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,...