Lacks focus on micro units, jobs

Growth-Oriented Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Sitharaman has done a reasonably good job in presenting a Budget with a sharp focus on healthcare and infrastructure,...

 Prioritising peace

Raisina Dialogue 2025 By Dr. DK Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) The Raisina Dialogue is an annual event providing a platform for multiple global stakeholders...

EAC Task Cut Out

Focus on farm sector & tame banks By Shivaji Sarkar The poor and the economy have taken centre stage in Indian politics. Prime Minister Modi feels...

No more immunity

Court Tells Jan Sewak By Poonam I Kaushish Jan sewaks or swayam sewaks? Public servants we are assert our Right Honourables. But that is only for...

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...

Alteration has mixed impact

Women's Economic Empowerment By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) UNDP Report released on the Women’s Day 2020 has come out with a startling finding...

Appeasement of Hindu majority

Religion in Elections By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, bitterly fighting for re-election of her government, has claimed...

Mahatma’s ideals forgotten?

India After Gandhi By Dhurjati Mukherjee Seven decades later after Mahatma Gandhi was killed, 30 January1948, the nation remembered the father of the nation yesterday. Many...

Brics dilemma for Trump

India, Energy & $ By Shivaji Sarkar The “King Dollar” is feeling threatened—not by a rival superpower, but by a non-currency from BRICS. In response, President...

Karnataka drama over

Kissa Kursi Ka By Insaf Curtains have finally come down in the long-drawn ‘kissa kursi ka’ nauseating drama in Karnataka. BS Yediyuruppa (earlier Yedyurappa) took...

Jilted love, henry & power of greed

Cash-for-Vote Scam By Poonam I Kaushish A swanky new crime thriller has political Delhi agog spiced by jilted love, expensive gifts, luxurious holidays, threats, monetary favours,...

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...

Job cuts slow growth

Global Inflation Sticky By Shivaji Sarkar The typical Indian scenario is hit by inflation, global job cuts, bank crisis, agitated farmers and passing the Union Budget...

Challenges for finance minister

Budget Musings By Dhurjati Mukherjee Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting Union Budget 2024 for this fiscal amidst a lot of challenges, thereby outlining economic...

AIP & JeI entry stirs interests

Run-Up to J & K Polls By Insaf The spotlight on Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election after a decade promises to be intense and match up...

Darlings, kis ke liye!

Op Sindoor: Pak Badnam Hua By Poonam I Kaushish Every tragedy falls into two parts: a complication is followed by denouncement and unraveling, said Aristotle. Pakistan...

Strong states & strong centre

By Inder Jit (Released on 12 March 1985) Three cheers for our people. They have once again asserted their sovereignty. No one need have any doubt...

Heed to ipcc warning

Earth's Ecosystem By Dhurjati Mukherjee The launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration advocates it’s time that every country, including India, draw up a plan...

Appointment of Chief Justice

By Inder Jit (Released on 7 February 1978) Top Government leaders are embarrassed by the continuing speculation in the Press in regard to the choice of...

Mahagathbandhangamble?

Bihar Drama By Insaf From Maharashtra to Bihar, the political shenanigans get more intriguing. With Nitish Kumar dumping the BJP and taking oath as Chief Minister...