Recession fear grips
Fortune Lost In Stocks Crash
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian stock market is crashing again, perhaps on artificial resuscitation and gasping. The pressure is building. Recent...
IS SC/ST immortal?
Quota In Perpetuity
By Poonam I Kaushish
Indians are succors for tamasha and trust our politicians to convert reservation into a big circus. Last week the...
Politics at its worst
Bengaluru Riots
By Insaf
Riots and the aftermath give political parties a handle to settle scores, rather than heal the wounds. The country’s digital capital, Bengaluru,...
Cpm’s gen next gamble
Kerala Cabinet
By Insaf
Gen Next, is CPM’s strategy to stay alive. At least in God’s own country, Kerala. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government’s decision, to...
Can it be replicated in Iran?
India In Korean War
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The war in Iran has taken unanticipated turns. American President Donald Trump...
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...
Gimmicks or reality check?
Electoral Politics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
INDIA bloc’s decision to give top priority to seat-sharing for 2024 general elections is in the right direction, but it would...
India secures Ram’s future
Kashmir: Risky Silence
By Poonam I Kaushish
5 August is a red letter day for the BJP which has a corollary for India. It stands testimony...
Food Intake Vital
Eat health & say goodbye disease
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
Food is essential for human survival. But the nature, type and quantity of food intake needs...
Crime is politics
Katil=Neta, Toh Kya
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this placid political season India’s Capital is in the throes of a novelle grammar of protests with thousands...
The big Indian way?
Celebrating Democracy
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
September 15th is the International Day of Democracy celebrated at the behest of United Nations across the...
Policy, pride & prejudice
Foreign Aid For Kerala
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Latest political controversy containing multiple issues within one major issue relates to refusal of financial...
Reorienting policies vital
Next Poll Planning
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The NDA has about five months to go before the Lok Sabha elections and apart from improving governance, the vote...
Knee jerk reaction
RBI's Rupee Plan
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Reserve Bank of India engages in knee jerk reactions to arrest the decline of the rupee against the dollar....
Tribunal permanent remedy
Chronic Defections
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court is indeed forced to make a rather drastic recommendation that Parliament should by an amendment...
Laws don’t cut down graft
Inflated Bills Main Vote Plank
By Shivaji Sarkar
Two landmark judgments, one on the electoral bonds scheme and the other JMM - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha bribery...
Rural strategy critical
Towards Transformation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Discrimination in India has greatly affected our society and widened social and economic inequality. Besides, we witness another form of discrimination,...
Stifling freedom?
Much Ado Over Fashion
By Poonam I Kaushish
What’s in a fashion show? Nothing, it’s a form of style, but politically, it spells a lot. Who...
Remove confusion
Covid Ex Gratia
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to quantify within six weeks...
Bleeding Pak with 1000 cuts
Pahalgam Terror Tango
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa April 16, 2025: Twenty four year-old Himanshi is exhilarated and dreams of a married life with 26 year...