The ‘Covid-19 effect’
Centre-State Coordination
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Prime Minister Modi’s meetings with Chief Ministers of States and UTs on June 16 and 17...
Abrogate colonial law?
SC & Sedition Law
By Insaf
The Supreme Court ushers a glimmer of hope, not just in Jammu & Kashmir but across the nation. On Wednesday...
A political issue
Future of CBI
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has suddenly withdrawn the "general consent" given to the Central...
Reopening debate
Death Penalty
By Dr. S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Justice Kurien Joseph, on the eve of his retirement, delivered a judgement commuting the death sentence...
Cec in mps crosshairs
Impeachment Motion
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! Its electioneering season again as Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala go to polls next month with Parties rolling...
Total remedy, not news vital
Land 'Grab', 'Acquisition'
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The alleged land grabbing at Sandeshkhali village in West Bengal by a TMC leader continues to hit headlines, but such...
Traumatic but rich experience
The Poll Battle
By Inder Jit
(Released on 19 December 1989)
Fighting the election to the Lok Sabha from the Darjeeling constituency was indeed a traumatic experience....
Setting strategic footholds
Modi's Gulf, East Africa Visit
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day state visit to Jordan on 15-16...
Budget: No soft candy
Multi-Billionaire Debtors
By Shivaji Sarkar
Prime Minister Modi’s first budget, after a massive election victory, is neither an easy process for the Government nor does it...
Shift focus on inequities
SDGs &COVID-19
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Life goes on as usual, and it has to - pandemic or lockdown - and NITI Ayoghasreleasedits...
Hits poor, profits big firms
Digital Technology
By Shivaji Sarkar
The most coveted digitalisation and hyperglobalisation has come in for severe criticism by the United Nations. It helps big firms, big...
Our Neglected Values
By Inder Jit
(Released on 16 November 1976)
Pointed attention has at long last been directed to a vital but neglected aspect of our life and...
BJP agenda muddies waters
Lakshadweep Turmoil
By Insaf
Tiny Lakshadweep has hit national headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Misplaced ‘reforms’, as proposed by Administrator P K Patel in the...
Collusion= bank swindles
PSBs Privatising = Predators
By Shivaji Sarkar
Is privatization of public sector banks (PSB) the panacea? A strong lobby seems to propagate it and it includes...
Study impact, think ahead
Online Education
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It is universally acknowledged that education is the key to development and higher growth. This means that an educated and socially...
Growth potential untapped
Struggling MSMEs
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The MSMEs sector, regarded as the growth engine of the Indian economy, is contributing 5 per cent of the GDP. But...
Dreams, masses excluded
Union Budget
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Union Budget 2022 introduces digital crypto currency, gives incentives to farmers, industry and leaves out the wage workers high and...
Third front in Kashmir?
Apni Party
By Sagarneel Sinha
In static mode for the past eight months, finally there is a stir in Kashmir politics. Recently, Altaf Bukhari, a former...
Regain trust to get FDI
Restore MRTP-Type Safety
By Shivaji Sarkar
As the Gautam Adani episode unfolds, it underscores the urgency of balancing corporate ambitions with public accountability. Failure to act,...
Theme significance
Independence 75thYear
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
India is starting its 75th year of independencewith a mixture of great expectations and disheartening disappointments...