Disciplining law makers

Code of Conduct By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has been urging political parties to adopt a Code of Conduct for MPs...

Change in outlook vital

Ingrained Inefficiency By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prospects of foreign companies changing locations from China to other countries such as India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand etc are said to...

A dangerous game!

Politics of Labelling By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A primary lesson for all political speakers is to avoid controversial terms particularly to malign...

TN triggers nda-India row

Sanatan Dharma By Insaf DMK’s minister and Chief Minister Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi has raised a big political storm. By declaring that Sanatan Dharma is against equality...

Time to wake up on defence

Modi's tsunami-2 By PK Vasudeva Certainly, the election results are a Tsunami-2 for Modi, bettering his 2014 performance. Riding on a massive saffron surge sweeping through...

Alarming Hunger Situation

Govt unconcerned about poor By Dhurjati Mukherjee Eleven year old Santoshi died of starvation because there was no foodgrain in her house for six weeks in...

Need to lay down new rules

Governor Vs Chief Minister By Poonam I Kaushish Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Specially when it...

I am a dalit, who are you?

Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish The caste genie unleashed by our polity nearly three decades ago has bared its poisonous fangs once again in...

Will it remain a mere hope?

Uniform Civil Code By Poonam I Kaushish Secularism has always been the Hindutva Brigade’s bug bear and political untouchability the Congress catch word. Whereby, Ram and...

Hindutva versus OBC

UP Battlelines By Insaf Battlelines are getting drawn and redrawn in five States going to the polls, with Uttar Pradesh getting sharp focus at the national...

Amid great expectations

Mid- Term Cabinet By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Mid-term Cabinet reshuffle, though anticipated for some time, has come as a surprise to insiders as well...

Crown of thorns?

Office Of Governor By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Karnataka has earned a unique distinction of having given some important lessons on the office...

Wise pricing policy vital

Weird Sensex Rise By Shivaji Sarkar The sudden record movement of Sensex to 36,548 points once again proves that the stock market need not follow other economic...

Focus on rural India vital

Education Neglect By Dhurjati Mukherjee The New Year calls for reversing the neglect in the education sector. Policies are framed with high sounding targets without a...

Economy rises with high debt

Malls Closing, Stocks Fall By Shivaji Sarkar If the country is doing well as per popular belief, why then are shopping malls and showrooms across the...

A critical assessment

16th Lok Sabha By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The last session of the 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 13...

No answer for progress

Privatisation Spree By Dhurjati Mukherjee It’s one thing to announce plans and targets and another to have a roadmap to ensure these are achieved. Every year...

Sins of defection

Gaddi And Gaddari By Poonam I Kaushish In the monsoon season it is raining Party splitting. One doesn’t know who is sleeping with whom and who...

Trump eyes gains, India brand image

Indo-US Trade By Shivaji Sarkar Ahead of a re-election, normally a President needs massive support at home. However, United States President Donald Trump looks overseas and...

Ambition versus unity

West Bengal Shenanigans By Insaf West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is on a roll. Having tasted a spectacular victory in the Assembly...