Halt India’s poll merry-go-round
Modi's New Poser
By Poonam I Kaushish
Bribery in public services continues to plague India with corruption watchdog Transparency International underscoring India has the highest bribery...
‘Supari’ for good men
SC Plays Crime Pooper
By Poonam I Kaushish
Crime does not pay … as well as politics. Wherein thousands of our criminal-politicos slug it out for...
Uk goods may swamp
FTA: 'India To Be Import Led'
By Shivaji Sarkar
The recently-concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the United Kingdom marks a critical shift in...
Dramatic outcome!
Pakistan Elections
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Pakistan politics, volatile and dramatic as it continues to surprise the world. Results of the 2018 General...
Caste politics takes toll
Maha Dalit Protests
By Insaf
Alarm bells start to sound louder in the aftermath of the Dalit protests in Maharashtra. The violence that was unleashed in...
Integrated policy must
Fares Fly As Rail Collapse
By Shivaji Sarkar
Air fares are shooting up again as the holiday season arrives. Some weeks back these shot beyond the...
Tool to aid or hurt?
AI & Media
By Sabina Inderjit
Imagine having a super-smart assistant that can gather information, write drafts, generate videos, clone voices, et al. Incredible possibilities that...
Tujhe malum hai mera baap kaun hai?
Nepal's Nepo Lesson
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa January 2011: Jasmine Revolution. No, it has nothing to do with flower power, but people’s power uprising in...
Assessing India’s position
Israel & The World
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Israel-Palestine war is raging ghoulishly with horrendous consequences. The world is...
Watch out, it spares no one
Caste Is King
By Poonam I Kaushish
Caste is king! Not who, but what you are. Its manifestations are complex — sometimes visceral, at other times...
Russian demand challenging
India's Energy Security
By Shivaji Sarkar
The unstable world energy market, volatile prices, uneven supplies may have repercussions on India’s energy security. The first hit is...
Bureau of connivance
CBI: His Master's Voice
By Poonam I Kaushish
With the world in a tailspin thanks to US-Israel war against Iran with Middle East caught in the...
Prime Minister & The Opposition
By Inder Jit
(Released on 4 October 1983)
Speculation about the Opposition parties and their third conclave in Srinagar encourages me to share with readers a...
Disciplining law makers
Code of Conduct
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has been urging political parties to adopt a Code of Conduct for MPs...
Are we heading for second wave?
Vaccination Push, YeT…
By Poonam I Kaushish
The Covid 19 pandemic is the most tumultuous, most catastrophic and the most defining epoch of our lifetime which...
Judiciary “Bonded” or “Free”
By Madhu Dandavate
(As released on 24 May 1985)
Recently, Mr. Justice V.D. Tulzapurkar observed in the Supreme Court that due to favouritism by the Government...
Face to face with another chance
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 March 1987)
India once again stands on the cross-roads of history. Will we have the good sense and wisdom to...
Victory revelries marred
Tripura Post-Poll Violence
By Sagarneel Sinha
Post poll violence in Tripura has led to shops, houses, rubber plantations being burnt down. Students facing secondary exams are...
Where is society heading?
Violent Sense Vs Moral Sensibility
By Poonam I Kaushish
Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...
Where is society heading?
Dark Carnival Of Violence
By Poonam I Kaushish
Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper any day. Splashes of social schism gore into...