Game of power?
Language Wars
By Poonam I Kaushish
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, said Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. A quote which underscores...
Tripura latest to wield
By Insaf
UAPA Stick
BJP-ruled Tripura is the latest State to join others in brazenly using the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to stifle citizens’...
Maha Vikas agadhi darbar
CMP Mantra
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
The Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) government of three political parties - Shiv Sena, NCP, and the Congress - formed in Maharashtra hopes...
Impacts markets, tumble
Himalayan Fury
By Shivaji Sarkar
Gigantic Himalayan tragedies rock and destabilise the Indian economy as development becomes fad. The 15.9 per cent wholesale inflation, stock sensex...
Violence is new black
We Love Protests
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is with us Indians? Why are we so blasé’ about protest which turn violent? About vandalism? Why do...
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...
Warming Signals
Steps too little, too late
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Most countries, including India, have announced various measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but these are abysmally inadequate....
New political order
Dawn In Kashmir
By Poonam I Kaushish
Eighty six days after the Modi Sarkar in a ‘shock and awe’ move revoked Jammu & Kashmir’s special status...
Parliament abdicates control again
By Inder Jit
(Released on 12 June 1990)
Parliament’s recently-concluded budget session has not received the critical attention it deserves. Not many of our people have...
Imaginary distinction
Outsider-Insider
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Hundreds of workers who had gone to Kashmir in search of employment are reported to be fleeing...
Economic costs be damned!
My Subsidy, Your Revadi
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is raining freebies wherein sound economic sense has been surrendered to political gamesmanship. Reckless subsidies are being...
Past fixation at present cost
Politics Of Statues
By Poonam I Kaushish
It's been a week of stark contradictions in India's ongoing political nautanki. Seven days when we stood witness to...
All in name of faith
Religious Gush
By Poonam I Kaushish
As the last vote is in ballot box in Bihar wherein beside caste, it was a battle royale between the...
Limited to law & justice
SC's Supremacy
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
There is no institution in the country which is using and wielding its authority without restrictions like...
Injustice within law
Matrimonial Violence
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
On 14th September, the Supreme Court, dealing with a PIL stated that Parliament that enacted a law...
Grim, challenges must be met
School Education
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The Parliamentary standing committee report on education titled ‘Plans for Bridging the Learning Gaps’ has admitted the yawning digital divide...
More vulgar the better!
Slander Is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this theekha-masaledar Lok Sabha electioneering season our netagan are reveling in neech under-the-belt vitriolic language, putrid entertainment...
Delhi’s ugly power battle
Politicians Vs Bureaucrats
By Insaf
The power battle in Delhi has crossed all limits. The alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash last week by two...
Towards crime mukt politics
Supremacy of SC
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court has given a shock treatment to all political parties by passing certain...
Time for radical makeover
Wrestling With Power
By Poonam I Kaushish
If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us, said Francis Bacon. This comes to mind over...