Corporate land grab!
Highways & Farmers
By Shivaji Sarkar
Farmers across the country have a lot more of their plate than just the present agitation. They are losing more...
Strong states & strong centre
By Inder Jit
(Released on 12 March 1985)
Three cheers for our people. They have once again asserted their sovereignty. No one need have any doubt...
Strategy adaption critical
Environmental Decay
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A recent study published in ‘The Lancet Planetary Health’ journalfound that nearly 74,000 excess deaths in India annually can be attributed...
Must be budget priority
Refocus On Jobs
By Shivaji Sarkar
It may be imperative on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to refocus the Union Budget from possible populism, an election-time compulsion,...
Perform or perish
Administering Change
By Poonam I Kaushish
A Government of India car drives into Delhi’s Lodi garden at 7.30am, ‘saab’ instructs his driver to stay ‘right here’....
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...
50 years after
Vijay Diwas 2021
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
Vijay Diwas marks the passage of 50 years since the historic day in 1971. This day,...
India says times up
#Me Too Singes
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week India was agog to Her Story. Two diametrically opposite tales which showcased the dichotomous position of women...
Dark carnival of democracy
Bulldozer Governance
By Poonam I Kaushish
Of the various forms of punishment, an eye for an eye is the most primal. In India it connotates bulldozer...
Needs soul searching
Microfinance & Poor
By Moin Qazi
The microfinance sector is again facing troubles, this time in Assam with stress in rural households and a spate of...
Follow the rule of law
Dear Editor,
Apex Tani Foundation (APTAFO) NGO is really concern about the recent torching of homes at Mabira Village in Namsai.
Torching down of village is...
Political harlotry unbridled
By Inder Jit
(Released on 16 June 1981)
Prostitution is legally banned in India. But political harlotry continues to flourish brazenly. What is worse, it is...
On mending ties!
Modi in Nepal
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Nepal for two days last week, the third time since...
Divert Rs 25k cr to signals
Stop Razing Rail Stations
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Railway accidents not only cause significant loss of lives and severe financial setbacks, but also undermine public confidence...
Can Govt mitigate them?
Economic Challenges Ahead
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The economy is in a bad shape and experts believe it is in a worse shape than five years ago....
Compromising our democracy?
Cambridge Analytica
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
A few weeks ago, India was stung by an 'expose' that a foreign company, Cambridge Analytica, was...
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,...
Foreign Policy
What is Rahul’s world view?
By Dr DK Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Rahul Gandhi, president-in-waiting for quite some time will finally take over as head of...
Real time checks must
Air Pollution
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Air pollution in the country has emerged as a public health catastrophe, costing India over a million lives and 1.6 to...
Neglect of poor inevitable!
Budgetary Allocations
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Budgetary allocations are broadly made on the basis of expected revenue mobilisation for the year. Obviously, the criteria in making...