Economy or not Modi charms

BJP For Vote Not Core By Shivaji Sarkar The recent elections testify that economy, ecology and electorate are not on the same page. Inflation, slower growth,...

1st phase sees boycott

India Votes By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The biggest democratic exercise in the world kicked off yesterday. Of the 543 Lok...

A new order in contracts

Trump In Middle East By Juliusz Gojto (Centre for International Relations, Poland) During his four-day visit to the Middle East in mid-May, US President Donald Trump concluded...

Deep political undercurrent

Ram Temple Edifice By Dhurjati Mukherjee The temple town of Ayodhya is all decked up. The Prime Minister performing the bhoomi pujan ceremony for construction of...

Game of Thrones goes awry

ABKI BAAR BJP, But…. By Poonam I Kaushish It began as a one horse race. A predictable election with a public relations blitzkriegs leading to a...

Skewed & contradictory

Budgetary Projections By Shivaji Sarkar A high-expectation ambitious Union Budget can have many contradictions. On the one hand it aims too high, and on the other...

No more ‘abuse of power’

'Bulldozer Justice' By Insaf The hammer has come down on ‘bulldozer justice’! Demolishing the house of a person accused or convicted of a criminal activity as...

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...

Who benefits the most?

Interim Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Budget analysis from various angles is found reflected in the media. Economists, financial experts, and others involved in the analysis rarely...

‘Godmen’ exploitation unchecked

Hathras Tragedy By Dhurjati Mukherjee The fanaticism manifested in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras which touched around 121 people killed in the stampede is indeed distressing. According to...

Keep revenue or lose

Managing GST-2 Not Easy By Shivaji Sarkar The “One nation, one tax” dream is about to get a big shake-up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day...

Holistic strategy vital

Flood Fury By Dhurjati Mukherjee Every monsoon season brings with it headlines of flash floods, landslides and the number of people killed or rendered homeless. Floods...

Sparks panic among Sikhs, Punjabis

India-Canada Row   By Insaf The India-Canada row has triggered a nagging fear among Sikhs and people of Punjab. It’s critical that both governments resolve the issue...

New Delhi hitting the wrong targets

India's Security By Dr. D. K. Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) Note the news that authorities in north-eastern China destroyed about 30,000 world maps showing Arunachal Pradesh...

Entangled in politics?

Covid-19 Review By Insaf Is politics being played over Covid-19, is the question doing the rounds. While on the one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi at...

“Give & take” missing

Water Disputes By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) For those obstinately wanting to stop using the term “Central government” even casually and replace it...

Rate rise critical

Euro Type Crash By Shivaji Sarkar The latest Reserve Bank of India decision to stagnate rates shows that semblance of reality has finally dawned. As...

Absorbing socks and surprises

India's Foreign Policy in 2025 By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The year just gone by, 2025, has been a challenging year...

Govt puts up its hands!

Badgered Economy By Shivaji Sarkar 2020 is a year every individual would wish had not been on the calendar. The devastation is immeasurable. Corrections are difficult....

$5 trillion economy delayed

High Infra Cost, Job Losses By Shivaji Sarkar The government has an uphill task ahead to present an extra-ordinary budget that should be low cost, high...