A dramatic shift

PM Modi in SCO By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) It goes without saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s performance in the...

Policy overhaul critical

Induced Inflation By Shivaji Sarkar India needs to look at its falling demand, rising bank, power and fuel charges, high tax and toll rates. This is...

Risk to life & prosperity

River Crisis By Dr Oishee Mukherjee Atmospheric pollution is a major concern, as is the contamination of rivers and lakes. Studies reveal that rivers are dying...

Winner takes all!

Regional Satraps Rise By Poonam I Kaushish At the end, it was all about feel good. A two month long, eight phase grueling election which culminated...

Time for new anti-defection law

Political Harlotry By Inder Jit (Released on 19 November 1996) Prostitution was legally banned in India some four decades ago. But political harlotry continues to grow and...

Windfalls don’t make Economy

RBI Intervention By Shivaji Sarkar Some coincidences, some windfall, reworking fiscal package and falling growth rate mark the current economic developments. The transfer of Rs 1.76...

Fancy imports hit liquidity

Rate Cut Roils 2.52 Bn Old, Poor By Shivaji Sarkar As the “Trumpire” strikes with aggressive tariff moves to assert American dominance, India must resist the...

Jobs scarce since 1947

Caste Back With Rigour By Shivaji Sarkar Caste is back with rigour in a supposed casteless society envisaged at Independence. Even Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar was...

As BRICS beckons

India-China Talks By (Prof.) Dr D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn For Democratic Socialism) In the run-up to BRICS summit in South Africa to be held on August 22-24...

Maha Vikas agadhi darbar

CMP Mantra By Dr.S.Saraswathi The Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) government of three political parties - Shiv Sena, NCP, and the Congress - formed in Maharashtra hopes...

Revive Gandhian values

Widening Inequality By Dhurjati Mukherjee Poverty has been plaguing most countries of South Asia, specially India. Successive governments have tried to eradicate poverty but such attempts...

Stingy, need more cash

New Stimulus Package By Shivaji Sarkar The unveiling of yet another stimulus package through increasing the purchasing power of the Central government employees is a welcome...

Bolstering or balancing!

Bangla PM In Delhi By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was in Delhi last week on a...

Railways’ Priority

Bullet train or infrastructure? By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent tragedy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road foot over-bridge where over 23 persons died and 39 injured due to...

Resetting foreign policy!

Voicing Global South By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Relations, JIMMC India hosted the virtual Global South meeting on 12 and 13 January as a part of...

Hitting self-destruct button

Disunity In Unity? By Poonam I Kaushish Unity in disunity or disunity in unity? Flummoxed? Certainly, as INDIA bloc seems to have developed cracks. In the...

The road ahead

J&K Message By Poonam I Kaushish The winner takes it all! Be it salubrious J&K or burly Haryana. As no-stops-barred battles gives way to elected Governments...

Reform or find alternative

Representative Democracy By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Budget session of Parliament has commenced and 20 Opposition parties joined together to boycott the...

Hopeful, firms lukewarm

Modi Taps US Corp By Shivaji Sarkar The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US has tried to kindle hopes in an economy that...

New Delhi should initiate

Resetting India-Nepal Ties By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) In a desperate bid to stoke the passion of cultural nationalism, Nepal Prime Minister K.P.S. Oli...