Not who, but what
Kamandal = Mandal 2.0
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1901: “I don’t believe in caste in the modern sense as it connotes distinction in status and...
Time critical for reform
Medical Education
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
All eyes will be on the ensuing Budget session to see whether the National Medical Commission Bill, sent to a...
Retrieving geo political role
India & Neighbours
By Dr. DK. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
'India should be more pro-active to stop China in Myanmar', is Japan's envoy in Myanmar, Yohei...
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?...
An election gimmick?
India Reclaims PoK
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
In response to former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s reference to Pakistan having...
Heed to ipcc warning
Earth's Ecosystem
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration advocates it’s time that every country, including India, draw up a plan...
Defiance of Supreme Court
Political Shenanigans
By Proloy Bagchi
What is currently being witnessed is total defiance of the decisions/orders given by the Supreme Court. While the apex court takes...
Absorbing socks and surprises
India's Foreign Policy in 2025
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The year just gone by, 2025, has been a challenging year...
Disaster waiting to strike
Death Ravages Uttarakhand
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a tragedy waiting to strike, of anger and anguish, despair and desperation, morbidity and mortality. Words fail...
The misguided students?
Of Streets & Classrooms
By Proloy Bagchi
It appears from what the newspapers say or what the media shows that the entire country has become secular...
Munir laughs & lunches
Iran War Bleeds India
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian economy is reaching a critical point. If the simmering tensions between Israel and Iran were to continue, the...
Diplomacy goes into overdrive
'K' Word In UNGA
By Dr D.K.Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
In the mega event ‘Howdy Modi’ at Houston, Donald Trump and Narendra Modi vowed in chorus...
Reform or find alternative
Representative Democracy
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Budget session of Parliament has commenced and 20 Opposition parties joined together to boycott the...
Policy overhaul critical
Induced Inflation
By Shivaji Sarkar
India needs to look at its falling demand, rising bank, power and fuel charges, high tax and toll rates. This is...
Incentives & penalties
UP Population Policy
By DrS.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, launching the State’s Population Policy stated, “We should not forgetthat increase in...
Raising global competitiveness
India Out of RCEP
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Amidst farmers’ protests and resentment, India has taken a judicious decision to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic...
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...
‘Not 1962’, but strategy missing
Tawang Face-Off
By Insaf
“It’s not 1962 anymore.” An assertion by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday last should bolster confidence at least among...
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...
India loses Rs 11 trillion!
Junk Cars, Plastic Policy
By Shivaji Sarkar
India needs pragmatic policies to strengthen the individual to revive the sagging economy and save its wealth. Policies such...