Seize state, raise prices: WB

Corp Hit Peak Profits By Shivaji Sarkar The high inflationary trend that has gripped India is stated to be a global phenomenon of corporate adventure...

Vision of ‘new India’?

Hate Speech & Hinduism By Insaf Where is India headed? The hate speeches at Haridwar’s Dharam Sansad, religious conclave, and right-wing activists stalling Xmas celebrations...

Transparency, astuteness vital

Defence Modernisation By Dhurjati Mukherjee Restructuring of the Indian Army is being planned in phases and it is understood that its strength (including that of support...

States take the brunt

  Season Of Protests By Insaf It's a season of protests. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Maharashtra and Delhi are among various States which have...

India must respond politically!

Deadly Coronavirus By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The outbreak of Coronavirus amounting to a global epidemic seems to have serious repercussion on politics and...

Money hai to power hai!

Era Of Aya Ram Gaya Ram By Poonam I Kaushish When gold speaks all tongues are silent. This adage was brutally reinforced by the revolving door...

New vision in offng?

Draft Natl Ed Policy By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is much debate over the recently released new draft National Education Policy, which has come out with some...

Redefine black money

  Note-ban Fiasco By Shivaji Sarkar The 'operation clean money' has had a huge cost on India despite gains in some sectors such as boosting bank coffers...

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...

Is India ready ?

Uniform Civil Code By Poonam I Kaushish In the ongoing poll battle in five States with our polity upping the ante of identity politics to suit...

Prices, low capita concern

India Leaps ToBe 3rd largest By Shivaji Sarkar India is on its way to be the world’s three top economies in terms of monetary terms, as...

Reform or find alternative

Representative Democracy By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Budget session of Parliament has commenced and 20 Opposition parties joined together to boycott the...

What about minority languages?

Hindi Vs Others By Sagarneel Sinha India is a diverse country where many languages and dialects are spoken. According to a report of the 2011 census,...

Women priests in temples

Gender Equality By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) In the midst of our fight against Covid-19 and the fear of third wave in a few weeks...

Drama in 3 Non-bjp Assemblies

Governor-CM Face-Off By Insaf The face-off between Governors and Chief Ministers in Opposition States sadly has become a norm rather than an exception. The week saw...

Making strategic moves

Modi In Cyprus & Canada By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Cyprus and Canada assumes considerable...

Consensus eludes

G-20 Meeting By Dr D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Not unexpectedly, consensus eluded the meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) of...

Keep The Speaker Above Poll Politics

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 March 1991) The Lok Sabha’s mid-term poll offers the nation a fresh opportunity to set-up a badly-needed convention and, thereby,...

Under ‘fear or favour’

Karnataka Polls By Insaf Karnataka makes a mockery of the cardinal rule that voters must exercise their right to vote ‘without fear or favour.’ The run-up...

India presses for rupee trade

New Saudi Petro-$ Regime Begins By Shivaji Sarkar Indians are hopeful of a new petroleum pricing regime with Saudi Arabia refusing to renew the 50-year-old US-Saudi...