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...

Railways’ Priority

Bullet train or infrastructure? By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent tragedy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road foot over-bridge where over 23 persons died and 39 injured due to...

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,...

India’s image at stake

Modern Forms of Slavery By Dr. S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Modern slavery in various forms like forced labour, child labour, and human trafficking are among...

The assault on federalism

By B.K. Nehru (Former Governor and Diplomat) (Released on 6 February, 1990) The Constitution of the Republic of India is federal; it is the union of the...

India makes strides

Financial Inclusion By Moin Qazi India has recently witnessed profound changes in its financial inclusion ecosystem. While financial inclusion is a point of entry to lift people out...

Traumatic but rich experience

The Poll Battle By Inder Jit (Released on 19 December 1989) Fighting the election to the Lok Sabha from the Darjeeling constituency was indeed a traumatic experience....

Stuctural reforms vital 

Revival of Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee With the economy growing 6.2% in the December quarter, recovering just a little from a seven-quarter low, economists are divided...

How the world reacts

Israel-Hamas War By Dr D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The Israel-Hamas war is escalating every hour causing pathetic loss of lives, property and resources....

Spirit of nation

Madam President By Poonam I Kaushish This is a story which has not only made India proud but is a compelling and inspirational tale of overcoming...

Will usher in prosperity?

J&K Altered By Dhurjati Mukherjee Kashmir’s dilemma is like Shakespeare’s famous line ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’? Unlike rest of...

Pandemic exposes faultlines

Economic Plugging By Moin Qazi A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say:...

Infringing on federalism?

Draft UGC Rules By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent draft guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) have come in for criticism as it’s seen as a...

New govt’s priorities

Beyond Borders By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) After two months of mind and body-wrenching electioneering in the biggest democracy in the world, the results...

Separation of powers blurred

NTF For Covid-19 By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court hasset up a 12-member National Task Force (NTF) to facilitate public health response to...

Bjp’s Nirvana 2019?

Ayodhya Again By Poonam I Kaushish Politicians are an unholy lot! They take a "holier than thou attitude" on anything and everything be it religion or...

Economic Revival

Discard top-down approach By Dhurjati Mukherjee Suddenly there is a great momentum for the need to revive the economy. After recent criticism by former finance minister...

Parachute loyalties rule roost

General Election 2019 By Poonam I Kaushish As India’s greatest nautanki enters its last three phases of polling we will have stood witness to 900 million...

India & world react

Putin Wins 5th Term By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The landslide victory of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin in the presidential elections last...

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...