A long-term vision?
Young Himachal
By Insaf
Winds of change blow in Himachal Pradesh. The hill State finally gets a young Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and a new...
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...
Why not lifelong ban?
Court Asks Jan Sevaks
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1996: “Which MP doesn’t take money…people who have made money from coal and iron…money in thailis and...
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...
Does India stand to gain?
Widening Trade Pacts
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The global trade scenario is complex and the situation is unlikely to improve shortly. With the US imposing tariff barriers,...
India and the world
A Peace Manifesto
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha)
The crying need of the world currently is peace and security, without which life...
Nepal’s broken model
Exporting People, Importing Turmoil
By Shivaji Sarkar
Nepal has become the latest flashpoint of instability in the Indian subcontinent, echoing Bangladesh’s violent turn last year. The...
Pm breaks silence, but no balm?
Manipur's 'Hurt' Touches Parliament
By Insaf
The tragic silence is broken on Manipur! Prime Minister Modi finally spoke. But, only after the Opposition pointedly, through slogans,...
‘Veto’ on outsider
Regionalism To Fore
By Poonam I Kaushish
Pre 1947 India resounded to “throw out the British”. Sprinkled with nationalism, all pledged to make India united and...
GES 2017
India ready for big leap?
Dr. D.K. Giri
Prof. International Politics, JMI
The 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit held recently in Hyderabad was India’s largest start-up incubator. The...
Imf and the gdp myth
Rupee Slides, Prices Bite, India Slips
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Iran war is hitting many countries beyond they could have imagined. The IMF forecast has subdued...
Neglected, lacks direction
Key Factors & Budget
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had a challenging task as the Budget was presented in a situation of faltering GDP...
Empathy, not authority crucial
Farmers Vs State Power
By Insaf
All eyes are on the farmers versus State power battle. The two-day “Delhi Chalo’ protests against the new farm bills...
Poor students worse off
Pandemic & Education
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
UNESCO recently estimated that 1.5 billion students, about 87 per cent of the world’s students in 165 countries, are...
Mere talk, lack of action
Eradicating Poverty
By Oishee Mukherjee
There is much talk of development with ruling political leaders harping on what all is being done. But the way politicians...
Availibility, ngo role vital
Water Dynamics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent Supreme Court verdict granting Karnataka a larger share of the Cauvery water and reduced allocation for Tamil Nadu was...
Modi’s outreach to la
Chile's President in India
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha)
The practice in the media and political circles is creating a buzz and...
Parliament boycott serves a purpose
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 March 1989)
Every dark and threatening cloud has a silver lining. The unprecedented boycott of Parliament by the Opposition last...
Ending abuse of quota system?
EWS Verdict
By Sagarneel Sinha
It has been quite common to hear from the upper castes that the reservation system hampers growth. They often argue that...
Govt needs to be hands-on
India's Poverty
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The lockdown has put sharp focus on India’s poverty as it emerges the sheer number of migrant workers alone is mind-boggling,...