Recession fear grips

Fortune Lost In Stocks Crash By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian stock market is crashing again, perhaps on artificial resuscitation and gasping. The pressure is building. Recent...

IS SC/ST immortal?

Quota In Perpetuity By Poonam I Kaushish Indians are succors for tamasha and trust our politicians to convert reservation into a big circus. Last week the...

Politics at its worst

Bengaluru Riots By Insaf Riots and the aftermath give political parties a handle to settle scores, rather than heal the wounds. The country’s digital capital, Bengaluru,...

Cpm’s gen next gamble

Kerala Cabinet By Insaf Gen Next, is CPM’s strategy to stay alive. At least in God’s own country, Kerala. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government’s decision, to...

Can it be replicated in Iran?

India In Korean War By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The war in Iran has taken unanticipated turns. American President Donald Trump...

Gujarat holds Modi magic

Contrasting Poll Results By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent Assembly elections’ results are a bit puzzling. The BJP’s landslide victory in Gujarat but losing Himachal Pradesh to...

Gimmicks or reality check?

Electoral Politics By Dhurjati Mukherjee INDIA bloc’s decision to give top priority to seat-sharing for 2024 general elections is in the right direction, but it would...

India secures Ram’s future

Kashmir: Risky Silence By Poonam I Kaushish 5 August is a red letter day for the BJP which has a corollary for India. It stands testimony...

Food Intake Vital

Eat health & say goodbye disease By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee Food is essential for human survival. But the nature, type and quantity of food intake needs...

Crime is politics

Katil=Neta, Toh Kya By Poonam I Kaushish In this placid political season India’s Capital is in the throes of a novelle grammar of protests with thousands...

The big Indian way?

Celebrating Democracy By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) September 15th is the International Day of Democracy celebrated at the behest of United Nations across the...

Policy, pride & prejudice

Foreign Aid For Kerala By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Latest political controversy containing multiple issues within one major issue relates to refusal of financial...

Reorienting policies vital

Next Poll Planning By Dhurjati Mukherjee The NDA has about five months to go before the Lok Sabha elections and apart from improving governance, the vote...

Knee jerk reaction

RBI's Rupee Plan By Shivaji Sarkar The Reserve Bank of India engages in knee jerk reactions to arrest the decline of the rupee against the dollar....

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...

Laws don’t cut down graft

Inflated Bills Main Vote Plank By Shivaji Sarkar Two landmark judgments, one on the electoral bonds scheme and the other JMM - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha bribery...

Rural strategy critical

Towards Transformation By Dhurjati Mukherjee Discrimination in India has greatly affected our society and widened social and economic inequality. Besides, we witness another form of discrimination,...

Stifling freedom?

Much Ado Over Fashion By Poonam I Kaushish What’s in a fashion show? Nothing, it’s a form of style, but politically, it spells a lot. Who...

Remove confusion

Covid Ex Gratia By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to quantify within six weeks...

Bleeding Pak with 1000 cuts

Pahalgam Terror Tango  By Poonam I Kaushish Circa April 16, 2025: Twenty four year-old Himanshi is exhilarated and dreams of a married life with 26 year...