Ranchi sets alarm bells ringing

MGNREGA Scam By Insaf Crooked running of MGNREGA in Jharkhand may just be tip of the iceberg. Its Rural Development Dept has indulged in mega corruption...

Reorient model, farmers key

Economic Debate By Shivaji Sarkar The economic situation is complex. So is its understanding. India feels happy as macro data indicates an economic turnaround but...

Time, comfort for all vital

Modernising Railway By Dhurjati Mukherjee In one of its recent decisions, the Railways will soon bring an engineless high speed train (Train-18) from Howrah to New...

Lacks clarity & dialogue

Agnipath Scheme By Dusmanta Kumar As anti-Agnipath fury rises in the country, army veterans, observers and spokespersons on both sides, government as well as Opposition, are...

Alarming Hunger Situation

Govt unconcerned about poor By Dhurjati Mukherjee Eleven year old Santoshi died of starvation because there was no foodgrain in her house for six weeks in...

Situating ‘operation sindoor’

Democracy & Disruption By Prof (Dr) DK Giri (Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The last week has been eventful in global geopolitics in terms of...

Where is the vaccine?

Policy in a mess By Poonam I Kaushish The proof of the pudding is in eating. In medical analogy proof of India’s vaccine failure is in...

Key to self-reliant India?

PLI Scheme & Electronics By Dhurjati Mukherjee The quest for self-reliance has gained momentum in recent years, specially since the announcement of ‘Make in India’ programme....

Desi remedy, more funds vital

Grappling Farm Sector By Shivaji Sarkar The agricultural sector anticipates a significant shift towards a ‘desi farm economy’ and increased budget allocations in the upcoming fiscal...

The Population Imperative

By Dr. Karan Singh, M.P. (Released on 31 March 1981) The provisional population figures for the 1981 census have just been released, and before commenting on...

Scrap jazzy projects, psu sale

Economy Corrections By Shivaji Sarkar Various packages announced cannot cope up with the losses and slowdown as a result of lockdown. The economic situation as repeatedly...

Modi-Abe Bonhomie

‘Japindia’ vs ‘Chindia’ By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof, International Politics, JMI) The India-Japan bilateral summit between Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe was viewed...

Gujarat holds Modi magic

Contrasting Poll Results By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent Assembly elections’ results are a bit puzzling. The BJP’s landslide victory in Gujarat but losing Himachal Pradesh to...

Blurred j&k strategy?

BDC Polls By Insaf Kashmir conundrum deepens. Elections for Block Development Council are to be held on October 24. Both Srinagar and New Delhi want to...

Honey, we are touchy!

Growing Intolerance By Poonam I Kaushish “Placing individual ideologies before national good is wrong,” asserted Prime Minister Modi last week. He is dead one. “National interest...

Hits crores, ruins economy

Target Samosa-Jalebi By Shivaji Sarkar India’s fight against obesity may soon come with a public notice — stuck next to your favourite samosa stall or jalebi...

Time for hard decisions

By Inder Jit (Released on 15 January 1980) Good government, we were once taught, was no substitute for self-government. Following independence, we learnt to our cost...

Banks, nbfc cause jitters

Questions On Shaky Stocks By Shivaji Sarkar The stock market is continuously crashing for a week.  This is a complex phenomenon as it is just...

Elevating bilateral ties

Qatar's Emir In Delhi By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) Qatar is popularly known in Indian political community for its mediatory role in...

End of social justice?

BJP's Politics By Sagarneel Sinha The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government has completed eight years in power and amidst this the country has seen changes...