A new significance

Ram Janmabhoomi By Dr S. Saraswathi Construction of a modern temple for Lord Ram at Ayodhya, for which bhoomi pujan was conducted on 5 August...

Afresh initiative

NITI Aayog & SDGs By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics JIMMC) The NITI Aayog launched on 23 November, thefirst SDG Urban Index that ranks our...

Health care delivery vital

Modular Hospitals By Dr Oishee Mukherjee In India, out of pocket (OOP) expenditure makes up 63 per cent or almost two-thirds of total health expenditure as...

Natural farming answer?

Farmers' Grievances By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Supreme Court appointed high-power committee to resolve grievances of farmers agitating at Shambhu border has in its interim report significantly...

India’s distorted vision

Poor & Atmanirbharata By Shivaji Sarkar The long march of crores of migrant workers might have become a political issue, but in the Indian context...

Diplomacy & war

India On Ukraine By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The Ukrainian war has completed one thousand days with horrible deaths and devastation...

Unceasing ceasefire in Ukraine

From Alaska to Washington By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Despite two successive summits of world powers within days, the war in...

Social media ‘kills’

Murderous Mob By Poonam I Kaushish Social media 'kills' and how! Mob lynching is back on the political-social scene with 17 cases across 9 States from...

No politics, really?

Manipur in Pain By Poonam I Kaushish “Police was there with the mob which attacked our village. They picked us from near home and gave us...

Electoral Reform: A Beginning

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 March 1975) The Prime Minister’s invitation to the Opposition in Parliament for a dialogue on electoral reforms and other major...

Wanted: Opposition that works

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 June 1981) The Opposition has none but itself to blame for coming to grief once again. It seems to have...

Eye not gdp but ews

Ailing Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the midst of the economy being hit severely and government suffering a financial crunch, Prime Minister Modi’s announcement of giving...

1st phase sees boycott

India Votes By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The biggest democratic exercise in the world kicked off yesterday. Of the 543 Lok...

J&K strategy needs rethink

Civilian Killings By Insaf North block should be in a bind viz its strategy on Kashmir. Civilian killings, migrant workers leaving the Valley, an exodus of...

Aid peace process or setback?

Yasin Malik Gets Life Term By Insaf Will the life term handed to Kashmir separatist Yasin Malik ‘fuel more alienation and separatist feeling’ as the PAGDwarns...

Far cry for parliament

Peace In Manipur By Insaf Will the Manipur Assembly put Parliament to shame? Or will Imphal hit the same roadblock as New Delhi? Questions which sadly...

Delhi sending wrong signals

Ducking The Dragon By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India last week did not generate adequate debate it should...

India’s concerns

US Elections By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, Intl Relations, JMI) The Presidential elections in United States held on 3 November has not yet produced concrete results. The...

Gau Rakshaks, Netas

SC cracks the whip By Insaf Stop pussyfooting around. A terse message from the Supreme Court to State governments on doing precious little against cow vigilantes....

Worsened by cyber loot

By Shivaji Sarkar The projection for India’s growth is not a surprise. It is on a continuous roll and the loss of Rs 11.3...