New Delhi’s s(e)oul-mate!

Republic of Korea By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI The IXth India-Korea Joint Commission meeting (JCM) last week in New Delhi attended by the Foreign...

Ambedkar’s advice not followed

Common Civil Code By Inder Jit (Released on 7 May 1985) Three cheers for the Supreme Court and its five-man Constitution Bench presided over by the Chief...

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...

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...

Stingy, need more cash

New Stimulus Package By Shivaji Sarkar The unveiling of yet another stimulus package through increasing the purchasing power of the Central government employees is a welcome...

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...

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...

Resetting ties with China angle

Angela Merkel in Delhi By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Delhi to co-chair the Fifth Biennial Inter Governmental...

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,...

Israel war may hurt: Imf

India GDP Rises, Arms Sale Up By Shivaji Sarkar Indian economic parameters are improving. But would thesebe able to retain the 14-month high Index of Industrial...

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...

Are we girls or play things?

Woman = Stigma By Poonam I Kaushish What is moral? And what constitutes morality? Do one’s morals end where another’s nose begins? Sizzling questions which strips...

Poor students worse off

Pandemic & Education By Dhurjati Mukherjee UNESCO recently estimated that 1.5 billion students, about 87 per cent of the world’s students in 165 countries, are...

GES 2017

India ready for big leap? Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI The 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit held recently in Hyderabad was India’s largest start-up incubator. The...

Cry on the wall

Arrest Me Too By Poonam I Kaushish It is the season of the political jihadis whereby the licence to allegedly question the Government becomes a ticket...

Pentagon report on Chinese armed forces

By Dr. Ewa Fronczak (Center for International Relations, Poland) The numbers don't lie - the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is currently the largest armed force...

Railways’ Priority

Bullet train or infrastructure? By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent tragedy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road foot over-bridge where over 23 persons died and 39 injured due to...

Fancy imports hit liquidity

Rate Cut Roils 2.52 Bn Old, Poor By Shivaji Sarkar As the “Trumpire” strikes with aggressive tariff moves to assert American dominance, India must resist the...

Violence scars tmc sweep

WB Panchayat Polls By Insaf The dominance of ruling TMC over West Bengal politics is once again vindicated in the results of the Panchayat elections. The party swept...

Will it beat seven-year itch?

J&K Panchayat Polls By Insaf As the nation mourns the passing away of its last statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will his vision for Jammu & Kashmir be...