India’s “Boat People”

Gets Tough On Rohingya Migrants By Poonam I Kaushish In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands of people fled South Vietnam after the fall of...

Injustice within law

Matrimonial Violence By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) On 14th September, the Supreme Court, dealing with a PIL stated that Parliament that enacted a law...

Will mo-ra make ‘her’ story?

Rahul's Jaddu Ke Jhappi! By Poonam I Kaushish It was a jaddu ke jhappi which stumped Prime Minister Modi. In one bear hug Congress President Rahul...

Absurd, govt must step in

90-Hour Work Week! Two statements, one by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subramanyan saying there should be 90-hour weekly work, including on Sundays, for...

No answer for progress

Privatisation Spree By Dhurjati Mukherjee It’s one thing to announce plans and targets and another to have a roadmap to ensure these are achieved. Every year...

Deepening relations!

Modi In Bangladesh By Dr DK Giri (Prof, International relations, JIMMC) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Bangladesh on 26-27 March to be a part of...

Congress in crisis: Inept handling

By Inder Jit (Published on 14 February 1989) The Congress-I today faces its worst ever crisis. Indeed, a bigger question mark than ever before has gone...

Drawing New Delhi in

Greek PM in India By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recent visit to New Delhi was significant...

More harm than good for Modi

Chinese Job Offer By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) China offering to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make up for his image-deficit just before the...

‘Know-all’ system won’t do

Slowdown, Poverty By Shivaji Sarkar Human tragedies refuse to die. The triple tragedy of the economy – note ban, convoluted multiple tax system and the panicky...

G20 opens up many doors

MBDs, DPI, Biofuels By Shivaji Sarkar The G20 year-long india presidency bash achieves a lot amid global ukraine-russia conflict overshadowing the bid for peace. India’s bilaterals...

Plan, no more dithering

Rescue Package By Dhurjati Mukherjee The continuation of the lockdown for another two weeks with minor relaxation may well be understandable given that the government is...

Making a mountain of a molehill

Jinnah Controversy By Poonam I Kaushish Question: Name the latest con word that can divide a nation on communal lines? Answer: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder and...

What’s in a song?

Vande Mataram By Poonam I Kaushish Much ado about nothing! That is the sum total of a debate in Lok Sabha yesterday to celebrate 150 years...

Holier than thou poll war

Love Jihad By Poonam I Kaushish In this heated poll season, India is once again caught in a battle royale between the Gods, another Love Jihad...

Fostering new state leaders?

BJP's Poll Strategy By Sagarneel Sinha General Election 2024 is still far away, but it hasn’t stopped political parties from devising strategies to prepare well for...

Some fresh initiatives

India-ASEAN Ties By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Prime Minister Narendra Modi called 2026 as the year of ASEAN-India Maritime Cooperation. Addressing...

Peace distant dream

Indo-China: Deep Distrust By Poonam I Kaushish Neighbour or enemy? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like playing a poker game. Show no emotions even as one...

Poll has thrown up basic issues

By Inder Jit (Released on 5 March 1985) Several issues of basic importance to the future of our polity have come up in the course of...

Corruption, cbi and Vigilance

By Inder Jit (Released on 12 January 1988) The Central Vigilance Commission’s latest report should make all those interested in good, clean Government sit up. The...