TN case raises questions
Governor's Conduct
By Insaf
Is Tamil Nadu Governor undermining the faith and trust attached to the constitutional post, is a question doing the rounds in the...
Improbable, no solution
Early Covid Vaccine
By Dr. Oishee & Dhurjati Mukherjee
India has overtaken Russia to take the third position in the world with corona infections rising at...
Speaker caught in desert storm
Political & Partisan
By Poonam I Kaushish
A charade of duplicity or theatre of bias? For nearly a week now, the fast spinning political wheel...
Opening up the Mantra
Future Belongs To India's
By Shivaji Sarkar
India has to end its lockdown completely for fast economic recovery. The unlocking is like a see-saw. While...
Cong its own worst enemy!
Rajasthan Verdict
By Insaf
The Congress High Command’s worry in Rajasthan is far from over. Ushering normalcy or some semblance of order will be a tall...
New Delhi should initiate
Resetting India-Nepal Ties
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
In a desperate bid to stoke the passion of cultural nationalism, Nepal Prime Minister K.P.S. Oli...
Judicious planning vital
Privatising Railways
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Indian Railways plan to allow privatisation has been announced and it is to become a reality from April 2023....
Crime is now politics
Bahubali-Khadi Nexus
By Poonam I Kaushish
The sordid saga of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey of Kanpur with over 60 cases to his name came to a...
Ease financial milieu
Rising Food Prices
By Shivaji Sarkar
Rising food prices are adding to the woes of postcorona lockdown recovery. States such as West Bengal, Assam or Uttar...
Rise in domestic violence
Covid-19 Family Gift
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Gendered impact of infectious diseases noticed in some recent epidemics like ZIKA, SARS, and EBOLA...
Pandemic exposes faultlines
Economic Plugging
By Moin Qazi
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say:...
Law unto themselves
Rakshak Ya Katil?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always. The sordid tale has it genesis in...
Russian business doubles
India-China Brawl
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a global world. One button switches off, another opens. As India gets into a stand-off with China, there...
Making a mockery of law
TN Custodial Deaths
By Insaf
Reprehensible! The alleged custodial death of father and son in a police station in Tamil Nadu has sent shock waves across...
No substitute for classroom
Online Education
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Closure of schools has led to a thoughtless rush to switch over to online education as...
Poor students worse off
Pandemic & Education
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
UNESCO recently estimated that 1.5 billion students, about 87 per cent of the world’s students in 165 countries, are...
Looking for giants
Our Pygmy Leaders
By Poonam I Kaushish
A fundamental principle of a civilised nation is that in times of war, the polity displays cohesiveness and rallies...
To lower demand, growth
Diesel Price Hike
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
The nation needs wisdom to help stir it out of a difficult situation. An economy sinking for...
Covid-19 makes a strong case
Social Housing
By Moin Qazi
The unprecedented displacement of people across the country following the pandemic has challenged us with a new set of priorities. While...
Rank under pandemic
Rule of Law Index
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court has asked the government to treat a writ petition filed in...