Keep prices in check

Economic Stability By Shivaji Sarkar Prices remain a major concern of the RBI monetary policy amid rising global trade protectionism. The Central bank apprehends that financial...

India’s concerns

US Elections By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, Intl Relations, JMI) The Presidential elections in United States held on 3 November has not yet produced concrete results. The...

Nitish banking on bjp

Bihar Elections By Sagarneel Sinha For the past 15 years, barring one-odd year, JD(U) President Nitish Kumar has been Bihar’s Chief Minister mostly with the support...

Gharib ki joru sab ki bhabhi!

Modi Vs All By Poonam I Kaushish History has an uncanny knack of repeating itself. Circa 1971, 1977 and 1989 Opposition Parties bandied together to form...

Jobs scarce since 1947

Caste Back With Rigour By Shivaji Sarkar Caste is back with rigour in a supposed casteless society envisaged at Independence. Even Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar was...

Rate thaw aids home buyers

Corp Pays More: RBI By Shivaji Sarkar The repo rate thaw by the Reserve Bank of India has surprised many in the industry, though they had...

Pvt hires mere 2.5% 

Job Quota A Poll Myth! By Shivaji Sarkar In this dance of democracy, scarce resources are seemingly rambling up the election tempo. Religious slant on employment...

A sorry state of affairs!

Municipal Financing By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Reserve Bank of India’s recent release of the annual ‘Report on Municipal Finance’ is undoubtedly a good yardstick to assess...

Farmers’ own middlemen

Revitalise FPOs By Moin Qazi The farmers’ agitation against the new farm laws is far from ebbing. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has...

Myanmar Communal Strife

What could India do? By Prof. (Dr.) DK Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Myanmar following a successful BRICS summit was not...

The assault on federalism

By B.K. Nehru (Former Governor and Diplomat) (Released on 6 February, 1990) The Constitution of the Republic of India is federal; it is the union of the...

Besieged in Bihar, U’khand?

Democratic Rights By Insaf Two States have put a big question mark on the citizens’ democratic rights. In Bihar and Uttarakhand these appear to have come...

‘Developed’ is problematic!

Trump's Big Punch By Shivaji Sarkar India is being continuously hit by the US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of Generalised system of preferences (GSP) on 5,111...

Raising global competitiveness

India Out of RCEP By Dhurjati Mukherjee Amidst farmers’ protests and resentment, India has taken a judicious decision to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic...

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...

Pvt invest less, deficit up

India Finds New High By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is passing through an interesting phase. Its growth touched 7.8 per cent for the first quarter,...

Agri to be big budget hope

World Crisis Opens Door By Shivaji Sarkar The Union Budget 2023-24 is likely to be a huge mix of emphasis on agriculture, higher capital expenditure and...

Your lordships object!

Judicial Mutiny By Poonam I Kaushish An unprecedented judicial holocaust hit India last week, the likes unseen or unheard in Independent India. All hell broke loose...

Fiscal turmoil, uneven growth

UN Predictions By Shivaji Sarkar The global economy is stagnating and income inequality is increasing concerns over growth, as India enters a vibrant political phase and...

Govt fiasco, heed advice

2nd Wave Crisis By Dr, Oishee Mukherjee The ongoing second wave of Covid-19 in the country, best described as a catastrophe, has brought into sharp focus...