Delhi takes two steps backward?
Foreign Policy in Covid Times
By Dr D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
During these unprecedented times dictated by the deadly virus, Covid-19, the world leaders...
Dependence on pvt sector!
Economic Survey
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Most Economic Surveys and the recent one too presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lot of optimism, but questions remain...
Watch out, it spares no one
Caste Is King
By Poonam I Kaushish
Caste is king! Not who, but what you are. Its manifestations are complex — sometimes visceral, at other times...
Mnc e-commerce ‘slavery’!
Gig Workforce
By Shivaji Sarkar
In an economy struggling to regain momentum, a new threat looms—an exploited class of “slave” workers, lauded by NITI Aayog as...
Maha melodrama
Shiv Sena Vs Shiv Sena
By Poonam I Kaushish
Fatigued and bored of Indo-China war games on India’s eastern front? Flip attention to the west coast...
Mva pact for better or worse?
INDIA Bloc Unity
By Insaf
Is it ‘one step forward, two steps back’ for Maharashtra’s MVA? After months of negotiations, the three partners finally made progress...
Hi fare the extortion norm
Rail Not in Loss, Users Fund
By Shivaji Sarkar
Some debate or discussions never end. So is the rail subsidies, that rail knows has never been...
Will it work in Karnataka?
'Sharing & Caring'
By Insaf
The kissa kursi ka (tale of the throne) is finally done with in Karnataka! After four long days and nights, the...
Regionalism raises ugly head
Madrasi-Bihari Phobia
By Poonam I Kaushish
There is no smoke without fire, so goes a lexicon. But what happens if the smoke has been smouldering, in...
Can we rise above petty politics?
Governance of Capital City
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court's Constitution Bench clarifying the relative powers of the...
Challenge to judiciary
Impeachment Politics
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The country is undergoing a bitter experience of playing a dangerous game with our democratic institutions. Notwithstanding...
No substitute for classroom
Online Education
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Closure of schools has led to a thoughtless rush to switch over to online education as...
Conference sans results
Speakers' Speak
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
As the winter session of Parliament is fast approaching, a dominant thinking in our mind is...
WB, Punjab to ekla chalo
INDIA Bloc Discord
By Insaf
West Bengal and Punjab have put a spoke in the INDIA bloc wheel, as of now. Both TMC and AAP respectively...
Two antagonistic rights
Protest & Order
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“Democracy and dissent go hand in hand, but then demonstrations expressing dissent have to be...
Poll has thrown up basic issues
By Inder Jit
(Released on 5 March 1985)
Several issues of basic importance to the future of our polity have come up in the course of...
Citizens’ common cause
By Inder Jit
(Released on September 4, 1979)
Revulsion against the current state of politics in the country continues to snowball. Never before has greater contempt...
Time to abolish Rajya Sabha
UP House Of Cards
By Poonam I Kaushish
Billed as the political IPL's battle of nerves, the just concluded Rajya Sabha biennial elections was the latest...
Toxic air turns a windfall
Car Sales' Boom
By Shivaji Sarkar
Scrappage is a profit accelerator. By some industry estimates, it can add 30 per cent or more to automaker profits,...
Worst in India’s history
Water Crisis
By Moin Qazi
India has long undervalued one of its most precious resources -- water. The country's chronic mismanagement of water is staring at...