective functioning. This is all...

Yogi acts, Uddhav dithers

Silencing Loudspeakers By Insaf There is to be no blaring noise in Uttar Pradesh. Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s orders to remove loudspeakers from religious sites...

Incentives & penalties

UP Population Policy By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, launching the State’s Population Policy stated, “We should not forgetthat increase in...

Defence deals and security

By Inder Jit (Released on 2 September 1980) Three weeks ago, I expressed horror over the doings of the Union Energy Minister, Mr Ghani Khan Choudhury,...

All is not well?

Patna Vs Delhi By Insaf Tit-for-tat is being played out in Bihar. An angry Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inducted eight new ministers in his Cabinet...

Reaffirming ties

Hasina in India By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh arrived in India last Monday on a four-day visit....

US bonds hold up many gains

Indian Macros 'Charm' By Shivaji Sarkar Developments and statistics about India’s growth are interesting. Various contrary figures indicate a queer pitch. While global financial services group...