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...

It’s India’s call!

China Must Fall By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) In a violent clash between the Indian and Chinese soldiers last Monday at Galwan Valley in...

Not done, Guv

Tittle-Tattle By Poonam I Kaushish A storm in a tea cup or a major Constitutional face off between a Governor and Chief Minister? Depends on which...

Hi fare the extortion norm

Rail Not in Loss, Users Fund By Shivaji Sarkar Some debate or discussions never end. So is the rail subsidies, that rail knows has never been...

Fiscal turmoil, uneven growth

UN Predictions By Shivaji Sarkar The global economy is stagnating and income inequality is increasing concerns over growth, as India enters a vibrant political phase and...

Battle of belief & rights

Kerala On Edge By Insaf They did it, throwing Kerala into a tizzy. With two women in menstruating age making an entry into the Lord Ayyappa...

Yogi acts, Uddhav dithers

Silencing Loudspeakers By Insaf There is to be no blaring noise in Uttar Pradesh. Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s orders to remove loudspeakers from religious sites...

Mahagathbandhan in making?

Karnataka Fanfare By Insaf Karnataka may well be the stepping stone to blur the sharp saffron colouring of India. The inauguration of the JD(S)-Congress government in...

Free, fair and without fear

By Inder Jit (Released on 21 July 1981) Wild stories about the Garhwal poll and the repoll order continue to go the rounds. I heard many...

In or out, reorient policy

India & RCEP By Shivaji Sarkar Keep China out is the new trade policy of India. Its prime approach is that anything that opens the...

Time critical for reform

Medical Education By Dr Oishee Mukherjee All eyes will be on the ensuing Budget session to see whether the National Medical Commission Bill, sent to a...

India sides with Israel

Hamas' Attack By Dr D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Hamas, a militant outfit purportedly representing Palestine cause launched a horrific assault on Israel on...

Flogging a dead horse!

The Katchatheevu Island By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) A tweet by the Prime Minister has stirred up a hornets’ nest in...

Is it Secular or Communal?

State Control of Temples By S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A landmark judgement of the Supreme Court restoring the ceremonial rights of the ex-royals of...

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...

Injustice by govt?

Rise in Undertrials By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is a well-known saying that “justice delayed is justice denied”. But due to the enormous pendency of cases in...

Oli’s historical visit

India & Nepal By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The three-day visit last week of Nepalese Prime Minister KPS Oli turned out to be "fruitful,...

Centre caught on wrong foot?

Recent EC Appointment By Insaf Amid elections to State Assemblies, petitions in the Supreme Court have stirred a hornet’s nest with the recent appointment process of...

Conspiracy undermines parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on 18 September 1990) Parliament’s recently-concluded monsoon session has not received the critical attention it deserves. The functioning of the Lok Sabha...

Rape of secular nation!

Kathua & Unnao Cases By Insaf Shame! That is what Kathua and Unnao rape cases should make people of this country feel. Not just J&K and...