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...

Temp rise despite covid check

UNEP Report By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recently released ‘Emissions Gap Report’ by UNEP has found that though carbon dioxide emission globally is predicted to fall...

Sagacity must prevail

Farmers Mann Ki Baat By Poonam I Kaushish Golgappas, chat, sarsoan saag, jalebis, besan barfi, badam, kaju and fruits topped by foot massages. A wedding celebration?...

Centre must review farm laws

FPI Boom & Impasse By Shivaji Sarkar The farmers’ issue is getting both interesting and intriguing. With the new farm laws, foreign investors are bringing...

Karnataka, UP determined

Towards Hindu Rashtra By Insaf “Work is in progress’ should read the sign in BJP’s making of a Hindu Rashtra! Polarisation on communal lines and targeting...

What future SAARC!

India & Neighbours By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, International Relations, JIMMC) On 36th SAARC Charter Day Anniversary, the heads of SAARC countries delivered messages albeit conflicting ones....

Erosion must be stemmed

Human Rights Day By Dhurjati Mukherjee Today, as the world observes Human Rights Day every year, India and its government must reflect on its record. With...

Right skills critical

Tough Job Market By Moin Qazi In an age of skyrocketing unemployment, made worse by the pandemic, it is integral to incorporate marketable and real-world skills...

Crime is politics

Katil=Neta, Toh Kya By Poonam I Kaushish In this placid political season India’s Capital is in the throes of a novelle grammar of protests with thousands...

No good for banks, economy

Low Interest Rates By Shivaji Sarkar Inflation is rising and would continue to rise for the next one year, says the RBI in the latest monetary...

Citizens’ Common Cause

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 September 1979) In the backdrop of the churnings in the society we are witnessing, it appears that times have barely...

Halt India’s poll merry-go-round

Modi's New Poser By Poonam I Kaushish Bribery in public services continues to plague India with corruption watchdog Transparency International underscoring India has the highest bribery...

Wake up call to govt?

Bankers, Farmers' Protests By Shivaji Sarkar Indian farmers and bankers have put up a strong challenge to the move of privatisation, corporatisation of the economy and...

Empathy, not authority crucial

Farmers Vs State Power By Insaf All eyes are on the farmers versus State power battle. The two-day “Delhi Chalo’ protests against the new farm bills...

Upgradation vital for revival

R&D Technology By Dhurjati Mukherjee India’s manufacturing expertise is not very efficient and cost competitive, even compared with the emerging economies. As such, there have been...

Holier than thou conversions!

Love Jihad By Poonam I Kaushish India is once again caught up in a battle royale between the Gods, in a new age avatar: Love...

In or out, reorient policy

India & RCEP By Shivaji Sarkar Keep China out is the new trade policy of India. Its prime approach is that anything that opens the...

Baraat without bridegroom?

Kashmir Local Polls By Insaf Kashmir has a different narrative, no matter what Raj Bhavan in Srinagar or North Block in Delhi says. Imagine campaigning for...

Farmers’ own middlemen

Revitalise FPOs By Moin Qazi The farmers’ agitation against the new farm laws is far from ebbing. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has...

Will it last till next polls?

Modi Magic in Bihar By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the wake of authoritarian tendencies and wrong policies at the national level, the mahagatbandhan under the leadership of...