Balanced conversation, anyone?
Much Ado About Hijab
By Poonam I Kaushish
What’s in a dress? Nothing, it’s a form of clothing, but politically, it spells a lot. Who could...
Is Modi wave waning?
Future Trends
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
With the Lok Sabha elections moving forward, analysts and political pundits are now opining that the Modi wave is not quite...
Significance of Indian diaspora
UK General Elections 2024
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The 4th July UK Parliament election is significant from several dimensions which...
It’s hope vs hurdles
Naga Peace Talks
By Sagarneel Sinha
Anxiety is refusing to die down among the people of Nagaland, as the peace deal to the Naga problem still...
Nepal’s broken model
Exporting People, Importing Turmoil
By Shivaji Sarkar
Nepal has become the latest flashpoint of instability in the Indian subcontinent, echoing Bangladesh’s violent turn last year. The...
Coming Of Age
Can Rahul change Congress?
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is the coming of age season in political Delhi. Whereby, the campaign in Gujarat underscores the second...
Securing politics & trade
Jaishankar in S. Arabia
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit beginning...
Battle over gods
Religious Conversions
By Poonam I Kaushish
Religion is turning out to be a big vote spinner, as our political undatas busily churn the conversion cauldron underscoring...
Testament for a new movement
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 January 1986)
One era has ended and another has begun. The Congress Centenary Celebrations rung down the curtain on the...
Poll reforms — basic issues not tackled
By Inder Jit
(Released on 22 October 1988)
Something is better than nothing. The electoral reforms now favoured by the Congress-I Working Committee, therefore, deserve to...
Challenges to conduct one exam
NEET-NET Fiasco
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The new government has been engulfed in controversy regarding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET)examination. That a...
Vital for Industry,growth
Innovation & Research
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Government officials, economists and experts have long stressed that innovation drives industrial growth and global competitiveness. Despite this, manufacturing in...
Punjab wriggles out of it
Office of Profit
By Insaf
The idiom 'better safe than sorry' makes good sense to the Punjab Government. Aware of growing frustration amongst his flock of...
Blatant, curbs voters rights
Political-Business Nexus
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is going through myriad paths. Seven decades ago, Delhi was made the country’s capital to keep the Bombay Club far...
Bjp’s mission effective
North-East Verdict
By Insaf
The North-East has given the BJP big reason to celebrate this election season. The party has retained Tripura with its ally Indigenous...
Ending abuse of quota system?
EWS Verdict
By Sagarneel Sinha
It has been quite common to hear from the upper castes that the reservation system hampers growth. They often argue that...
Will conflict with govts end?
SC On Governors' Role
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court stating categorically that the constitutional head of a state should be guided...
Rise to power & strategy
Japan's New PM
By Dr. Hab. Beata Bochorodycz
(Political scientist, expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female Prime Minister. Known for her...
Aiimsinfo breach is risky
Indian Health Data Worth $7 b
By Shivaji Sarkar
Health data is critical. Had one secret been known, the Indian subcontinent may have had different political...