Fuels a national review

Price Roller Coaster By Shivaji Sarkar India is on a galloping price roller coaster. It has turned into a silent killer of the economy, forcing the...

Traumatic but rich experience

The Poll Battle By Inder Jit (Released on 19 December 1989) Fighting the election to the Lok Sabha from the Darjeeling constituency was indeed a traumatic experience....

Sjm treads Gandhian path

Job Creation Sans Govt By Shivaji Sarkar Acute unemployment, the biggest political challenge for the country, is sought to be resolved the Gandhian way by the...

States say no to bjp

Assembly, LS Bypolls By Insaf United we stand, divided we fall, is a phrase obviously stirring the Opposition parties. Some of these sticking together have given...

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,...

Season of poison

Communal Speeches By Poonam I Kaushish Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles in this theekha-dhoondhar election season. A saying which...

Railways’ Priority

Bullet train or infrastructure? By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent tragedy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road foot over-bridge where over 23 persons died and 39 injured due to...

Will govts usher change?

Cry For Caste Census By Dhurjati Mukherjee The demand for caste census is picking up steam in theseAssembly electionsby almost all Opposition parties. The need for...

Central banks spike prices

Global Gold Rush By Shivaji Sarkar In a striking move to safeguard national wealth, India has repatriated 214 tonnes of gold from the vaults of England,...

Are we prepared?

Corona Alarm Bells By Poonam I Kaushish It was a matter of time before the deadly corona virus COVID19 attacked India. And when it did our...

Wb, Bihar eye opportunity

Cong Results & INDIA Bloc By Insaf The losses in four States, especially in Hindi heartland of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh for the Congress should...

Globalisation via local route

Atmanirbhar Bharat By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Atmanirbhar Bharat, meaning self-reliant India, is the goal set before us as a panacea to recover...

New year challenging

Economic Trends By Dhurjati Mukherjee The vast majority of Indians basic livelihood issues of roti, kapada and makan would score any day over trumped up...

Is it Secular or Communal?

State Control of Temples By S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A landmark judgement of the Supreme Court restoring the ceremonial rights of the ex-royals of...

Warned yet unprepared

Monsoon Mahyem By Poonam I Kaushish When it rains, it pours. And how! As annual rains shower a catastrophic effect across many States, they resemble disaster...

Nation first or party?

My List Vs Your List By Poonam I Kaushish It was a short-lived hum-sath-sath-hain show of outrage, grief and retribution. Barely, has the ink dried on...

Delhi, warsaw concerns

Ukraine War Prolongs By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) It’s been three years, eight months and three weeks since Russia invaded the...

Poor lose, powerful gain

Pro-crony Policies By Shivaji Sarkar India’s aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on promoting “pro-business” policy that enhances market competition negating the...

Gdp up, core in a tizzy

India's 'Khush Hua' Moment, By Shivaji Sarkar Sudden boost to India’s GDP in the fourth quarter of the financial year made it momentously different at 6.1...

Biting more than can chew

Quotas And Queues By Poonam I Kaushish Quotas and queues are back on the political platter amidst hectic electioneering in five States. But with a good...