The global response

Lord Ram Temple By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The consecration of Lord Rama in the newly built temple in Ayodhya was...

Testing Time for Rajya Sabha

By Inder Jit (Released on 11 March, 1980) Attention is widely focused on the Rajya Sabha as both houses of Parliament reassemble today for a brief...

Stuctural reforms vital 

Revival of Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee With the economy growing 6.2% in the December quarter, recovering just a little from a seven-quarter low, economists are divided...

Shocking case of negligence

Crime Against Women By Dhurjati Mukherjee In India, as per report of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) 2019 every 16 minutes, a woman is raped somewhere...

Towards strategic ties

EU-Central Asia By Bakhtiyor Mustafayev (Dy Director, Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies, Uzbekistan) Samarkand hosted the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and five countries...

Mnc e-commerce ‘slavery’!

Gig Workforce By Shivaji Sarkar In an economy struggling to regain momentum, a new threat looms—an exploited class of “slave” workers, lauded by NITI Aayog as...

Ganga plains in Eco crisis

Himalayas Face Snow Famine By Shivaji Satkar An alarm bell is tolling. A “snow famine”, or more accurately, recurrent and intensifying snow droughts, is occurring in the...

Indian cities to be hit

Global Emissions By Dhurjati Mukherjee Just on the eve of the World Environment Day, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has come out with its latest ‘State...

Watch out, it spares no one

Caste Is King By Poonam I Kaushish Caste is king! Not who, but what you are. Its manifestations are complex — sometimes visceral, at other times...

India on razor’s edge

Queer Global Moves By Shivaji Sarkar It is a queer world. Politics and economics are contesting each other almost globally. In the country, Parliament remains paralysed...

India junks Rs 18 trn

The Great Scrap Vehicle By Shivaji Sarkar India is a powerful economy. It is now officially $4 trillion  but in truth, it is far more potent....

Can cm still run govt?

Kejriwal in ED Custody By Insaf Delhi’s high political drama with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal firm on running AAP government from ED custody has left everyone...

Corporate land grab!

Highways & Farmers By Shivaji Sarkar Farmers across the country have a lot more of their plate than just the present agitation. They are losing more...

Lesson for unjust G-20

Diwali Bonanza By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is now moving up after certain unsavoury scenarios of note-ban and pandemic closures of activities. Gold sales are...

Aim optics, but blurred

MEPs Valley Visit By Sagarneel Sinha It has been almost close to three months that normalcy has disappeared from the Kashmir Valley — since the...

India must make good!

Changes in Global Economy By Dr. D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) “Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit” is a maxim...

Impact river system, food security

Melting of Glaciers By Dhurjati Mukherjee In a recent study by the University of Leeds in the UK, it found that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking...

Centre prompt, states slow

Judicial Appointments By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is gratifying to note that in recent months the Centre has been quite prompt in clearing appointment of judges. Lately...

Law unto themselves

Rakshak Ya Katil? By Poonam I Kaushish Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always. The sordid tale has it genesis in...

Towards a better party system

By Inder Jit (Released on 10 February 1987) Welcome words have been spoken again on India’s party system — this time by the Prime Minister while...