Inapt, unimaginative policy
Monetisation Pipeline
By Shivaji Sarkar
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 23 has enriched the financial vocabulary with a new word ‘monetisation’ – National Monetisation Pipeline...
Ecological balance vital
Understanding Biodiversity
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The rapid decline in biodiversity, faster than any time in history, with 1 million species facing extinction, many within decades, has...
Will it revive Economy?
Innovation & R&D Focus
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is widespread discussion and debate on how to revive the country’s economy, what with preparations afoot to present...
Are we prepared?
Corona Alarm Bells
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a matter of time before the deadly corona virus COVID19 attacked India. And when it did our...
Can turn to unusual aspects
Budget Hits Opposition
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian political economy is at test. The Interim Budget has caused discomfort in the Opposition. It has taken away the...
Riots cost India $646 bn
Communal Violence
By Shivaji Sarkar
Communal violence has a cost. Manipur may be far off from the National Capital, Delhi, or Nuh in Haryana may be...
A critical assessment
16th Lok Sabha
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The last session of the 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 13...
Is Modi vincible?
BJP Takes Big Hit
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 2014: India voted for change and a new power paradigm on the wings of hope and trust....
Court of defection justice
Vidhan Soudha
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi
The architect of Vidhan Soudha, the iconic building that houses Karnataka legislature in Bengaluru, K. Hanumanthaiah...
Dent in ‘jai kisan’?
Capital Anarchy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Nothing ever good comes out of violence. This lexicon comes to mind as the Capital witnessed unprecedented anarchy leaving it...
‘Developed’ is problematic!
Trump's Big Punch
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is being continuously hit by the US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of Generalised system of preferences (GSP) on 5,111...
A wake-up call
Pahalgam & Aftermath
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
A good deal of debate has been taking place since the launch of...
The new normal
Life With Covid 19
By Poonam I Kaushish
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount, so goes an old proverb. Prime Minister Modi perhaps...
Dance of democracy
US, India Elections
By Rajiv Gupta
Winston Churchill is reported to have said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that...
National govt the remedy
Economic Letdown
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is an ominous year now. Panic decisions and maniac actions of keeping people off work has done wonders of squeezing...
Opposition is coming alive
By Inder Jit
(Released on 21 October 1980)
Mrs Indira Gandhi has been luckier having on Opposition which is not only divided and in disarray, but...
Poll body, pressures & independence
REWIND
By Inder Jit
(Released on 13 February 1990)
India has once again proved its claim to being the world’s biggest democracy. Nearly 300 million people exercised...
“How dare you talk to dcm this way”
Politicians & Police
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Suno, mai Deputy Chief Minister bol raha hoon aur aapko aadesh deta hoon ki voh rukwao” “What is the...
Revive hardware sector
Chip Shortage
By Shivaji Sarkar
The world is anodd place. The way to global recovery sometimes is disrupted by an invisible virus and as it tries...
Sshh…. About poll slush!
Election Funding
By Poonam I Kaushish
Money makes the clogged, polluted and corrupt political mare go around, and how! In the on-going Great Indian Dance of...