Escalation of tension
India & Pakistan
By Piotr Opaliñski
(Former Polish Dy Ambassador to India & Ambassador to Pakistan; CIR)
The April terrorist attack in Pahalgam has reignited a new...
The road ahead
India's Kashmir
By Poonam I Kaushish
The stars of BJP seem to be on an ascend. After winning Assembly elections in the Hindu heartland Rajasthan, Madhya...
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...
India loses Rs 53 Tr, 12% gdp
Covid-19 Kills 20 Mn
By Shivaji Sarkar
The deadly scourge Covid-19 is officially over killing about seven million people across the world and at least five...
Whose afraid of it?
Bulldozer Justiice
By Poonam I Kaushish
As temperatures rise, heat is searing through political India over it unprecedented Bulldozer Politics. Whereby this gigantic machine has assumed...
Post-poll statue vandalism
Political Symbolism
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
After the decisive defeat of the CPM in recent Assembly election in Tripura, statues of Lenin became the target...
Plan, no more dithering
Rescue Package
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The continuation of the lockdown for another two weeks with minor relaxation may well be understandable given that the government is...
Aser report not encouraging
Primary Education
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Primary education in the country is neglected as the States do not have the resources to invest in schools and upgrade...
Cutting emissions vital
Agricultural Productivity
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Increasing agricultural productivity is undoubtedly a national goal, more so as India is thinking of emerging as a major producer in...
Cash must for small business
Govt in Rs 155 Tr Debt
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government must come out of the perils of cycle of debts to ensure growth amid high...
Economic costs be damned!
My Subsidy, Your Revadi
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is raining freebies wherein sound economic sense has been surrendered to political gamesmanship. Reckless subsidies are being...
Behead hatred
Season of Poison
By Poonam I Kaushish
The power of rhetorical public abuse by our leaders’ underscores political discourse is only rabble rousing, devoid of substance,...
Social transformation critical
Religion-Based Crimes
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Religion-based crimes are disturbingly on the rise in the country. Whether this is result of Government policies and/or the party in...
Need for an overhaul
Governor's Scam
By Poonam I Kaushish
Whoever said different political strokes for different political folks was dead on. Specially when it comes to the high Constitutional...
Polls stimulate process!
Welfare Of Masses
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It's now election time in Jharkhand and Maharashtra to woo the electorate. The contest is going to be close and...
Eyeballs on bjp, Cong batting
Election Test Match
By Insaf
The Election Commission has blown the whistle for the semi-final match between INDIA bloc which may have a bearing on the...
Needs holistic vision
New Infra Pack
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government has finally woken up. It has announced Rs 102 lakh crore programme for strengthening Indian infrastructure. This aims...
Alarm for masses & job seekers
Economic Mess
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Economic slowdown in India and uniform acceptance that future is not quite bright is under sharp focus. It gets reinforced by...
Growth With Equity
Far-fetched ideal in India
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“India’s dynamics are striking. It is the country with the highest gap between the...
What did it change, achieve?
Surgicl Strikes
By Poonam I Kaushish
It's been a sluggish dull political season brightened by two news, one from black money haven Switzerland that Indians bank...