Absorbing socks and surprises

India's Foreign Policy in 2025 By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The year just gone by, 2025, has been a challenging year...

L’affaire deputy speaker

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 Aug 1983) L’affaire Deputy Speaker has become more and more intriguing. It continues to pit the Opposition in the Lok...

Delay cost huge, rework: Cag

Clean Ganga Project By Shivaji Sarkar "The Ganga cleaning project has cost the nation Rs 7304 crore", notes the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its observations...

Defence deals and security

By Inder Jit (Released on 2 September 1980) Three weeks ago, I expressed horror over the doings of the Union Energy Minister, Mr Ghani Khan Choudhury,...

Time to take action

Toothless EC, Netas Merry By Poonam I Kaushish In this theekha-masaledar just concluded electioneering season our netagan are reveling in neechi and tuch under-the-belt vitriolic language,...

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...

Cong its own worst enemy!

Rajasthan Verdict By Insaf The Congress High Command’s worry in Rajasthan is far from over. Ushering normalcy or some semblance of order will be a tall...

Are we heading for second wave?

Vaccination Push, YeT… By Poonam I Kaushish The Covid 19 pandemic is the most tumultuous, most catastrophic and the most defining epoch of our lifetime which...

Himalayan region in focus?

COP27 & Glacier Melt By Dhurjati Mukherjee The COP27 has just begun in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh and the planet is sending a...

Russian business doubles

India-China Brawl By Shivaji Sarkar It is a global world. One button switches off, another opens. As India gets into a stand-off with China, there...

India rides growth bug

Global Hyper Debt By Shivaji Sarkar India joins the world aiming for a super growth on a high debt and infra push for an economic panacea....

Towards a rapprochement?

Jaishankar In Pakistan By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Pakistan early this week. Observers both...

India’s Myanmar momemt

Democracy Vs Dictatorship By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Relations, JIMMC The violence and repression by the military junta in Myanmar continue unabated. Last Sunday at least...

Landmark initiative

Biodiversity Pact By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the realm of environment, which is obviously the centre point of focus in the world today, the climate and biodiversity...

Gift of street politics

Law Enforcement Crisis By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) "Who are you?" - the question posed by a victim of police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters...

Besieged Farmers

Diversify, income raise critical By Dhurjati Mukherjee Farmers continue to agitate across the country for enhanced facilities for a better livelihood. There is definitely a cause...

Towards crime mukt politics

Supremacy of SC By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court has given a shock treatment to all political parties by passing certain...

A political cruel joke!

Talaq, Talaq, Talaq By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly season of political ennui the saying, play chess backwards; start from the endgame, seemed to have...

A way out of the arms race

By Inder Jit (Released on 21 April 1981) India continues to strive hard to somehow block American arms for Pakistan. New Delhi has not only communicated...

Unceasing ceasefire in Ukraine

From Alaska to Washington By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Despite two successive summits of world powers within days, the war in...