Is he relevant today?
Celebrating Gandhi
By Poonam I Kaushish
The drumbeaters are out as tomorrow India celebrates 150 years of Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Who? You mean the one we...
Solution for socialproblem?
Wages for Housework
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
General Election is the time for worst hate speeches against opponents and lavish promises for voters. Among the...
Ambitious plan for njic
Judiciary's Modernisation
By DrS.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“I am of the firm belief that unless infrastructure is strengthened, it is unfair to expect courts, particularly...
Time for Bharat Bhakti?
Gyanvapi Mosque
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was music to Shiv Bhakts as Har Har Mahadev had his way, say and came out trumps. In a...
Bureau of convenience
His Master's Voice
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is it about the Central Bureau of Investigation that has it always in the eye of the storm?...
Tall claims, nagging doubts
J&K Statehood
By Insaf
Is the Centre putting the cart before the horse, is a question being asked in Jammu and Kashmir. This, as despair and...
Tiptoeing stealthily
Uniform Civil Code
By Poonam I Kaushish
As the world lives a calamity amidst the ongoing destructive war between US-Israel vs Iran which spares no nation...
Govt must be flexible
Turbulent Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Rs 100-trillion investment in infrastructure, promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inspiring. It should change the economy, which is...
Nda adds to upa Legacy
Kinks In Manmohanomics
By Shivaji Sarkar
An economist strangely goes political to criticise a government that follows his Manmohanomics of liberalisaion, globalisation, privatisation with the same...
Distinct alteration crucial
Gender Gap
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
Bridging the gender gap is sadly not a top priority of the political class in India. While there is no...
India must watch us-eu dynamic
Security & Transatlantic Ties
By Piotr Opalinski
(Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
The global order is undergoing its deepest transformation since the end of the Cold...
Make or break year
Republic At 61
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one feel on Republic day week? Rather how is one supposed to feel? Patriotic? Puffed up in...
Sc balm for common man
Hospital Treatment Rates
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
That health is a neglected sector in India has been echoed by experts over the years, but the government has...
Will plans help growth?
Manufacturing Sector
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Three decades of reforms notwithstanding, manufacturing in the country as a proportion of GDP has not really picked up. Today...
Vendetta vs protocol
Centre-Bengal Row
By Insaf
‘Political vendetta’ or ‘breach of protocol’, is the latest tug-of-war between Prime Minister Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. This...
Opposition fails people
Staggering Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian Opposition has failed the people. Bereft of ideas and somewhere having the ruling syndrome in them, the Opposition parties...
Karmic pay back?
Chidambaram Arrest
By Poonam I Kaushish
The chickens have come home to roost and you reap what you sow. Two maxims which enunciate the steamy saga...
India & eu in multipolarity era
Redefining Partnership
By Piotr Opalinski
(Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
The global order is undergoing profound transformation. The post-World War II system, historically anchored in U.S....
Mega scam singes economy
Toll Tax Extortion
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is time, rather most opportune time, to do away with road toll and review the levy of infrastructure cess...
The Indian imperatives
Changing International Relations
By Dr DK Giri
(Secretary General, Assn
for Democratic Socialism)
What kind of world are we living today in? When we look around, we find...