‘Veto’ on outsider
Regionalism To Fore
By Poonam I Kaushish
Pre 1947 India resounded to “throw out the British”. Sprinkled with nationalism, all pledged to make India united and...
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...
Scrap jazzy projects, psu sale
Economy Corrections
By Shivaji Sarkar
Various packages announced cannot cope up with the losses and slowdown as a result of lockdown. The economic situation as repeatedly...
Creation & quality vital
Unemployment Challenges
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Providing jobs is indeed a big change for a populous country like India with a huge number entering the labour force...
Passenger safety critical
Priorities For Indian Railways
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is no doubt a lot of development in Indian Railways has taken place, but accidents that occur at...
Additional funds critical
NEP & Budget
The National Education Policy (NEP) continues to solicit much debate and educationists will be eagerly looking forward to the Budget today, in...
National capital’s turn
'Bulldozer'Politics
By Insaf
The rule of law be damned, rather simply bulldoze it. It’s the “New India” that the national capital too gets a taste of....
Cultural Vultures
Life in ‘official’ slim stip
By Poonam I Kaushish
Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. A succinct saying which aptly...
One nation, one poll, anyone?
Perpetual Dance Of Democracy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Its’ party time folks as India readies for its greatest nautanki of democracy: General elections April-May. Amidst the...
Divert Rs 25k cr to signals
Stop Razing Rail Stations
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Railway accidents not only cause significant loss of lives and severe financial setbacks, but also undermine public confidence...
Social media ‘kills’
Murderous Mob
By Poonam I Kaushish
Social media 'kills' and how! Mob lynching is back on the political-social scene with 17 cases across 9 States from...
Sinister shawdow in S. India
Lanka's Jehadi Killings
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The house searches and arrests of three suspects in North of Kerala by the National Investigating...
Billions at stake in education
A Rating Surpasses IISc!
By Shivaji Sarkar
A ranking by the university accreditation system has raised critical questions about higher education in India and its ranking...
Timely reminder on poll reforms
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 November 1987)
Top Opposition leaders deserve a hand, thanks to a thoughtful initiative by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,...
Poll reforms — basic issues not tackled
By Inder Jit
(Released on 22 October 1988)
Something is better than nothing. The electoral reforms now favoured by the Congress-I Working Committee, therefore, deserve to...
Depoliticise speaker’s office
Of the house, for the house
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s the season of parades galore and prize catches. Specially in Bihar where the political arena...
Farm diversification vital
Agrarian Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent farmers' protest march by the Bharatiya Kisan Union, stopped at the UP-Delhi border, was eventually withdrawn after the Government...
Centre must review farm laws
FPI Boom & Impasse
By Shivaji Sarkar
The farmers’ issue is getting both interesting and intriguing. With the new farm laws, foreign investors are bringing...
Resetting world order
EAM's UNGA Speech
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the 78th session of the United...