Time for bharat bhakti?
Gyanvapi Mosque
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was music to Shiv Bhakts as Har Har Mahadev had his way, say and came out trumps. In a...
Economy back on voters’ mind
Changing Poll Dynamics
The Haryana and Maharashtra election results’ speak. The Congress can do without Gandhis, regional parties have their sheen and dominant castes have...
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...
How do you evaluate commissioners?
SC Halla Bol On ECs
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this silly poll season amidst accusations slugfest between Parties in Modiland Gujarat, a five-judge Constitution Bench...
A pattern in confusion
Welfare Corps For Sub-Castes
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Andhra Pradesh Government has recently decided to set up 56 separate corporations for...
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...
Time for repositioning
India in the World
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
On the war on Ukraine, New Delhi’s ambivalent and indifferent position, euphemistically called neutral or...
Can we save parliament?
By Inder Jit
(Released on 23 December 1983)
Parliament continues to decline — and so also public standards. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha...
Success & failure
Lockdown 5
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
On the eve of opening several public places like malls, restaurants and places of worship on this...
Relevance must be enhanced
Panchayati Raj & Covid-19
By Moin Qazi
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the economy: broken supply chains, record unemployment, failing small businesses....
Economy needs free run
Cash & Banks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Fetish of any kind is bad. Of late, the society has started a cleaning operation to the extent that it...
Much ado about nothing!
Modi-Jinping Meet
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Let us recall a famous quote on concept of time in politics, attributed to Harold Wilson, the...
Oath delay, poaching threat
Jharkhand Drama
By Insaf
High drama engulfs Jharkhand. The Champai Sorenled coalition government must win the trust vote on Monday, which looks certain, but not after...
India’s dispiriting record
World Health Day
By Moin Qazi
India's economy is soaring and is now the world's envy, but its healthcare system remains an Achilles' heel. As World...
A sorry state of affairs!
Municipal Financing
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Reserve Bank of India’s recent release of the annual ‘Report on Municipal Finance’ is undoubtedly a good yardstick to assess...
India’s Myanmar momemt
Democracy Vs Dictatorship
By Dr. D.K. Giri
Prof. International Relations, JIMMC
The violence and repression by the military junta in Myanmar continue unabated. Last Sunday at least...
Nda adds to upa Legacy
Kinks In Manmohanomics
By Shivaji Sarkar
An economist strangely goes political to criticise a government that follows his Manmohanomics of liberalisaion, globalisation, privatisation with the same...
The 2+2 dialogue
India-Australia Ties
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for
Democratic Socialism)
India and Australia are rivals in cricket as two top teams in the world. They have...
Will it quench India’s thirst?
Court Charts New Water Course
By Poonam I Kaushish
In dull political Delhi there is a deluge via a Supreme Court order on the Cauvery water...
Vitrolic season of poison
Violence is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? A question that nags as the narrative hits a new low with highly...