A new chapter

India-UK FTA By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The signing of FTA between India and the United Kingdom marks a new chapter...

Continuity & change

Post-Election Politics By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Prime Minister Modi has started his ambitious mission to achieve sab ka vishwas (trust of all)...

Big budget path not easy

Farmer, Trader Welfare By Shivaji Sarkar The Narendra Modi government begins its second term by opening up its kitty for the newly- emerging rural farm sector...

Boost to trade, business

Indo-ASEAN Summit By Shivaji Sarkar It is a leap forward. The Indo-ASEAN Commemorative Summit is projected to pave way for an Asian prominence and double the...

Beyond party politics

Delhi Government By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Parliament passed the Government of National Capital Territory (Amendment) Bill on 24 March and the President...

Defection new normal

Gaddi Aur Gaddari By Poonam I Kaushish A sense of de ja vu overwhelms. Reinforced by the revolving door politics in five States going to polls...

A dramatic shift

PM Modi in SCO By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) It goes without saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s performance in the...

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Comes Calling – Reassuring India

By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI Mahinda Rajapaksa, The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who is perhaps the de facto President of Sri Lanka,...

High debt vs duty hikes

Setting 5-Year Pace By Shivaji Sarkar The Central Budget to be tabled on 1 February has many hearts beating, a lot of hopes rising and will...

Will key issues be tackled?

Poll & Young Generation By Dhurjati Mukherjee The ensuing General elections have generated much hype as is normally the case before every election. This time...

Despair to dignified opening

Migration Commission By Dr. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The current migrant workers crisis triggered as a by-product of COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many problems in...

Main vip hoon, tum kaun?

New Grammar of Rajniti Poonam I Kaushish The more things change the more they remain the same. Daily we are treated to some mindless antics, inane...

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...

Slander is Now Virtue

More vulgar the better! By Poonam I Kaushish Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? Tragically, the lines between a political opponent and a sworn enemy have got...

Sparks panic among Sikhs, Punjabis

India-Canada Row   By Insaf The India-Canada row has triggered a nagging fear among Sikhs and people of Punjab. It’s critical that both governments resolve the issue...

A wake up call

Tawang Clashes By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) On 9 December, the Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Yangtse in Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh....

An enhanced partnership

Modi-Johnson Summit By Dr. D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister BorisJohnson had a virtual summit last Tuesday, which led to...

Will it beat seven-year itch?

J&K Panchayat Polls By Insaf As the nation mourns the passing away of its last statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will his vision for Jammu & Kashmir be...

Arms bazaar lures us

2+2 Dialogue By Shivaji Sarkar The recent virtual meet with the US exemplifies that India does a great balancing act magically prioritising billions of business sops...

What purpose will it fulfil?

New Citizenship Law By Dhurjati Mukherjee Aggressiveness and arrogance in decision-making whether in the political, economic or social spheres may backfire if the confidence of other...