2G & Tamil Nadu
Dmk rejoices, back in demand
By Insaf
It’s finally time for the DMK in Tamil Nadu to celebrate and not just heave a big sigh of...
Inflation check must
Gati Shakti Success
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Prime Minister Gati Shakti mega master plan launched is aimed at coordinated infrastructure schemes of various Central ministries and...
Woh mar gaya, toh?
My Careless India
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 2 June, Aligarh UP: A two-and-a-half year old girl’s maggots infested mutilated body is found in a garbage...
Shortcut to conversion?
Inter-Faith Marriage
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka are in the forefront keen on enacting a law against conversion...
A long-term vision?
Young Himachal
By Insaf
Winds of change blow in Himachal Pradesh. The hill State finally gets a young Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and a new...
Sleeping with the enemy
Maharashtra Stunner
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s the silly political season when dictums ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ and a chameleon can change its colour...
‘Vendetta politics’ echos
Karnataka Catch
By Insaf
Karnataka Congress, till recently in power, is seething with anger. ‘Political vendetta’ by brute BJP simply doesn’t seem to abate. The latest...
Third front in Kashmir?
Apni Party
By Sagarneel Sinha
In static mode for the past eight months, finally there is a stir in Kashmir politics. Recently, Altaf Bukhari, a former...
Modi’s gaurantee vs Congress Nyay
Tale Of Two Manifestos
By Poonam I Kaushish
The stage is set, audiences anticipate as the curtain rises on India’s nautanki of democracy, an ideological spectacle...
Sc balm for common man
Hospital Treatment Rates
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
That health is a neglected sector in India has been echoed by experts over the years, but the government has...
Ties at their best
Hasina in India
By Dr D.K Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Seikh Hasina was in India last week to bolster multiple ties. Of late,...
Cash is king after note ban
Economy, A No Go for SC
By Shivaji Sarkar
The judgment on demonetisation is not unexpected, but the Supreme Court missive givingun fettered freedom to all...
Are we heading for second wave?
Vaccination Push, YeT…
By Poonam I Kaushish
The Covid 19 pandemic is the most tumultuous, most catastrophic and the most defining epoch of our lifetime which...
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,...
Eye not gdp but ews
Ailing Economy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the midst of the economy being hit severely and government suffering a financial crunch, Prime Minister Modi’s announcement of giving...
Tough, bumpy road ahead
2020: Year The World Shut Down
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll...
Jo jeeta wohi sikander!
It's Not Over Till Over
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! The last ballot has been sealed and in two days we shall know who will sit...
Familial brat pack!
Invoking Dynastic Gods
By Poonam I Kaushish
In our electoral dance of democracy this week’s flavour is pedigree. No, I am not talking about the canine...
Pointless political conflict
Governor & State Govt
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
After Delhi and Puducherry, Tamil Nadu Governor is in the news now for conducting...