Judiciary “Bonded” or “Free”

By Madhu Dandavate (As released on 24 May 1985) Recently, Mr. Justice V.D. Tulzapurkar observed in the Supreme Court that due to favouritism by the Government...

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...

Offsetting the bully

West Bengal & EC By Insaf 2019 elections must be the biggest challenge Nirvachan Sadan has had to face, what with West Bengal unrelenting. The polls...

India’s Neighbourhood

A shrinking circle By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) India’s credibility as a regional leader in South Asia and the cosy and harmonious relations it...

Valuing the significance

The New Emblem By Dusmanta Kumar In his 9th address to the nation on the 76 Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an innovative as...

I am a dalit, who are you?

Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish The caste genie unleashed by our polity nearly three decades ago has bared its poisonous fangs once again in...

Stifling freedom?

Much Ado Over Fashion By Poonam I Kaushish What’s in a fashion show? Nothing, it’s a form of style, but politically, it spells a lot. Who...

How will India quench thirst?

Water Wars By Poonam I Kaushish Our first major climate catastrophe is at the doorstep: The search for water and its management has become the most...

Fresh look at India-US ties

By Inder Jit (Released on 11 December 1984) The poll battle is hotting up. Salvoes are being fired from both sides. Nevertheless, normal life and work...

Building the welfare state!

G-20 In India Dr. D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia from May...

Lacks focus on micro units, jobs

Growth-Oriented Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Sitharaman has done a reasonably good job in presenting a Budget with a sharp focus on healthcare and infrastructure,...

School Education

Distressing, needs reform By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The recently released UNESCO report monitoring education has pointed out that 2.8 million children are out of school, 11...

Why outsiders?

Rajya Sabha Polls By Poonam I Kaushish In political Delhi’s ‘heat wave’ is searing over ‘hot’ 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 States which entitles them...

Halt India’s poll merry-go-round

Modi's New Poser By Poonam I Kaushish Bribery in public services continues to plague India with corruption watchdog Transparency International underscoring India has the highest bribery...

Banks, nbfc cause jitters

Questions On Shaky Stocks By Shivaji Sarkar The stock market is continuously crashing for a week.  This is a complex phenomenon as it is just...

Pursuing big business

Cut Interest Rates? By Dhurjati Mukherjee Government functionaries, specifically ministers are known to give lectures on various subjects from Hindu Rashtra to welfarism to economic growth...

Development vs environment

Phasing Out Coal By Dhurjati Mukherjee India’s defense of coal use has come in for criticism at and since the COP26. In the debate over phasing...

Dress code or girl child education?

Karnataka Hijab Row By Insaf The Karnataka hijab ban row is not easy to resolve. The two-judge bench of Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on...

Muslim women unshackled

Game Changing Act By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 1985: A five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court overruled the Muslim Personal Law in the famous Shah...

Rising discontent hits all

Maratha, Truckers Stir India is at the crossroads. The much-touted 'development' is there but the pace naturally is slow. As a result, societal discontent is...