Belling the illegal cat
'India's "Boat People"
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands fled South Vietnam after Saigon’s fall for fear of political persecution....
India sides with Israel
Hamas' Attack
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Hamas, a militant outfit purportedly representing Palestine cause launched a horrific assault on Israel on...
Social transformation critical
Religion-Based Crimes
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Religion-based crimes are disturbingly on the rise in the country. Whether this is result of Government policies and/or the party in...
Crown of thorns?
Office Of Governor
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Karnataka has earned a unique distinction of having given some important lessons on the office...
What can India do?
Sri Lankan Crisis
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
The Sri Lankan civil unrest starting from the second week of March, reached the violent nadir...
More seats, doctors critical
Medical Education
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The Modi government has taken a number of steps to increase medical seats as well as availability of doctors in...
Free, fair and without fear
By Inder Jit
(Released on 21 July 1981)
Wild stories about the Garhwal poll and the repoll order continue to go the rounds. I heard many...
Is India missing the bus?
AUKUS Security Alliance
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof International Relations, JIMMC)
The partnership signed between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom acronymed AUKUS has raised...
Creation of urban jobs critical
Growing Unemployment
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The after effect of the pandemic looms large in the country with job creation being a critical challenge. Recently, the government’s...
Post-poll statue vandalism
Political Symbolism
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
After the decisive defeat of the CPM in recent Assembly election in Tripura, statues of Lenin became the target...
Will stakeholders have a say?
Freebies, Voters & Economy
By Insaf
The tax payers and common man’s view should prevail over that of political parties. Well said, by the Supreme Court...
Reaching for the moon
Indo-US High Tech Ties
By Shivaji Sarkar
The US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks the ice. Its success cannot just be fathomed in terms...
Dependence on pvt sector!
Economic Survey
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Most Economic Surveys and the recent one too presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lot of optimism, but questions remain...
Tshering reinforces ties
India-Bhutan Talks
By Dr DK Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Bhutan's newly-elected Prime Minister Lyonchhen Lotay Tshering made his maiden foreign visit to India to reinforce a...
Nepal, Bhutan part of India!
Trump's Gaffe
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The US President Donald Trump's apparently preposterous perspective that Nepal and Bhutan are parts of India is...
Reboot psus for jobs
New Govt Must Cut I-T
By Shivai Sarkar
Despite it being too early to discuss the Union budget to be presented in July, it is certain...
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...
Crime is now politics
Bahubali-Khadi Nexus
By Poonam I Kaushish
The sordid saga of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey of Kanpur with over 60 cases to his name came to a...
India set to face challenges
Resilient Economy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
With the onset of the new year, it must be admitted that the trends appear quite encouraging. The pacts with Oman...