Economy stumped despite sops
Rural Poor & Middle Class
By Shivaji Sarkar
The NDA government is seized of the crucial slowdown. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accepts it but nobody has...
Much ado about nothing!
SCO at Bishkek
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. of International Politics, JMI)
The meeting of Council of Heads of Sates of Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) at Kyrgyzstan...
Relook into law needed
Contempt of Court
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Controversies over the contempt of court law will go on irrespective of the final scene...
Hypocrisy is the new black
Amar Prem To Kati Patang
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s the silly political season where hypocrisy is the new black. Forget ideology and corruption stigma. Till...
Contours of biz to change
Brexit & Indian Firms
By Shivaji Sarkar
The exit of Britain from the European Union – Brexit – is likely to impact India, businesses based in...
Geopolitical bargaining chip
Rare Earth Elements
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Rare earth elements (REEs) have come into sharp focus in recent times, with the search for minerals such as neodymium,...
Tn changes rupee logo
Language War Escalates
By Insaf
The Tamil Nadu-Centre war over three-language policy escalates. Not just a war of words, but action, which could go to any...
India and its image abroad
By Inder Jit
India’s image in the West shines brighter than ever before. Goodwill for the country is clearly on the upswing. This is the...
Rohingya Refugees
Is it the last straw?
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
An urgent plea against a proposal of the Government of India to deport...
Relevance must be enhanced
Panchayati Raj & Covid-19
By Moin Qazi
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the economy: broken supply chains, record unemployment, failing small businesses....
Fresh Assault on Judiciary
By Inder Jit
(Released on Jan 27, 1981)
Another Republic Day has rolled by. The nation has gone through the ritual of annual celebrations at the...
Principles versus praxis
India's Foreign Policy
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
The epic ‘Mahabharata’, famously filmed by B.R. Chopra, teaches us plenty of principles of statecraft in...
Judicious planning vital
Privatising Railways
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Indian Railways plan to allow privatisation has been announced and it is to become a reality from April 2023....
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...
Causes & remedies
Voter Apathy
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director ICSSR, New Delhi)
Voter turnout in the four phases, where 2019 Lok Sabha elections were completed last week, is...
Tribunal permanent remedy
Chronic Defections
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court is indeed forced to make a rather drastic recommendation that Parliament should by an amendment...
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...
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...
India loses Rs 11 trillion!
Junk Cars, Plastic Policy
By Shivaji Sarkar
India needs pragmatic policies to strengthen the individual to revive the sagging economy and save its wealth. Policies such...
For better or worse?
Parliament:New Beginning
By Poonam I Kaushish
There are institutions and moments which rise above politics and touches what lies beneath. Parliament is one such, the temple...