The global response
Lord Ram Temple
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The consecration of Lord Rama in the newly built temple in Ayodhya was...
Testing Time for Rajya Sabha
By Inder Jit
(Released on 11 March, 1980)
Attention is widely focused on the Rajya Sabha as both houses of Parliament reassemble today for a brief...
Stuctural reforms vital
Revival of Economy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
With the economy growing 6.2% in the December quarter, recovering just a little from a seven-quarter low, economists are divided...
Shocking case of negligence
Crime Against Women
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In India, as per report of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) 2019 every 16 minutes, a woman is raped somewhere...
Towards strategic ties
EU-Central Asia
By Bakhtiyor Mustafayev
(Dy Director, Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies, Uzbekistan)
Samarkand hosted the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and five countries...
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...
Ganga plains in Eco crisis
Himalayas Face Snow Famine
By Shivaji Satkar
An alarm bell is tolling. A “snow famine”, or more accurately, recurrent and intensifying snow droughts, is occurring in the...
Indian cities to be hit
Global Emissions
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Just on the eve of the World Environment Day, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has come out with its latest ‘State...
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...
India on razor’s edge
Queer Global Moves
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a queer world. Politics and economics are contesting each other almost globally. In the country, Parliament remains paralysed...
India junks Rs 18 trn
The Great Scrap Vehicle
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is a powerful economy. It is now officially $4 trillion but in truth, it is far more potent....
Can cm still run govt?
Kejriwal in ED Custody
By Insaf
Delhi’s high political drama with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal firm on running AAP government from ED custody has left everyone...
Corporate land grab!
Highways & Farmers
By Shivaji Sarkar
Farmers across the country have a lot more of their plate than just the present agitation. They are losing more...
Lesson for unjust G-20
Diwali Bonanza
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian economy is now moving up after certain unsavoury scenarios of note-ban and pandemic closures of activities. Gold sales are...
Aim optics, but blurred
MEPs Valley Visit
By Sagarneel Sinha
It has been almost close to three months that normalcy has disappeared from the Kashmir Valley — since the...
India must make good!
Changes in Global Economy
By Dr. D.K.Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
“Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit” is a maxim...
Impact river system, food security
Melting of Glaciers
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In a recent study by the University of Leeds in the UK, it found that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking...
Centre prompt, states slow
Judicial Appointments
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It is gratifying to note that in recent months the Centre has been quite prompt in clearing appointment of judges. Lately...
Law unto themselves
Rakshak Ya Katil?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always. The sordid tale has it genesis in...
Towards a better party system
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 February 1987)
Welcome words have been spoken again on India’s party system — this time by the Prime Minister while...