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...
Darlings, kis ke liye!
Op Sindoor: Pak Badnam Hua
By Poonam I Kaushish
Every tragedy falls into two parts: a complication is followed by denouncement and unraveling, said Aristotle. Pakistan...
Not trade unions
Union of States
By DrS.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
WestBengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee has called upon “Opposition parties” to band together to prevent the BJP from...
Collusion= bank swindles
PSBs Privatising = Predators
By Shivaji Sarkar
Is privatization of public sector banks (PSB) the panacea? A strong lobby seems to propagate it and it includes...
Besieged in Bihar, U’khand?
Democratic Rights
By Insaf
Two States have put a big question mark on the citizens’ democratic rights. In Bihar and Uttarakhand these appear to have come...
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...
Better higher education?
HECI Bill
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is much debate regarding improving higher education in the country. Academic scholars and educationists have expressed concern about standards and...
A critical assessment
16th Lok Sabha
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The last session of the 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 13...
He came, he saw, he conquered
Namaste Trump
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
American President Donald Trump’s much-hyped 36-hour visit to India and all that went with it, was unprecedented...
The 39 are alive, no dead!
Mistakes in Mosul
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The tragic death of Indian workers in Mosul, Iraq was shrouded in confusion and miscommunication. The...
Ouch! Govt is touchy
Muzzling Dissent
By Poonam I Kaushish
As India is busy taking shots at recovery against Covid 19, lost in euphoria of taming the virus fiend is...
Assam gives hope to cong
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
By Insaf
BJP-ruled Assam has pleasantly surprised the Congress, rather given a fillip to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,’ kicked off...
Vital for societal change
Women Leadership
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The passage of the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill renamed as ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ should give hope to nearly half...
Progress with less tax burden
Year of New Politics
By Shivaji Sarkar
The New Year, 2018, is a week old. It raises aspirations and there is hope all around. The first...
India claims its global status
Taking On Turkey
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Even though Ministry of External Affairs accepted that Turkey is a friendly country, it did not...
Fresh Look at Indo-US ties
The poll battle is hotting up. Salvoes are being fired from both sides. Nevertheless, normal life and work must go on. New Delhi has...
Not just a war of words!
FIRs in Assam & UP
By Insaf
Watch your words as these give unwarranted leverage for action! A veiled terse message from law enforcing authorities such...
Democracy in times of tension
Taiwan's Future
Dr Maciej Gaca
(Centre for International Relations, Poland)
Taiwan’s presidential vote in 2020 was over 74 per cent and in 2024 76 per cent, which...
Govt must reveal reality
Economy Data Suppression
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Notwithstanding the claim of every ruling party politician that India is progressing, the facts including grass root data of the...
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...