Stingy, need more cash
New Stimulus Package
By Shivaji Sarkar
The unveiling of yet another stimulus package through increasing the purchasing power of the Central government employees is a welcome...
Tragedy of poverty
Hunger Taunts Bharat
By Poonam I Kaushish
Q) How much does it cost a poor man to satiate his hunger and keep body and soul together...
Record hottest July!
Intense Heat
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
Heat temperature has emerged as the invisible engine of planetary chaos according to a recent book titled ‘The Heat Will...
Throwback to non-alignment?
Congress Foreign Policy
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Indian National Congress in its 84th plenary session held last weekend, strongly censured Modi government's...
Most harassed organ
Supreme Court
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court on 17 December 2020 observed in the case relating to farmers’ protest that...
For better or worse?
Speaker's Crown Of Thorns
By Poonam I Kaushish
Fatigued and bored of the volatile cacophony of accusations flying thick and fast over American billionaire George Soros’s...
Govt must be realistic
Spectre of Reforms
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is much debate over NDA government having initiated major reforms which would change the face of the economy with...
Rehabilitation, rural focus vital
Maoists' Surrender
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The surrender of hundreds of Maoists in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in recent weeks has no doubt been the government’s achievement. It...
No jobs, social chaos likely
Rising Ultra Rich
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India added one billionaire every 10 days in 2020 amid the pandemic. This was made possible by rising stock valuation,...
‘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...
Agri alone can sustain India
GDP Euphoric
By Shivaji Sarkar
India’s GDP is rising, large corporate is aiding recovery and popular decisions are helping the people having an ease of living,...
Tall, can India deliver?
COP26 Promises
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The just-concluded COP26 summit was full of commitments as is usually the case with most major international events, but how much...
Belling the illegal cat
The Nowhere People
By Poonam I Kaushish
How would you feel if one fine morning you are persecuted and thrown out of your country, take shelter...
The road ahead
Kashmir Unhinged
By Poonam I Kaushish
The air in J&K is thick with a sense of jamais vu. By abrogating Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu...
Two antagonistic rights
Protest & Order
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“Democracy and dissent go hand in hand, but then demonstrations expressing dissent have to be...
Active non-alignment
India & Ukraine War
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
A fresh strategy has gained some currency as a part of new discourse and practice...
Right prices critical
Farm Travails & WTO
By Shivaji Sarkar
The long night is over. The farmers call off their over year-long stir and return home as the Centre...
Vadra: Breaking Omerta code
Tale of Two Sons In-Law
By Poonam I Kaushish
This is the tale of two sons in law, Feroze Gandhi and Robert Vadra. The first, a...
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...
No good for banks, economy
Low Interest Rates
By Shivaji Sarkar
Inflation is rising and would continue to rise for the next one year, says the RBI in the latest monetary...