Disunity in unity

Baby Steps? By Poonam I Kaushish Unity in disunity or disunity in unity? Flummoxed? Certainly, as Opposition fault lines vexed unity efforts as 15-odd disparate Opposition...

Supreme Court goes wrong

By Inder Jit (Released on 13 March 1984) The Supreme Court’s judgement on electronic voting has been dismissed widely as of little consequence. Most people feel...

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...

Can she revitalize Congress?

Priyanka Debuts By Poonam I Kaushish In our continuing poll pantomime this week’s flavour is pedigree. No, I am not talking about the canine variety, but...

Folly, accident or conspiracy?

Oil, PSUs Death & Jobs By Shivaji Sarkar Air, petro, telephony and job crises are putting the country at risk. America’s nonchalance is adding to...

Ambitious, is aim achievable?

Economic Survey By Dhurjati Mukherjee The obvious challenge for the pandemic-hit economy is not just to accelerate growth but to ensure that such growth translates to...

Salaam Bombay, says Delhi?

Maharashtra Drama By Insaf Mumbai today mirrors everything that’s rotten with the system and the country. The unfolding high drama between Kangana Ranaut, the Shiv Sena,...

States hit by empty atms

Modi's "Cashless" India By Insaf The Centre's grand plans towards a 'cashless society' have not only come to haunt it but become a butt of jokes....

18 lakh cr petrocess guffaws!

DND Toll Chinks By Shivaji Sarkar Indians tormented by high prices, high tolls and irrational so-called fastag got a minor relief on consideration of the concept...

Numbers tell growth story

Putting Economy Right By Shivaji Sarkar The country is having an interesting story to tell as it goes ahead with over six percent growth, collects more...

Vital for just social order

Independence of Judiciary By Dhurjati Mukherjee Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who is expected to be the next Chief Justice of India, recently analysed the problems of the...

One nation, one poll, anyone?

Perpetual Dance Of Democracy By Poonam I Kaushish Its’ party time folks as India readies for its greatest nautanki of democracy: General elections April-May. Amidst the...

Impels international initiatives

New Delhi Ups The Game By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) India experiences a week of hectic diplomacy and international activism. New Delhi ups its...

Nepal, Bhutan part of India!

Trump's Gaffe By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The US President Donald Trump's apparently preposterous perspective that Nepal and Bhutan are parts of India is...

The controversy compounds

Rafale Deal Dr. D.K.Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI The controversy on the Rafale deal refuses to die down, although the Supreme Court rejected the PIL and a...

Govt money is Neta’s money yaar!

Tadka of Populist Revadi By Poonam I Kaushish It is a perfect electoral cake rolled out by various Parties to the strains of ‘Vote For Me,’...

Playing the balancing act

Modi in Middle-East By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Prime Minister Modi's recent visit to the countries of Middle-East was to meet, at least, four...

Central banks spike prices

Global Gold Rush By Shivaji Sarkar In a striking move to safeguard national wealth, India has repatriated 214 tonnes of gold from the vaults of England,...

Understanding the neighbour

Indo-Pak Conflict By Dr DK Giri The Indian sub-continent is grossly gripped with conflicts between India and Pakistan, intensified by war-cry emitting from both nations. Under...

Parachute loyalties rule roost

General Election 2019 By Poonam I Kaushish As India’s greatest nautanki enters its last three phases of polling we will have stood witness to 900 million...