Beyond party politics
Delhi Government
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Parliament passed the Government of National Capital Territory (Amendment) Bill on 24 March and the President...
Neglect of poor inevitable!
Budgetary Allocations
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Budgetary allocations are broadly made on the basis of expected revenue mobilisation for the year. Obviously, the criteria in making...
Sshhh……about poll slush!
Election Bonds
By Poonam I Kaushish
P aisa phenko tamasha dekho! The song hummed by every Party as five States are amidst polls with all opening...
‘Know-all’ system won’t do
Slowdown, Poverty
By Shivaji Sarkar
Human tragedies refuse to die. The triple tragedy of the economy – note ban, convoluted multiple tax system and the panicky...
GNCTD bill: Delhi govt undermined
By Insaf
The AAP government in Delhi is seething with anger and rightly so. Its powers have been curtailed with a lieutenant governor (LG) being...
Need of the hour
India-NATO Tie Up
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
Within a week of the high summit of Quad, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin was...
Covid-19 second threat
Vaccination Drive
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chief Ministers that rise in COVID cases in some States could “lead...
Can ppp model deliver?
Medical Education
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
It is an unfortunate and well-known fact that the country suffers from an acute shortage of doctors and nurses. Specialists...
Govt money is neta’s money
Its Raining Populist Freebies
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is a perfect electoral cake rolled out by various Parties to the strains of ‘Vote For Me.’...
Bengal polls key to future
Economic Policy
By Shivaji Sarkar
West Bengal elections may be a referendum for India’s economic policies. It will decide whether the politics of “reformist economy” will...
New alarum over future polls
By Inder Jit
(Released on 29 March 1985)
His words still ring in my ears, loud and clear. “Our elections have become a farce”, asserted a...
India’s strategic dichotomy?
Quad & BRICS
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
The Quad summit last week deepened the alliance of four members as it rattled China, the...
Increase with its primacy
Election Commission Woes
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A six-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India alleging “deep-rooted...
No jobs, social chaos likely
Rising Ultra Rich
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India added one billionaire every 10 days in 2020 amid the pandemic. This was made possible by rising stock valuation,...
Rakshak or Bhakshak?
Police Atyachari
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always, as those tasked with ensuring the aam aadmi’s...
Poor budget, pvt failing
India's Healthcare
By Shivaji Sarkar
A dignitary in Delhi on his indisposition rushes to a government hospital, AIIMS or RML. In West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata...
Shg meeting challenges
Women Empowerment
By Moin Qazi
The Covid-19 pandemic is a human tragedy of potentially biblical proportion and has convulsed societies like never before. Whether the vaccination...
Time to choose and challenge
Stigma Thy Name Is Woman
By Poonam I Kaushish
India continues to be at war with its girls and women. Repressed, abused and discriminated against this...
Fuels a national review
Price Roller Coaster
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is on a galloping price roller coaster. It has turned into a silent killer of the economy, forcing the...
Abrogate colonial law?
SC & Sedition Law
By Insaf
The Supreme Court ushers a glimmer of hope, not just in Jammu & Kashmir but across the nation. On Wednesday...