Credible information vital

Media On Trial By Moin Qazi The Supreme Court's latest observation on the media has to be viewed in the right spirit by the journalists'...

Recovery only by 2030

UNCTAD Predictions By Shivaji Sarkar An international agency UN Conference Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has predicted highly uneven growth despite possibility of a bounce back but...

Laws don’t cut down graft

Inflated Bills Main Vote Plank By Shivaji Sarkar Two landmark judgments, one on the electoral bonds scheme and the other JMM - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha bribery...

‘Godmen’ exploitation unchecked

Hathras Tragedy By Dhurjati Mukherjee The fanaticism manifested in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras which touched around 121 people killed in the stampede is indeed distressing. According to...

J&K strategy needs rethink

Civilian Killings By Insaf North block should be in a bind viz its strategy on Kashmir. Civilian killings, migrant workers leaving the Valley, an exodus of...

India and the world

A Peace Manifesto By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) The crying need of the world currently is peace and security, without which life...

A critical assessment

16th Lok Sabha By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The last session of the 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 13...

Workable plan imperative 

Environmental Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding the pandemic this year, environmental concerns remain and are high on the agenda. Recent reports point that pollution and natural...

Will it ensure better performance?

Lateral Entry In Bureaucracy By Dhurjati Mukherjee The bureaucracy rules supreme in Government and legacy has been inherited since British days. The oft-stated 'bureaucratic attitude' is...

National base vital

Minimum Wage By Dhurjati Mukherjee A recent study commissioned by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has backed universal basic income to reduce the income gaps as...

Trump eyes gains, India brand image

Indo-US Trade By Shivaji Sarkar Ahead of a re-election, normally a President needs massive support at home. However, United States President Donald Trump looks overseas and...

Listen to Ladakh

Protest Gone Awry By Poonam I Kaushish Political India is in the midst of a loud cantankerous cackle on Ladakh. Busy dissecting, debating and deliberating six...

Toh? Ki pharak painda hai!

Flooded & Submerged By Poonam I Kaushish Ok, fellow countrymen let lose the volley of expletives, curse all you want. Deadly Covid 19 is growing...

Under ‘fear or favour’

Karnataka Polls By Insaf Karnataka makes a mockery of the cardinal rule that voters must exercise their right to vote ‘without fear or favour.’ The run-up...

Determinantof foreign policy

India Biggest Population By Dr. D.K. Giri (Secretary General, ADS) India has just become the largest population in the world. It is said to be the biggest...

Dent in ‘jai kisan’?

Capital Anarchy By Poonam I Kaushish Nothing ever good comes out of violence. This lexicon comes to mind as the Capital witnessed unprecedented anarchy leaving it...

Exit Britain, enter India

By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Any event involving a major power impacts the world politics and economy. So how can 'Brexit'- the exit of...

Banks, nbfc cause jitters

Questions On Shaky Stocks By Shivaji Sarkar The stock market is continuously crashing for a week.  This is a complex phenomenon as it is just...

Challenges to consider!

India In The World By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, International Relations, JIMMC) India seems to be absorbed by the internal developments like the ongoing farmers’ agitation and...

Quota for well-off irrational?

Creamy Layer By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Government's decision, of implementing the concept of 'creamy layer' by disallowing a section of OBCs reservation benefits in the UPSC...