Call to opposition states
CAA, NPR Scrap
By Insaf
The war between Opposition States Versus Centre gets hotter. The call by 20 Opposition parties asking all Chief Ministers to oppose...
Executive fails miserably
Round The States
By Insaf
It’s crass management catastrophe. The handling of the devastating second wave of the Covid crisis by the Centre has evoked a...
Need efficient doctor
Economy Diseased
By Shivaji Sarkar
There is a dilemma and nagging policy uncertainty. Is the economy growing, in a thaw or on a downslide? Does...
Why not lifelong ban?
Court Asks Jan Sevaks
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1996: “Which MP doesn’t take money…people who have made money from coal and iron…money in thailis and...
Policy, pride & prejudice
Foreign Aid For Kerala
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Latest political controversy containing multiple issues within one major issue relates to refusal of financial...
Rural sector thrust missing
Budget priorities
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Budget, as usual, showed a distinct favour for the middle and rich sections as it’s the last one before the...
Servant of the house, not master
By Inder Jit
(Released on 25 August 1981)
Parliament’s eagerly-awaited monsoon session got off expectedly to a stormy start, Visitors who crowded the public galleries in...
Govt needs to be hands-on
India's Poverty
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The lockdown has put sharp focus on India’s poverty as it emerges the sheer number of migrant workers alone is mind-boggling,...
India Flooded & Submerged
Will nda drown or play saviour?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew, as political India dissects Modi’s Cabinet reshuffle, our fellow countrymen let lose a volley of...
Failing regulatory mechanism
Yes Bank Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The collapse of Yes Bank is yet another clear pointer of policies remaining largely and shockingly on paper alone. Mores...
Gulf crisis seeks strategy
Towards Green Energy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the wake of the Middle East crisis, the need for acceleration of green energy in India assumes great significance...
Global implications
Hasina Out, Yunus In
By Dr. Tomasz Gerlach
(Centre for International Relations Poland)
Bangladesh is not a country that makes headlines. Information from this part of the...
Are their demands justfied?
Farmers' Fresh Stir
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The conferment of Bharat Ratna to the late M.S. Swaminathan brings to the forefront the subject of farmers and their...
Making a mountain of a molehill
Jinnah Controversy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Question: Name the latest con word that can divide a nation on communal lines?
Answer: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder and...
Poor lose, powerful gain
Pro-crony Policies
By Shivaji Sarkar
India’s aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on promoting “pro-business” policy that enhances market competition negating the...
Its all about politics!
Culture of Protests
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this silly political season clearly protests are the flavor of the week. The cause célèbre is immaterial. It...
Targets opposition ministers?
130th Constitutional Amend Bill
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The 130thConstitutional Amendment Bill has raised a hue and cry among the Opposition. Tabled just two days before the...
Pervasive, clarity vital
Land, Forest Encroachment
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The encroachment of land and forests in the country is not just physical and bluntly visible but matched by statistics....
New vision in offng?
Draft Natl Ed Policy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is much debate over the recently released new draft National Education Policy, which has come out with some...
A dangerous game!
Politics of Labelling
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A primary lesson for all political speakers is to avoid controversial terms particularly to malign...