It’s people’s money, not mine, yaar!

Farm Loan Waivers By Poonam I Kaushish It was a perfect electoral cake rolled out by the Congress to the strains of 'Vote For Me.' Iced with...

Redo Economic Maths

Loan Waiver Populism By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is going through a piquant phase. On the one hand, there is competitive politics on giving succour...

Cong must tread cautiously

Three States In Bag By Insaf Three States in its bag should stimulate a distraught Congress. It is upbeat no doubt, but it needs to tread...

No road yet to Payum Circle

Dear Editor, Payum circle located in Siang District is one of the oldest and the most backward circles of the state. Due to lack of...

Impact on national politics?

Semi-Final Over By Dr. S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Throughout the Assembly elections' campaign in the five States, a dominating idea that circulated among voters...

Reorienting policies vital

Next Poll Planning By Dhurjati Mukherjee The NDA has about five months to go before the Lok Sabha elections and apart from improving governance, the vote...

Is Modi vincible?

BJP Takes Big Hit By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 2014: India voted for change and a new power paradigm on the wings of hope and trust....

Reopening debate

Death Penalty By Dr. S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Justice Kurien Joseph, on the eve of his retirement, delivered a judgement commuting the death sentence...

Centre prompt, states slow

Judicial Appointments By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is gratifying to note that in recent months the Centre has been quite prompt in clearing appointment of judges. Lately...

Reaping political benefits?

Cow, Profitable Business By Poonam I Kaushish The drumbeaters are busy serenading the victorious in the keenly fought five States polls, the losers sulk behind closed...

Democracy or Oligarchy?

Poll Campaigning By Proloy Bagchi We are in the midst of election season, with as many as five States results to start pouring out early next...

Jai ho India!!

G-20 Summit By Dr. D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The biggest take-away for India from the 13th G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires was what happened...

Humanising entertainment

Banning Animals In Circus By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Centre’s draft proposal to ban the use of all animals in any performance,...

Jugglery of growth figures

New GDP Data By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent re-estimation of GDP using 2011-12 as the base year has created a controversy and not without reason...

Cat out of the bag!

Governor Centre's Stooge By Poonam I Kaushish “Agar Dilli ki taraf dekhta to Lone ki sarkaar banti or mai itihaas mein ek baimaan aadmi ke taur...

March for salvation

Farmers Destitution By Shivaji Sarkar Elections and competitive promises for loan waivers for farmers are inseparable. Despite this, the farm distress doesn’t end. Even if not...

India’s best friend ever!

Donald Trump By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Donald Trump Administration has just warned Pakistan to punish the perpetrators of the horrendous violence in...

Of hope and fear

Pilgrims' Corridor By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) With mixed feelings of hope and fear, India is proceeding with the reopening of a passage...

Fundamental values eroded

Perils of Democracy By Dhurjati Mukherjee Washington-based watchdog Freedom House recently concluded that “liberal democracy is under severe threat, even peril, all over the globe,” as...

Biting more than can chew

Quotas And Queues By Poonam I Kaushish Quotas and queues are back on the political platter amidst hectic electioneering in five States. But with a good...