Nation’s prerogative
Citizenship Expansion
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 is another bold initiative of the NDA government to tackle the problem...
Political warlords of Bharat
Celebration Kis ki Aur Kya?
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll out...
Dialogue or deterrence!
India-Pakistan
By Dr DK Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
New Delhi's refusal to resume dialogue with Pakistan has raised diplomatic and political divisions across the country and...
Cat out of the bag!
Governor Centre's Stooge
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Agar Dilli ki taraf dekhta to Lone ki sarkaar banti or mai itihaas mein ek baimaan aadmi ke taur...
Two antagonistic rights
Protest & Order
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“Democracy and dissent go hand in hand, but then demonstrations expressing dissent have to be...
A new significance
Ram Janmabhoomi
By Dr S. Saraswathi
Construction of a modern temple for Lord Ram at Ayodhya, for which bhoomi pujan was conducted on 5 August...
It’s time has come
Selling Change
By Poonam I Kaushish
Change is the only constant in life. This adage encapsulates the path breaking and ambitious Agnipath scheme in armed forces...
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...
Holy conversions!
Mitti, Kajal & Darshan
By Poonam I Kaushish
A 16-year-old Faridabad girl is lured by Hussain in 2023. He takes her to Delhi’s Nizamuddin Dargah and...
‘Supari’ for good men
SC Plays Crime Pooper
By Poonam I Kaushish
Crime does not pay … as well as politics. Wherein thousands of our criminal-politicos slug it out for...
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...
Is our ‘streedhan’ gajar,mooli?
Women Safety
By Poonam I Kaushish
India is at war with its girls and women. As terrifying tales of savagery and nightmarish murders, rapes, acid attacks,...
Political upheaval at worst
Punjab Drama
By Insaf
The political drama unfolding in Punjab relegates the IPL season to the background. Navjot Sidhu’s inconsistent batting in the Congress has queered...
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...
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,...
Will new govt focus on poor?
Post-2019 Elections
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The campaigning and polling for 2019 General elections is over. Those who cast their vote would have done so in the...
Are elections a farce?
2019 Alarming Trends
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Elections are almost nearing completion in the world's largest democracy. But the developments leading to these elections point to...
Not at whims of govts
SC/ST New Quotas
By Insaf
Three cheers to the Supreme Court. Political parties and state governments across the country will need to think twice before playing...
Education vital for success
Raising Marriage Age
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The recent decision of the Modi government to raise the marriage age for women from 18 to 21 has...
Where is the new path?
Modi Has No Opponent
By Shivaji Sarkar
An election is not just about formation of government. Instead it is about aspirations, policies, performance and embarking on...