Darjeeling model offers a way out
By Inder Jit
(Released on 22 August 1989)
Thoughts in New Delhi are now turning towards a national agenda for the new Government after the next...
Halt minority vilification
Hate Speeches
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Recent developments in the country have generated a lot of controversy abroad and dented India’s secular credentials. A prominent section within...
India’s albatross
The Nowhere People
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1975: Hundreds of thousands fled South Vietnam after Saigon’s fall for fear of political persecution, the largest mass...
Which master’s voice?
CBI Vs CBI
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was an unprecedented midnight coup when in the stealth of night 1am CBI Director Alok Verma was replaced...
Numbers that don’t add up
By Rajiv Gupta
The number system is one of the moreremarkable inventions of humans. I find numbers very fascinating as the basic rules of the...
Not genuine progress
High GDP Growth
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Some economists are concerned over whether India can return to 7 per cent GDP growth. The entire outlook of our...
Will new govt focus on poor?
Post-2019 Elections
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The campaigning and polling for 2019 General elections is over. Those who cast their vote would have done so in the...
Setback for didi, tmc
West Bengal Scandal
By Insaf
West Bengal’s fiery Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is caught on the backfoot. Despite putting up a strong front, her and TMC’s...
Kal neta aaj rajyapal kal neta
Governors Revolving Door
By Shivaji Sarkar
Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Alas last week in a...
Focus on rural India vital
Education Neglect
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The New Year calls for reversing the neglect in the education sector. Policies are framed with high sounding targets without a...
Triggers a political circus
Birbhum Killings
By Insaf
A tragedy is turned upside down into a political tamasha. Eight houses were set on fire in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on...
Focus on small farmers vital
Open Forum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Agricultural reforms are imperative in our country as these have a high potential to look after a major segment of...
Suspense in 4 states
Rajya Sabha Polls
By Insaf
Four States provided a nail-biting finish to the elections for Rajya Sabha’s 16 seats. While polling was underway at the time...
Bank funding hit: RBI
State Polls Bare Infra Risks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Amid the critical Haryana elections, the Reserve Bank of India’s concerns over infrastructure funding and new guidelines have...
New Delhi should initiate
Resetting India-Nepal Ties
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
In a desperate bid to stoke the passion of cultural nationalism, Nepal Prime Minister K.P.S. Oli...
How do we spell merit?
Quotas Circus
By Poonam I Kaushish
The quota circus is back on the political platter as our netagan continue with populist bravado and mindlessness. Doling out...
Imminent risk of fascism?
Hindu Rashtra
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The majoritarian rule in India has possibly tended to be autocratic. Absolute power in the hands of a political party, as...
Politics turned on its head
Karnataka Caste Census
By Poonam I Kaushish
The caste genie unleashed by our polity nearly three decades ago bared its poisonous fangs again in Karnataka whereby...
The adani factor
Australian Polls
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The results of recent Australian federal elections surprised observers and analysts across the world. The Labour Party,...
Can India mitigate impact?
US Tariff War
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Amidst the tariff war, India will now become one of the most heavily taxed US trade partners, equal to Brazil...