Defence deals and security
By Inder Jit
(Released on 2 September 1980)
Three weeks ago, I expressed horror over the doings of the Union Energy Minister, Mr Ghani Khan Choudhury,...
Not just a war of words!
FIRs in Assam & UP
By Insaf
Watch your words as these give unwarranted leverage for action! A veiled terse message from law enforcing authorities such...
BJP agenda muddies waters
Lakshadweep Turmoil
By Insaf
Tiny Lakshadweep has hit national headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Misplaced ‘reforms’, as proposed by Administrator P K Patel in the...
Let it for faster growth
Rupee Fall
By Shivaji Sarkar
The surging dollar and falling rupee are most difficult aspects of the economy but should be considered an opportunity rather than...
I am a Dalit, who are you?
Caste Cauldron
By Poonam I Kaushish
“The naïve notion that we can preserve freedom by exuding goodwill is not only silly, but dangerous,” wrote former US...
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...
Welfare state crumbling
Rising Education Cost
By Shivaji Sarkar
Education is for the rich. That is the message being spread by private and government higher education institutions.
Fees are being...
Post-poll statue vandalism
Political Symbolism
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
After the decisive defeat of the CPM in recent Assembly election in Tripura, statues of Lenin became the target...
Making peace with noise?
Hanuman Chalisa Vs Azaan
By Poonam I Kaushish
Ever get up cursing in the wee hours of the morning? Thanks to a loudspeaker blaring, upsetting your...
WB, Punjab to ekla chalo
INDIA Bloc Discord
By Insaf
West Bengal and Punjab have put a spoke in the INDIA bloc wheel, as of now. Both TMC and AAP respectively...
Victory revelries marred
Tripura Post-Poll Violence
By Sagarneel Sinha
Post poll violence in Tripura has led to shops, houses, rubber plantations being burnt down. Students facing secondary exams are...
Bjp’s machiavellian intrigues
President Rule In Puducherry
By Insaf
The BJP does it again, another Congress-led government bites the dust. This time in tiny Puducherry, due for Assembly elections...
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...
Folks hit, rethink approach
Bank Sales & Middle Class
By Shivaji Sarkar
The middle class is supposed to be the backbone of the Indian economy. It is shrinking and in...
$236 b job profit racket
Illegal Indian Immigrants
By Shivaji Sarkar
The multi-trillion-dollar illegal profit generating world immigration rackets thrive on freely available private telecom company sims, fake bank accounts, anonymity,...
Soaring dangerous divide
Communal Politics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recentlyconcluded Assembly elections have once again confirmed the play of appeasement politics and the polarisation of Hindu-Muslim votes in the...
Ngenious roster system
Quota in Promotions
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The practice followed in fixing seniority for awarding promotions on the basis of reservations in...
Uniquely Indian perspective
India's G20 Presidency
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
The G20 year under India’s leadership has begun. People from across various sectors – government and...
Crime is now politics
Bahubali-Khadi Nexus
By Poonam I Kaushish
The sordid saga of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey of Kanpur with over 60 cases to his name came to a...
People’s power asserts in Assam
By Inder Jit
(Released on 24 December 1985)
People’s power has again expressed itself decisively in Assam. The AASU, led ably and courageously by Mr Prafulla...